It is said that a soldier hung for the murder of another is persecuted by the rifle trail on the island of Mackinac in Michigan. Appearing for people who venture to the trail, where they were once hanged, he tries to beg his innocence.
Mackinac Island, located in Lake Huron between the Upper and Lower Półwinas Michigan, is a peaceful trip renowned for its picturesque beauty, historical charm and ghostly legends. In fact, the Mackinac Island was called the most haunted city in America in 2021, and many stories over the years. And with only a full -time population of about 583 people, ghosts may even outweigh the living.
Without allowed cars and transport constrained to bicycles and horse carriages, the island offers a unique step in time. Some people come to enjoy the hushed seaside and enjoy the renowned fudge. The island has become an ideal summer place for Americans, but after tourists leave in autumn, the fog from the strait appears, and the leaves change color, the spirit of the island remains to persecute.
Short history of the island of Mackinac
The history of the island of Mackinac dates back to thousands of years, and native peoples, such as Odna, Ojibwe and Huron, taking into account the holy place long before the arrival of European settlers. The name of the island itself, from the word Ojibwe “Michilimackinac”, means “Big Turtle”, referring to the shape of the island when it is viewed from above.
The French started a shopping fur here in the 17th century, and the island later became a strategic military institution during the war for independence and war in 1812. At the end of the 19th century, it became a more summer colony and a tourist place, which is still a tourist place, it is still a tourist place.
Hanging private James Brown on the Rifle Range trail
On February 1 in 1830, on the island of Mackinac on the island of Mackinac hung on the island of Mackinac. In a tiny town he talked a lot about it, but if he has ever been a spectacle, he remains a mystery. Many say that all residents came to see hanging, but we don't really know.
Corporal Hugh Flinn was found dead, and the private James Brown was found guilty of his murder and hung. They argued on the day he died, and Brown passed through Flinn, sitting in the mess of the soldier's barracks in Fort Mackinac. He was December 5 in 1828, and the private James Brown entered the hall. He heard a shot and Flinn bleeds after death after the bullet hit his neck.
What really happened that day at Fort Mackinac? Brown confessed that the shot came from his rifle, but claimed that he had fallen out by accident. There were 15 witnesses of the consequences, not shooting, and they claimed that Brown left his musket when he shouted: “My God, what did I do?”
Many believed in their innocence, including the governor of Lewis Cass, who even asked the president, Andrew Jackson to pardon for him. When they tried him, they kept him in the Fort Guardian.
This pardon was not granted and was found guilty of the murder and suspended to death on what is now close to the rifle trail. It was the only performance of this kind here. But this was not the end of Brown's story. According to the inhabitants, his spirit still wanders around the island, trying to convince people he appeared to believe that he was really innocent.
The Rand Range Trail Ghost
On the island of Mackinac there are over 70 miles of tourist trails, one of which has passed, where they once built Gallow, especially on the hanging James Brown, the only public hanging on the island. It is said that this particular trail known as the Rifle Range trail is a place where its spirit seems to persecute.
For centuries his ghost rifs Ganfil Range Trail between Fort Holmes and Fort Mackinac. People sometimes hear traces and feel to watch when they go. Some stories say that they will appear for some and begged their innocence, which he insisted until his death, still trying to make someone believe in him.
In addition to his spirit James Brown, hauning the rifle trail, there are many military visits around the island. Fife sound is also heard how venerable military melodies play in the morning fog near the entrance to the northern port of Fort Sally. After all, who knows how many soldiers published in this place lasts as ghosts?
References:
Fort mackinac – haunted houses
Tourist and bicycle routes – Mackinac Island
I hang for the murder of Hugh Flinn – Mackinac State Historic Parks
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