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[josh gates] on this episode
of expedition x...
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[josh] the chesapeake
and ohio canal
was a monumental
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and deadly feat
of american engineering.
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All those men down here...
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I mean, those bodies floated
all the way down the potomac.
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[josh] but today,
this historic waterway
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and its crumbling ruins
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are said to be a hotbed
of paranormal activity.
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That was a scream.
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[josh]
locals are reporting
violent encounters
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with mysterious spirits.
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There's this figure,
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all of a sudden, he turns
around and looks at me...
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-Oh, my god!
-[jessica chobot]
what the [bleep]?
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[josh] it's my team's
most terrifying
investigation yet...
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Did you die here?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa!
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What the hell was that?
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Phil, the alarm went off.
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...As jess and phil
confront a dark chapter
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in our nation's history.
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Definitely where
the bodies are kept.
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Oh, my god,
something touched me.
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[narrator reading]
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my name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced strange
things that defy logic
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and made me
question everything.
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Oh, my god.
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Now, I've put together a team
to investigate the stranger
side of the unknown.
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Let's go.
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Phil torres is a scientist
who hunts for
rational explanations.
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Jessica chobot's paranormal
research has made her
a true believer.
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Phil, did you see that?
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I just saw something
run across.
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Together, we're searching
for answers...
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What is that?
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...To the world's most
extraordinary mysteries.
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This is expedition x.
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So, what if I told you
that many people believe
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that the most haunted
spot in america
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is not an old house,
it's not a hotel,
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it's not even some
old west ghost town.
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Instead, it's a 184-mile
stretch of water
and wilderness
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known as the c&o canal.
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I would say you've got me.
I have not heard
of this before.
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-Did you just stump jess?
-I got you!
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-Yeah, you got me.
-Wow, that's tough to do.
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This is a place that a lot
of people don't know about.
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And a lot of these haunting
stories there have never
been investigated.
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But, ghosts or no ghosts,
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this canal is a terrifying
slice of american history.
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1785, mount vernon, virginia.
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With the bloodshed of the
revolutionary war behind him,
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general george washington
sets his mind to bringing
trade goods inland
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from the eastern seaboard
to ports along the ohio river.
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First, he must improve
the navigability of
the potomac river.
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Washington enlists a workforce
that hand-digs a series
of canals that run parallel
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to the potomac to skirt
five treacherous waterfalls.
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1825. President james monroe
signs a bill to pick up where
washington left off.
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The new plan is to build
the chesapeake and ohio canal,
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which results in a massive
184-mile waterway
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stretching from
washington d.C. To
cumberland, maryland.
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The price tag, $367 million
in today's dollars.
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But the real cost of the canal
is the loss of hundreds
of workers' lives
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during its construction.
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With a workforce often paid
in whiskey and cigarettes,
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drunken brawls and
deadly riots break out.
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Gruesome accidents
and even cold-blooded murder
are all too common.
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1861. The civil war.
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More blood spills into the
canal when over 200 union
soldiers are massacred
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on the bank of the potomac
at the battle of ball's bluff.
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In the days and weeks that
follow, ghostly screams and
apparitions of soldiers
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believed to be fleeing
the battle are reported in
the neighboring c&o canal.
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Operations on the canal
ceased in 1924.
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And today, almost a century
later, paranormal encounters
are regularly reported here.
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Some believe it is the
wandering spirits of slain
soldiers that haunt the area.
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While others are convinced
it is the tortured souls
of former canal workers
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who suffered violent deaths.
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The most recent sighting
occurred only days ago
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near an abandoned
lock house on the canal.
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There's this figure,
just standing there,
staring out at the water
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and all of a sudden he turns
around and looks at me with
this stone-cold expression.
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Then, he was just gone.
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[josh] many believe these
phantoms and the concentration
of paranormal energy
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are an echo of
the c&o canal's
violent history
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and the reason
ghostly incidents are being
reported to this day.
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So?
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Look, this is undoubtedly
a fascinating time in
american history.
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And there was a lot
of tragedy, there was
a lot of death.
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But this canal is along
the potomac river.
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There's gonna be
a lot of wildlife there.
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So, when people say
that they hear things
or they see things,
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I just wonder if those
are all just cases
of misidentification.
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Okay, so you're telling me
you think birds and deer
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are being misidentified
as a ghost.
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Yeah.
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What's the canal
being used for today?
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Not much. You know,
the canal era obviously
gave way to more efficient
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modes of transportation
and the c&o canal
was basically abandoned.
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Except for the ghosts.
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I've said it before.
If you go someplace spooky
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and you think you're
gonna see a ghost,
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you're gonna convince yourself
that you're seeing a ghost.
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And I've said it before,
that ghosts appear where
there is tragedy.
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And this place
was soaked in blood.
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Your mission is to
get to virginia,
get to the c&o canal,
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bring your enthusiasm,
your skepticism, and see
if you can experience
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what people have been
reporting here
for generations.
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-All right. We're on it.
-Let's do it.
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Happy hunting.
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[josh] on their way
to virginia,
my team drives 238 miles
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from new york city through
potomac, maryland.
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A town that, during the
civil war, played host to over
18,000 union troops.
