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"Life is mysterious, there's a lot we don't know about it," says Mason Winfield, author of The Paranormal Almanac of Western New York and operator of www.hauntedhistoryghostwalks.com. "I think it's that haunting sense that we could see our ancestors and elders again. They may come back and have a message for us, that could be quite alluring to people, including me."
The ghost walk will be conducted Wednesday night before 7 at the Old Mill on Spring Street by astrologist Cassandra Butler. Winfield says the tour will go over the history of Williamsville, plus ghost stories and visit the sites of some of the village's famous ghosts.
In Williamsville, warriors from two decades ago are among the ghosts. "Williamsville was a hotbed of activity during the War of 1812," says Winfield. "There was one known clash there, a bit of guerilla fighting on the bridge on Main Street. But there were military hospitals there, and one of the famous ghosts attributed to Williamsville is the great Seneca speaker Red Jacket." Red Jacket is believed to be the ghost in the area of the Eagle House.
Winfield says there were a couple wounded prisoners of war attributed to Williamsville as well, "Sir Phineaus Rile was a British general wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane but treated at a military hospital in Williamsville, and another is General Linfield Scott," says Winfield. "Some of his furniture is in possession of the Eagle House Restaurant. There is a ghost of a spectral bluecoat said to be roaming the halls, and some believe it's General Scott himself."
In Williamsville, warriors from two decades ago are among the ghosts. "Williamsville was a hotbed of activity during the War of 1812," says Winfield. "There was one known clash there, a bit of guerilla fighting on the bridge on Main Street. But there were military hospitals there, and one of the famous ghosts attributed to Williamsville is the great Seneca speaker Red Jacket." Red Jacket is believed to be the ghost in the area of the Eagle House.
Winfield says there were a couple wounded prisoners of war attributed to Williamsville as well, "Sir Phineaus Rile was a British general wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane but treated at a military hospital in Williamsville, and another is General Linfield Scott," says Winfield. "Some of his furniture is in possession of the Eagle House Restaurant. There is a ghost of a spectral bluecoat said to be roaming the halls, and some believe it's General Scott himself."
Winfield says there's one guarantee he won't make: that you will actually see ghosts, but he jokes he brings his running shoes just in case.