Ep. 464 - White Hall of Kentucky
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Diane Student
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
White Hall State Historic Site is located in Richmond, Kentucky, the Bluegrass part of the state. The site features the former home of one of the most reviled and celebrated men of his time, Kentucky legislator Cassius Marcellus Clay. He was a newspaper editor, politician, soldier and Southern emancipator. The mansion dates back to 1799 and is today a museum with a few spirits. Join us as we explore the life of Clay and the history and hauntings of White Hall! The Moment in Oddity was suggested by Suzanne Silk and features the White House Raccoon and This Month in History features the birth of Marie Tussaud. Our location was suggested by Angela Gabhart.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:16.0 | History tells the story of the world and of our lives |
| 0:21.0 | Sometimes that history goes bump in the night |
| 0:26.0 | Broadcasting from the center of poverty and the supernatural in central Florida |
| 0:39.0 | It's the history goes bump podcast |
| 0:47.0 | Hello you spooktacular people, welcome to this 464th episode of the history ghost bump podcast |
| 0:54.0 | Ghost tours for the theater of the mind I am your host Diane and this is Kelly |
| 0:58.0 | Kelly on this episode we're going to a location that's right down the road from our friends over at hillbilly horror stories |
| 1:05.0 | Jerry and Tracy Polly. This is Whitehall of Kentucky. It's enrichment and it was suggested by our listener Angela Gabbhart |
| 1:12.0 | Before we get into telling you the history and haunts of this location we want to welcome into the spooktacular crew |
| 1:18.0 | Crystal, Jonathan and CJ |
| 1:21.0 | Thank you so much for joining us on our Facebook group |
| 1:24.0 | And now this moment notity |
| 1:27.0 | Music |
| 1:36.0 | Many people enjoy trying unusual cuisines that can oftentimes be considered exotic |
| 1:42.0 | Whether it's trying escargot, frog legs or something similar |
| 1:46.0 | However, a meal consisting of raccoon as the main course would surpass the usual exotic label |
| 1:53.0 | Back in the 1920s during the presidency of Calvin Coolidge many farmers would send various things to the White House to be served for the president's Thanksgiving meal |
| 2:02.0 | One such farmer from Mississippi sent a live raccoon |
| 2:06.0 | The president and first lady could not fathom making a meal out of the creature and decided to keep the raccoon as a pet |
| 2:12.0 | The female raccoon was there by named Rebecca and for Christmas received an embroidered collar inscribed with White House raccoon |
| 2:20.0 | Rebecca was allowed to roam the White House sometimes getting into mischief as only a raccoon could |
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