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Today, it is one of the
most affluent cities
in the united states.
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And the scenery as you drive
along the potomac is also,
well, kind of perfect.
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[jessica] well, isn't this
a nice bit of americana.
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It is.
It's beautiful out here.
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[josh] running alongside
the potomac here is the
mostly derelict c&o canal,
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which abandoned operations
nearly 100 years ago.
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I gotta admit, I had no idea
this canal existed and
it's kinda sad because
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so many people put so much
effort into building it.
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-Yup.
-And now it's
just kind of in ruins.
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Yeah.
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The battle of ball's bluff,
that was what, 15 miles
north of here?
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Yes. What an unfortunate name.
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What? Because of
the "ball's" part?
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Yeah. Exactly because of
the "ball's" part.
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-What else would it be?
Not the "bluff" part.
-Real mature, jessica.
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Not the "bluff" part.
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[jessica] we arrive on
the virginia side of the
great falls national park
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near the site of the infamous
battle of ball's bluff.
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With so many casualties,
I think the spirits of the
slain soldiers could explain
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why many believe this area
is the epicenter of paranormal
activity on the canal.
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So, we've arranged a meeting
with suzanne trussell,
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an archaeologist and
consultant with the allegany
county historical society.
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So she says she wanted
to meet us at the top
of the trail.
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-Okay.
-So let's get up there.
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It'll give us a great
vantage point.
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We're hiking to an
elevated perch that will
give us a great view
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up and down the potomac river
and would have provided an
unparalleled scouting location
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for soldiers during
the civil war.
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-Suzanne. Hello!
-Did I tell you I was
scared of heights?
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Suzanne's extensive study
of the area's history,
has revealed new evidence
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that proves people
have been reporting
ghostly encounters here
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since as far back
as the civil war.
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-Well, suzanne...
-Hi.
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I'm not gonna say this was
the easiest place to get to.
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I wanted you to be able to see
the potomac river
here behind us.
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Wow.
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[phil] seeing this treacherous
section of the potomac river,
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you quickly understand why
they needed to build the
c&o canal to skirt around it.
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And just upstream from here,
is the historic battle site
of ball's bluff.
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This battle was a complete
catastrophe for the union.
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[suzanne] we now have
two armies facing each other,
separated only by a river.
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They don't know how many
soldiers each side has.
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The union army sends
a small troop over.
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The problem was the river.
They couldn't get
reinforcements over.
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Their commander, edward baker,
was shot. And it was
just pandemonium.
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Men were just jumping over
the edge and jumping in
the water.
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[josh] on October 21st, 1861,
the battle of ball's bluff
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saw more than 200 union
soldiers killed and almost
1,000 gravely injured
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or captured while fleeing
confederate guns and
canon fire,
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with soldiers leaping off
100-foot cliffs, down to
the rocky river below.
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This has been referred to as
as the most atrocious
military murder
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ever committed in our history.
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[jessica] suzanne, you said
you found something in the
archives you wanted us to see.
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Well, I have a soldier's
journal here I want you
to take a look at.
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-Oh, nice!
-There's an entry in there
I want you to read.
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It was written about a year
after the battle.
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[jessica reading]
"October 1862.
We were sent on picket
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on a strip of land between the
potomac and the chesapeake
and ohio canal
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nearly opposite
of ball's bluff.
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Never were such weird sounds
heard at this spot in the
blackness of night.
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Moans, groans, growls
and screeches. Those men who
were tremendously agitated.
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Some of them heard the
slashing of oars
and strained their eyes
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nearly out of their sockets
to see who was coming.
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There was something weird
and ghastly about this place,
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where so many good men
were murdered, that almost
stopped our hearts."
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so he's reporting about people
seeing and hearing ghosts.
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-Yeah.
-Do you believe that there's
ghosts here?
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People do report hearing
sounds and feeling things.
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So there's something that some
people are picking up on.
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Ball's bluff is quite a spot
in the landscape.
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And the terror of just fleeing
all hail mary outta there.
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I could see where that
would imprint the landscape
a bit.
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[jessica] the union soldier's
journal proves that paranormal
activity has been reported
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here since the time
of the civil war.
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And it coincides with
a slew of recent reports
from this area.
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Our investigation will begin
at the spot that potentially
started it all.
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The battlefield
of ball's bluff.
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[phil] well, should
we hike up to the top?
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After hearing more about
the battle earlier today,
I had an idea
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and arranged for a surprise
at the top of the bluff.
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You know how you've been
asking me to get more into
this whole paranormal thing.
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-All the time.
-I decided to play along
a little bit.
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And I got us a trigger item.
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-You did not.
-I did.
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-Did you really?
-I did.
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Oh, my god, you got us
a canon?
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Just like they used
150 years ago.
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[jessica] this is awesome.
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-We gonna light this thing up?
-Oh, my god, yes!
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[jessica] a trigger item is
an object that might be
meaningful
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or have historical relevance
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to the spirit you're
trying to contact.
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The fact that phil is
suggesting we use one,
either means he's finally
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coming around as a believer
or he just likes to
blow [bleep] up.
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And now is the fun part.
I need a charge.
