WASHINGTON'S CREEPIEST PLACES page 2

WASHINGTON'S CREEPIEST PLACES page 2...

SOMERSET INN

Can you get more creepy than this? The Somerset Inn was the location of two separate homicides.

Just look at the scary old sign that still hangs over the former well known bar and restaurant.

The most famous murder here was Bob Dickinson. Dickinson was shot in the back of his head with a high powered rifle. Parts of his brain flew over 80 feet all over the parking lot.

The Inn soon closed after this infamous murder and in spite of a prime location, no one has reopened the property. It remains much as it was on the day that Dickerson was murdered. A testimony to the truly creepy nature of this building and its bloody past.

OLD COUNTY JAIL

The old county jail has plenty of reasons to make one scared. The structure is foreboding by itself.

From the old stone to the style chosen, it only brings one a feeling of dread.

When you consider that most of the murderers we have mentioned here were housed there at one time or another then you can understand just how creepy this old building remains. Renovations have changed the interior and made it more friendly, but some people still claim that it is haunted.

YABLONSKI HOME

The scene of the infamous massacre of United Mine Workers leader Joc Yablonski, his home in Marianna. Yablonski’s wife and daughter were killed by a trio of killers paid for by opposition union leaders.

Yablonski was gunned down because of his attempted reform efforts in the unions. His home is a reminder of a more bloody time in Washington county.

It has been rumored to have been the site of a series of murders, though these are unverified.

Regardless the age of the structure, combined with its bloody history and out of the way location make it one of the county’s creepiest places.

PRICES TAVERN

This is the location of the infamous Election Day Massacre. Not only does the former bar have a checkered past, but it is just plain creepy even from the outside. This year it has the added creepy value of having a Judy Fisher sign hanging from it. Only Fisher would find it a good idea to put a sign on this former bar.

On Election day, 2003 two men, Martin Brahler and Fred Brilla were found murdered inside the now infamous bar. Both men were slaughtered in an execution style murder that
has become part of the folklore of Washington county.

The bar has since closed, but it can be seen easily from Route 19 North.

Though many business have considered moving into the location, no one has done sosince the murders. Could it be because of the creepy nature of the building?