Ep. 626 - Thistle Hill House
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Diane Student
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Thistle Hill House is also known as the Wharton-Scott House and was built back in the early 1900s in Fort Worth, Texas. This historic mansion goes back to the cattle baron era of the city and indeed, it was home to a cattle baron's daughter. This is a gorgeous and unique home, so its not surprising that previous owners would stick around even after passing away. Join us for the history and hauntings of the Thistle Hill House. The Moment in Oddity features security geese.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you sputacular people. Welcome to this 626 episode of the History Ghost Bump podcast. Ghost Tours for the Theater of the Mind. I am your host, Diane. And this is Kelly. Kelly, on this episode, we're going to be featuring the Thistle Hill House. I like the name. It's down in Texas, in Fort Worth, and it's in the middle of this medical industrial complex, so it kind of sticks out like a sore thumb. Only it's not a sore thumb, it's a very cool mansion. Nice. |
| 0:30.4 | History tells the story of the world and of our lives. Sometimes that history goes bump in the night. Broadcasting from the |
| 0:41.3 | center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida. It's the history goes bump podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | And now this moment in oddity. |
| 0:55.0 | The moment in oddity. |
| 0:56.0 | The moment in oddity was suggested by Michael Rogers. |
| 1:08.0 | Home security is important. |
| 1:10.0 | Many of us utilize home alarm services to give |
| 1:13.0 | us peace of mind that we will be alerted to an intruder. There are various brands at |
| 1:18.0 | varying price points available on the market. Some people have large dogs for the sole |
| 1:22.7 | purpose of protecting their property. But what about a flock of geese for your home |
| 1:27.4 | protection? |
| 1:29.3 | If you've ever visited a local pond to feed the ducks, you would have been made quite aware |
| 1:33.3 | if there were geese in the vicinity. |
| 1:35.3 | Geese are highly territorial animals who will fiercely protect their domain, squawking and chasing |
| 1:40.3 | any person they perceive as an intruder. |
| 1:43.3 | Many animal lovers, like myself, |
| 1:45.5 | have experienced the wrath of a goose that doesn't want you near them. They often will chase, |
| 1:50.5 | hiss, and bite you. They are alert at night. Although they are diurnal, geese have excellent |
| 1:56.7 | hearing and vision, and they will often sound alarms at night. The earliest recorded use of geese as a security measure dates back to 390 BC in ancient Rome. |
| 2:07.6 | Historical accounts state that sacred geese were kept at the Temple of Juno on the Capitoline Hill. |
| 2:13.6 | They famously honked and flapped their wings, alerting Roman soldiers to a surprise nighttime attack on the temple by the Gauls, thus saving the city. |
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