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[jessica] if any spirits of
fallen soldiers
still roam this area,
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the sound of canon fire just
might get their attention.
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So now, we're
officially loaded.
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Well, if this doesn't wake up
the ghosts in this area,
I don't know what will.
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-All right, ready?
-Ready.
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Three. Two. One.
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-All right, ready?
-Ready.
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Three. Two. One.
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-Oh... My... Goodness!
-Holy crap!
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I felt that in my,
like, bones.
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I'm surprised I didn't get
knocked over.
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Well, I think we've officially
woken up any spirit for miles.
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[jessica] I say we head
back down the ridge
towards the water.
222
00:12:47,868 --> 00:12:50,435
-Then see if this stirred
anything up.
-All right.
223
00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:53,271
[jessica] I'm hoping the
canon fire triggers
a paranormal response
224
00:12:53,306 --> 00:12:57,442
from any civil war soldiers
that died here.
225
00:12:57,477 --> 00:13:00,311
Near the water's edge,
I conduct a call and
response session
226
00:13:00,347 --> 00:13:02,447
with a digital
scanning device.
227
00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:05,850
Paranormal researchers
believe that spirits are
able to communicate
228
00:13:05,886 --> 00:13:08,086
through radio frequencies.
229
00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:10,054
Is there anyone here
with us right now?
230
00:13:11,691 --> 00:13:13,158
[indistinct human voice
on device]
231
00:13:13,193 --> 00:13:14,325
are you a soldier here?
232
00:13:16,830 --> 00:13:17,929
[static on device]
233
00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:23,635
did you die during
the battle of ball's bluff?
234
00:13:24,838 --> 00:13:27,338
If the spirits of slain
soldiers are with us,
235
00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:30,308
they're not making themselves
known here on land.
236
00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:33,545
I'm not really getting much.
237
00:13:33,580 --> 00:13:36,080
So I'm ready to move
our investigation
to where
238
00:13:36,116 --> 00:13:39,717
most of the deaths from
the battle of ball's bluff
actually occurred,
239
00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:42,387
in the water.
240
00:13:42,422 --> 00:13:45,990
There's rumors of spirits
all up and down this river,
so what better way
241
00:13:46,026 --> 00:13:49,294
to search for them
but by floating down
the potomac.
242
00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:53,565
Our destination is five miles
down river
to lock house 25,
243
00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,868
a 200-year-old canal house
where just a few days ago
244
00:13:56,903 --> 00:13:59,404
a strange apparition
was reported.
245
00:13:59,439 --> 00:14:01,139
-All right, you ready?
-Ready.
246
00:14:01,775 --> 00:14:02,974
It's real heavy.
247
00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:04,976
Come on, you work out.
248
00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:10,148
As we travel south, we'll stay
alert for any unusual activity
along the river bank.
249
00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:14,586
The soldiers that died during
that battle, those bodies
250
00:14:14,621 --> 00:14:16,788
floated all the way
down the potomac.
251
00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:21,893
There could be any number
of hauntings by the canal.
Like, who knows.
252
00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:26,364
Right here, look right here.
253
00:14:28,201 --> 00:14:29,901
Oh, what is that?
254
00:14:31,938 --> 00:14:33,538
[phil] I think that's
part of the canal.
255
00:14:33,573 --> 00:14:36,040
Who knows what old equipment
is left in there.
256
00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:40,745
As the tide changes,
they could be
making some noises.
257
00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:44,148
So what you're telling me
is that the sounds that people
are reporting hearing
258
00:14:44,184 --> 00:14:45,850
of whaling and ghosts
259
00:14:46,786 --> 00:14:50,855
in this area is actually
old machinery.
260
00:14:52,259 --> 00:14:54,392
I think it could explain
some of it.
261
00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:59,097
I am really glad that you
said it explains "some" of it.
262
00:14:59,132 --> 00:15:01,833
-Yeah.
-But not all of it.
263
00:15:04,704 --> 00:15:07,005
Let's turn on
the night vision,
scan the trees,
264
00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:10,141
scan the shoreline,
scan the ruins, and
see what we can see.
265
00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:11,910
Okay. All right.
266
00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:13,945
All right, cameras.
Let's go to night vision.
267
00:15:15,215 --> 00:15:16,547
[suspenseful music playing]
268
00:15:21,855 --> 00:15:23,154
[distant screaming]
269
00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:29,861
over there.
270
00:15:31,731 --> 00:15:34,032
That was a scream.
271
00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:36,167
Oh, yeah, that was
a total scream.
272
00:15:36,202 --> 00:15:39,003
And that was not
the canal creaking.
273
00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,241
Do you see anything
through the night vision?
274
00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:44,809
I'm not seeing anything.
275
00:15:45,679 --> 00:15:47,111
I say we gotta get on shore.
276
00:16:00,794 --> 00:16:02,527
Oh, it's about
to come down hard.
277
00:16:04,898 --> 00:16:06,497
[jessica]
let's get our stuff on.
278
00:16:06,533 --> 00:16:11,002
That scream sounded like
it came from the direction
of lock house 25.
279
00:16:15,742 --> 00:16:17,976
Oh, check that out!
Look at that!
