Is Portland’s Pioneer Cemetery Haunted by a Murdered Courtesan | Paranormal Deep Dive

Real Ghost Stories Online

Tony Brueski

Religion & Spirituality, Natural Sciences, Science, Spirituality

4.2 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Tony Brueski digs into the shadowy past of Portland’s Lone Fir Cemetery, tracing its origins from a lone Douglas fir on a stretch of farmland to the sprawling pioneer burial ground it is today. Along the way, he uncovers tales of unsolved murders, forgotten asylum patients, and spectral figures glimpsed in the ever present fog. Listeners will hear how environmental quirks and historical tragedies intertwine to create a site rife with eerie encounters.

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.9	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you
0:13.8	to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.
0:21.3	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:23.5	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:26.3	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:30.4	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a...
0:33.2	Biting cold front.
0:34.5	Mmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off.
0:39.0	The night will be wild and untamed.
0:41.2	Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin.
0:45.0	By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.
0:51.1	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:53.3	Fly cheaply to turkey with Sun Express. Sun Express,
0:57.4	nonstop sunshine. Welcome to the paranormal deep dive from real ghost stories online and the
1:05.3	grave talks. Imagine stepping into a silent grove where towering Douglas firs cast long shadows over weathered headstones,
1:13.8	and every footstep seems to awaken centuries of untold stories.
1:19.3	Lone fir cemetery began in 1854 with a single tree overlooking Portland's pioneer burials,
1:26.9	but beneath its tranquil canopy lie the remains of Chinese railroad
1:30.2	workers, patients from Oregon's first private insane asylum, and even Charity Lamb, the first
1:35.8	woman convicted of murder in the territory. As the mist weaves through the rose, witnesses have
1:42.3	reported flickers of movement at the edge of their
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