280
00:16:18,011 --> 00:16:18,810
Holy...
281
00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:20,878
-Look at that.
-I think that's it.
282
00:16:20,914 --> 00:16:22,046
All right, let's find
a way up.
283
00:16:32,926 --> 00:16:36,527
-[phil] oh, my gosh.
-Look at this place.
284
00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:39,564
[phil] lock house 25 was
originally built
to house the family
285
00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,532
who operated the adjacent lock
286
00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:43,801
to allow cargo vessels
to pass.
287
00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:47,739
But this lock house saw
its share of tragedy,
as well as trade.
288
00:16:47,774 --> 00:16:50,775
During the civil war
the residence
was quickly converted
289
00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:56,114
into a makeshift
triage hospital and morgue for
wounded and dying soldiers.
290
00:16:56,149 --> 00:17:00,118
Today, this historic property
has been preserved by
the national park service.
291
00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:10,194
This place is unreal.
292
00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:20,238
We have potential
civil war soldiers
that might have stayed here
293
00:17:20,273 --> 00:17:24,976
or died in this area.
I feel like this is what
I wanna explore.
294
00:17:25,011 --> 00:17:27,311
Well, we also know
that right outside here,
295
00:17:27,347 --> 00:17:29,414
people report hearing noises.
296
00:17:29,449 --> 00:17:32,316
We heard for ourselves
what sounded like a scream.
297
00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:36,988
So I wanna get in the canal,
see if I can just find
some kind of explanation,
298
00:17:37,023 --> 00:17:41,192
natural or otherwise,
for what people
experience here.
299
00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:43,528
So you want to sweep
the outside and I'll sweep
the inside?
300
00:17:43,563 --> 00:17:45,863
-Yeah, sounds good.
-Okay.
301
00:17:45,899 --> 00:17:49,934
[phil] next to the lock house
is a portion of the canal that
once contained an old lock.
302
00:17:49,969 --> 00:17:53,638
These structures once
allowed cargo boats
to travel upriver
303
00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:55,673
and navigate
elevation changes.
304
00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:58,910
Boats would enter the lock,
the operator would close
the gate
305
00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:00,511
and the water would rise.
306
00:18:00,547 --> 00:18:04,115
When released, the water
would surge out and create
enough momentum
307
00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:06,517
to propel the boat forward.
308
00:18:06,553 --> 00:18:08,686
Today the lock is in ruin,
309
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,421
a shell of its former self.
310
00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:13,724
And I believe some of
the strange noises people
report in the area
311
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,862
could be coming from
the wind or wildlife echoing
inside this chamber.
312
00:18:19,332 --> 00:18:20,631
Oh, [bleep], look at that.
313
00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:24,969
Oh, my god.
314
00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:26,771
Look at the size of that.
315
00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:29,440
That is a huge
snapping turtle,
316
00:18:29,476 --> 00:18:31,609
which has insane
bite force,
317
00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:33,244
could easily take off
a finger.
318
00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:37,949
So I'm gonna be
very careful when
I'm in this water.
319
00:18:41,554 --> 00:18:42,820
It gets deeper.
320
00:18:45,825 --> 00:18:48,159
Okay. Oh, [bleep].
321
00:18:54,901 --> 00:18:56,534
It's a leopard frog
right here.
322
00:18:58,771 --> 00:19:00,404
I guarantee you,
323
00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,373
if this frog
called out right now,
324
00:19:02,408 --> 00:19:04,842
it would sound
so weird in here.
325
00:19:04,878 --> 00:19:06,677
Look at the walls
of this place.
326
00:19:06,713 --> 00:19:09,714
This thing is like
a audio funnel.
327
00:19:09,749 --> 00:19:14,051
The way it just shoots out
noise and distorts it,
328
00:19:14,087 --> 00:19:16,654
it just plays
a trick on the ear.
329
00:19:16,689 --> 00:19:20,324
And in a place with
this much history,
this much tragedy,
330
00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:22,727
this many rumors of ghosts,
331
00:19:22,762 --> 00:19:28,132
that could explain
why people think
this place is haunted.
332
00:19:38,378 --> 00:19:39,911
All right, let's just
get started.
333
00:19:49,956 --> 00:19:50,888
Who is here?
334
00:19:55,361 --> 00:19:59,830
Are there any
civil war soldiers
in this home?
335
00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,101
We're getting something,
but it's so faint I can't tell
what they're saying.
336
00:20:07,407 --> 00:20:08,506
What's your name?
337
00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:14,178
Oh, my god.
338
00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:21,452
Daniel, are you a soldier?
339
00:20:23,189 --> 00:20:25,356
Did you die during
the battle of ball's bluff?
340
00:20:28,962 --> 00:20:30,828
Did you work on the canal?
341
00:20:33,466 --> 00:20:34,632
18 years.
342
00:20:37,971 --> 00:20:39,070
It said "keep moving."
343
00:20:40,039 --> 00:20:41,606
do you not want us here?
344
00:20:45,144 --> 00:20:47,144
Whoa. [bleep]
345
00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:51,649
that was downstairs.
346
00:21:08,134 --> 00:21:09,100
It said "keep moving."
347
00:21:09,535 --> 00:21:11,369
whoa. [bleep]
348
00:21:14,207 --> 00:21:15,606
that was downstairs.
349
00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,251
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa!
[shushing]
350
00:21:30,256 --> 00:21:31,722
what the hell was that?
351
00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,167
Hear it again, hear it again.
352
00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:47,738
I kid you not, it sounds like
there are footsteps here.
353
00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:53,344
I don't know what's going on
down here.
354
00:21:59,319 --> 00:22:00,117
Oh!
355
00:22:02,422 --> 00:22:03,554
Something moved.
356
00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:08,025
God, this place.
357
00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:12,897
Okay.
358
00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:16,067
Whatever I saw out of
the corner of my eye was
likely just an animal,
359
00:22:16,102 --> 00:22:19,136
but I'll admit,
it got my hair
standing on end.
360
00:22:28,748 --> 00:22:30,381
Oh, look at this.
361
00:22:30,950 --> 00:22:32,083
Oh, [bleep].
362
00:22:33,453 --> 00:22:34,485
We have an entire tunnel.
363
00:22:35,922 --> 00:22:37,555
I can't even see the end.
364
00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:43,060
[jessica] for a few months,
this was a field hospital
365
00:22:43,096 --> 00:22:45,629
that tended to soldiers
with gruesome injuries,
366
00:22:45,665 --> 00:22:48,265
which in most cases
proved fatal.
367
00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:50,234
I follow the sound
to the basement,
368
00:22:50,269 --> 00:22:53,003
a place that back then
was filled with the dead.
369
00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:56,340
This is definitely where
the bodies were kept.
370
00:23:03,216 --> 00:23:04,815
[static on device]
371
00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:14,925
daniel, are you here?
372
00:23:18,064 --> 00:23:20,998
[phil] I really want
to figure out
where this tunnel leads,
373
00:23:21,033 --> 00:23:25,269
because I have a feeling
this thing goes underneath
the lock house,
374
00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:28,539
and in my mind, that would
explain so much of what
people are hearing.
375
00:23:29,175 --> 00:23:30,040
So...
376
00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:33,477
Oh, it's cold.
377
00:23:40,153 --> 00:23:42,319
Holy [bleep], there's some
big spiders in here.
378
00:23:43,890 --> 00:23:44,922
That's huge.
379
00:23:49,462 --> 00:23:50,194
Hey!
380
00:23:52,231 --> 00:23:53,464
[static on device]
381
00:23:54,834 --> 00:23:57,334
if you're there, let me know.
382
00:24:01,674 --> 00:24:03,407
[bleep], my god,
something touched me.
383
00:24:05,244 --> 00:24:07,278
Holy [bleep],
I'm out of here.
384
00:24:12,618 --> 00:24:14,285
It's getting pretty deep.
385
00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:21,859
I found the exit, okay.
386
00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:23,727
Oh, my gosh.
387
00:24:26,933 --> 00:24:28,032
You see that?
388
00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,433
That's the house.
389
00:24:30,436 --> 00:24:32,970
I just went underneath
the house.
390
00:24:36,876 --> 00:24:39,109
-Jess.
-Phil.
391
00:24:39,145 --> 00:24:41,445
Oh, my god.
I totally got pushed
by a ghost.
392
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:43,481
Uh, what?
393
00:24:43,516 --> 00:24:47,351
I was down in that basement
and something totally like
checked me.
394
00:24:47,386 --> 00:24:48,919
-Come on.
-Yes.
395
00:24:48,955 --> 00:24:50,821
-Come on, jess.
-Yes, I got it all on tape.
396
00:24:50,857 --> 00:24:51,822
What happened with you?
397
00:24:51,858 --> 00:24:53,357
Well, for one thing,
I got inside the canal,
398
00:24:53,392 --> 00:24:55,960
sounds just bounce around
so weird down there.
399
00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:58,629
Additionally, I just crawled
underneath the house.
400
00:24:58,664 --> 00:25:00,331
What? No, you did not.
401
00:25:00,366 --> 00:25:02,666
Noises bouncing around
underneath the house
402
00:25:02,702 --> 00:25:05,970
could make you hear
something in the house.
403
00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:08,572
What do you think
you're dealing with
inside there?
404
00:25:08,608 --> 00:25:10,774
I don't think we're dealing
with civil war soldiers.
405
00:25:10,810 --> 00:25:11,976
Oh. Why not?
406
00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:14,011
I specifically asked,
407
00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:17,781
"are you a civil war soldier?
Were you part of
the battle of ball's bluff?"
408
00:25:17,817 --> 00:25:19,183
no response at all.
409
00:25:19,218 --> 00:25:20,651
The minute I said,
410
00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:23,454
"what was your name and
how long have you worked here
at the canal?"
411
00:25:23,489 --> 00:25:25,456
I got "daniel" and "18".
412
00:25:26,425 --> 00:25:27,992
Okay.
413
00:25:28,027 --> 00:25:29,560
[jessica]
after a long investigation,
414
00:25:31,063 --> 00:25:33,430
we return to the boat
and head upriver.
415
00:25:33,466 --> 00:25:37,935
The spirit that called himself
daniel didn't identify himself
as a soldier.
416
00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:41,772
So I'm left wondering
if the paranormal activity
along the canal
417
00:25:41,807 --> 00:25:43,541
is a result of
the canal workers
418
00:25:43,576 --> 00:25:45,943
who died from the intolerable
work conditions.
419
00:25:48,548 --> 00:25:51,248
As a new day dawns,
we're greeted by a message
from josh
420
00:25:51,284 --> 00:25:52,683
asking us to check in.
421
00:25:52,718 --> 00:25:56,654
Hey, phil and jess,
what's the 411 on the c&o,
how's it going?
422
00:25:56,689 --> 00:26:00,424
I went in the canal, I went
in some of the old tunnels
and I've just been finding
423
00:26:00,459 --> 00:26:04,161
that the acoustics play
some really weird tricks
on you.
424
00:26:04,196 --> 00:26:07,898
So I've really been leaning
into that as an explanation
for some of the moans
425
00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:09,867
and creaks and screeches
that people are hearing.
426
00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:12,403
But then, on the other hand,
jess had a brush
with something.
427
00:26:12,438 --> 00:26:15,573
I was doing
a call and response in
the lock house basement,
428
00:26:16,242 --> 00:26:19,310
something slammed into me.
429
00:26:19,378 --> 00:26:21,412
[bleep]. Oh, my god,
something touched me.
430
00:26:21,447 --> 00:26:23,380
-Oh, you mean literally.
-Literally.
431
00:26:23,416 --> 00:26:26,483
You're not the only person
to have experienced
something like this.
432
00:26:26,519 --> 00:26:29,186
There was another encounter
that a woman had
433
00:26:29,221 --> 00:26:30,654
about 100 miles north
434
00:26:30,690 --> 00:26:31,989
just recently
435
00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:36,293
at a very infamous location
known as
the paw paw tunnel.
436
00:26:36,329 --> 00:26:39,430
Another person claimed, uh,
that they had an attack.
437
00:26:39,465 --> 00:26:42,833
Well, I'm not claiming,
because mine happened.
438
00:26:42,868 --> 00:26:46,804
I believe you, and you,
I think, have to get to this
tunnel to investigate.
439
00:26:46,839 --> 00:26:48,772
Yeah, we're on it.
440
00:26:48,808 --> 00:26:51,175
[josh] with no time to lose,
I've arranged a helicopter
441
00:26:51,210 --> 00:26:53,744
to take phil and jess
to the paw paw tunnel,
442
00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:56,747
so they can meet
the new eyewitness
before nightfall,
443
00:26:56,782 --> 00:26:59,750
because she's scared to talk
near the tunnel
after dark.
444
00:27:04,724 --> 00:27:08,826
And since the team wants
to focus on the former workers
that died building the canal
445
00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:12,830
they can finally see the scope
of what those laborers built.
446
00:27:24,343 --> 00:27:26,610
We're travelling about
a 100 miles northwest
447
00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:30,047
from the site of
the battle of ball's bluff
where we were last night
448
00:27:30,082 --> 00:27:31,949
to the paw paw tunnel,
449
00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:34,151
just over half
of the canal's total length.
450
00:27:35,955 --> 00:27:37,988
[pilot speaking]
451
00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:46,096
[phil speaking]
452
00:27:46,132 --> 00:27:48,032
for the construction of
the c&o canal,
453
00:27:48,067 --> 00:27:50,934
the paw paw tunnel
was a literal shortcut,
454
00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:53,737
boring through over
a half mile of solid rock
455
00:27:53,773 --> 00:27:57,174
and constructed using
more than six million bricks.
456
00:27:57,209 --> 00:28:00,711
It has been called
the greatest engineering
marvel of the canal,
457
00:28:00,746 --> 00:28:04,782
and with hundreds
of men losing their lives,
maybe the deadliest.
458
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,152
Over the years,
459
00:28:08,187 --> 00:28:10,621
there have been
countless reports
of mysterious shadows
460
00:28:10,656 --> 00:28:14,324
and disembodied voices
emanating from inside
the tunnel.
461
00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:16,126
And just two days ago,
462
00:28:16,162 --> 00:28:20,998
a local eyewitness claims
she was physically attacked
by an invisible force.
463
00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:25,302
She's agreed to go on camera
but due to the intense nature
of her experience,
464
00:28:25,337 --> 00:28:27,771
she requested
we obscure her identity.
465
00:28:33,479 --> 00:28:34,478
Hi.
466
00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:35,546
Hi. Nice to meet you guys.
467
00:28:35,581 --> 00:28:36,580
[phil]
thanks for meeting us here.
468
00:28:36,615 --> 00:28:37,648
That's the tunnel?
469
00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:38,782
Yeah, that's
the paw paw tunnel.
470
00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:40,884
[jessica] so this is the spot
471
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,187
where you said
you were attacked.
472
00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:44,688
Yeah. I was
473
00:28:44,724 --> 00:28:45,956
here with my friends,
474
00:28:45,991 --> 00:28:48,358
and they had
gone up ahead a little bit,
so I was alone,
475
00:28:48,394 --> 00:28:49,393
and I came into the tunnel
476
00:28:51,464 --> 00:28:53,464
and I felt something hit me.
477
00:28:55,801 --> 00:28:56,767
It felt like it was trying
478
00:28:56,802 --> 00:28:57,868
to push me into the canal.
479
00:28:58,571 --> 00:28:59,737
It felt malicious.
480
00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:01,939
Did you see anything?
481
00:29:01,974 --> 00:29:02,973
There was nobody there.
482
00:29:04,009 --> 00:29:05,342
I mean,
that kind of reminds me
483
00:29:05,377 --> 00:29:07,845
of what happened
to me in the lock house
in the basement.
484
00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,013
[phil] something pushed you.
485
00:29:10,049 --> 00:29:11,749
What do you think
that something is?
486
00:29:11,784 --> 00:29:13,450
I don't believe in ghosts.
487
00:29:13,486 --> 00:29:15,152
I, you know, I'm not sure
what it was.
488
00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:16,053
All I know is what I felt.
489
00:29:16,956 --> 00:29:18,455
Thanks for sharing your story.
490
00:29:18,491 --> 00:29:19,623
Thanks for listening.
491
00:29:19,658 --> 00:29:20,357
Ready to do this?
492
00:29:20,392 --> 00:29:21,091
-Let's go.
-All right.
493
00:29:30,236 --> 00:29:31,268
[phil] look at this place,
like,
494
00:29:31,303 --> 00:29:34,171
it is super dark.
495
00:29:34,206 --> 00:29:36,640
-Yeah.
-Very cold. Very creepy.
496
00:29:37,610 --> 00:29:40,577
I just,
seeing a ghost is one thing,
497
00:29:40,613 --> 00:29:42,446
but that
physical touch aspect,
498
00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:45,516
it's just-- it's a little hard
for me to believe.
499
00:29:45,551 --> 00:29:48,085
Why? I mean, I felt something
in the lock house.
500
00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,720
That's true.
501
00:29:49,755 --> 00:29:52,723
I actually think it's weirder
trying to build this thing.
502
00:29:53,626 --> 00:29:55,526
All those men down here...
503
00:29:55,561 --> 00:29:56,994
-Yeah.
-...In the dark,
504
00:29:57,029 --> 00:29:59,229
trying to carve
through bedrock,
505
00:29:59,265 --> 00:30:01,732
and they had tons of cave-ins.
506
00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,167
Yeah. I feel like
that would--
507
00:30:03,202 --> 00:30:04,401
-oh, my god!
-What the [bleep]?
508
00:30:14,947 --> 00:30:16,747
All those men down here...
509
00:30:16,782 --> 00:30:17,815
-Yeah.
-...In the dark.
510
00:30:17,850 --> 00:30:18,949
I feel like
that would--
511
00:30:18,984 --> 00:30:20,651
-oh, my god!
-What the [bleep]?
512
00:30:21,420 --> 00:30:23,086
[jessica] what was that?
513
00:30:23,122 --> 00:30:25,255
Something just touched my leg.
514
00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:29,092
Something touched your leg?
515
00:30:29,128 --> 00:30:30,661
Jess, don't give me that look.
516
00:30:30,696 --> 00:30:32,062
-Like--
-I'm just saying.
517
00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:33,463
-Look, look, look!
-What?
518
00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:34,932
There's a bat right there.
519
00:30:34,967 --> 00:30:36,700
Maybe it was a bat
that flew by my leg.
520
00:30:37,469 --> 00:30:39,169
And I got
just a little bit scared.
521
00:30:39,839 --> 00:30:41,238
Oh, just a little bit scared?
522
00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:42,306
Maybe more than a little bit.
523
00:30:46,612 --> 00:30:47,778
[phil] look at all this water.
524
00:30:47,813 --> 00:30:51,548
[jessica] see,
water's obviously
seeping in from outside.
525
00:30:51,584 --> 00:30:55,185
And if water's coming through,
I wonder if some air
526
00:30:55,221 --> 00:30:56,186
could come through, too.
527
00:30:56,222 --> 00:30:57,621
During construction,
528
00:30:57,656 --> 00:31:00,290
two sets of vertical shafts
were dug out
from the hill above
529
00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:03,227
and plummeted
400 feet into the tunnel.
530
00:31:03,262 --> 00:31:04,928
They were used
for ventilation,
531
00:31:04,964 --> 00:31:06,864
to haul rocks to the surface,
532
00:31:06,899 --> 00:31:08,932
and to send supplies
and bricks down.
533
00:31:08,968 --> 00:31:11,401
And those shafts might be
the key to explaining
534
00:31:11,437 --> 00:31:13,937
all of the paranormal activity
reported here.
535
00:31:13,973 --> 00:31:17,541
Is that what you're thinking
is making the noises
that people are reporting?
536
00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:19,610
I think the noises.
It could explain
537
00:31:19,645 --> 00:31:21,945
what pushed someone, too.
538
00:31:21,981 --> 00:31:23,280
-There could be
a shaft here...
-Mmm-hmm.
539
00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:25,349
...That causes wind
to come out of this
540
00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:27,985
and then super uneven ground.
541
00:31:28,020 --> 00:31:30,921
[jessica] yeah.
You get freaked out,
catch your toe and trip.
542
00:31:30,956 --> 00:31:31,722
Yeah.
543
00:31:31,757 --> 00:31:33,357
I'm not buying it.
544
00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:36,393
Maybe it was
one of the dead workers.
545
00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:40,330
Phil might not buy
the idea of a ghost attack,
but I do.
546
00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:42,332
So I'm pulling out
all the stops tonight.
547
00:31:42,368 --> 00:31:44,968
Here's what I'm thinking.
Let's set up the laser grid.
548
00:31:45,004 --> 00:31:47,604
I'll have this pointing
out that exit on that end.
549
00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,540
You have that one pointing
out that exit on that end.
550
00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:53,143
That way, anything that
crosses in front of it
551
00:31:53,178 --> 00:31:54,978
should set off these alarms.
552
00:31:55,014 --> 00:31:58,081
So once it's set,
you have 30 seconds to
make it out of the tunnel.
553
00:31:58,117 --> 00:31:59,483
Okay. Done.
554
00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:05,188
We're dealing with a ghost
that can generate enough force
555
00:32:05,224 --> 00:32:06,990
to actually push someone over.
556
00:32:07,026 --> 00:32:11,295
So it's possible, that it can
produce enough mass
to interact with a person.
557
00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:14,298
If that's the case
it will trigger these
laser trip wires
558
00:32:14,333 --> 00:32:15,933
and set off an alarm.
559
00:32:17,303 --> 00:32:19,569
All right. Time to
get out of here.
560
00:32:19,605 --> 00:32:21,405
While jess stays
to commune with the spirits,
561
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:22,906
I'm headed outside
562
00:32:22,942 --> 00:32:25,842
to see if I can locate
any of the old shafts
that might be
563
00:32:25,878 --> 00:32:29,680
generating strange sounds
due to air being forced
in or out of them.
564
00:32:29,715 --> 00:32:32,316
And I'm breaking out
the thermal camera to help.
565
00:32:35,054 --> 00:32:36,787
One way to detect
566
00:32:36,822 --> 00:32:40,157
air from the tunnel
making its way
all the way up here
567
00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:41,992
is by looking for cold air.
568
00:32:42,027 --> 00:32:43,760
So anything cold
569
00:32:43,796 --> 00:32:45,195
coming up from the tunnel
570
00:32:45,230 --> 00:32:48,231
is gonna really, really
stand out as a deep blue.
571
00:32:59,511 --> 00:33:02,412
Is there anybody
in this tunnel?
572
00:33:06,719 --> 00:33:08,285
Were you a worker here?
573
00:33:13,859 --> 00:33:15,025
Did you die here?
574
00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:30,040
Oh, right here.
575
00:33:30,075 --> 00:33:31,408
It's about ten degrees colder
576
00:33:31,443 --> 00:33:32,709
than all of
the surrounding area.
577
00:33:32,745 --> 00:33:34,044
There's definitely
an opening here.
578
00:33:39,885 --> 00:33:41,018
Oh, I got something!
579
00:33:41,787 --> 00:33:44,855
Look at this!
Look at that.
580
00:33:44,890 --> 00:33:48,125
This takes us exactly back
to the time period
581
00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,895
of when people were up here
making bricks, sending them
down below,
582
00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:55,065
building out that tunnel.
583
00:33:55,134 --> 00:33:57,034
I've located one
of the old shafts.
584
00:33:57,069 --> 00:33:59,403
Though it's 8-foot opening
is now covered up,
585
00:33:59,438 --> 00:34:02,873
I want to monitor the sounds
reverberating within
the shaft itself.
586
00:34:03,609 --> 00:34:05,609
So I've created my own device.
587
00:34:05,644 --> 00:34:07,811
A funnel connected
to a stethoscope
588
00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:10,447
which will amplify any sounds
coming from inside.
589
00:34:23,128 --> 00:34:24,494
Oh, my god.
590
00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:28,331
Holy [bleep].
591
00:34:29,368 --> 00:34:32,002
This is absolutely insane
what I'm hearing.
592
00:34:32,037 --> 00:34:34,337
That is wild.
593
00:34:38,143 --> 00:34:39,443
This sounds like a moan.
594
00:34:41,013 --> 00:34:44,514
Which, let's be honest,
that's what people report
hearing around here.
595
00:34:44,550 --> 00:34:47,050
While I needed a stethoscope
to hear it tonight,
596
00:34:47,086 --> 00:34:49,653
it's possible the sound coming
from inside the shaft
597
00:34:49,688 --> 00:34:52,823
could intensify under
different wind
and pressure conditions,
598
00:34:52,858 --> 00:34:55,625
making it audible without
the aid of special equipment.
599
00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:00,063
Is there anybody here with us?
600
00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:05,902
Were there many fights amongst
the workers here?
601
00:35:15,347 --> 00:35:17,781
Were you angry about
the conditions working--
602
00:35:17,816 --> 00:35:18,949
[machine beeping in distance]
603
00:35:32,865 --> 00:35:35,932
the clash between
north and south
was the deadliest conflict
604
00:35:35,968 --> 00:35:37,234
in american history.
605
00:35:37,269 --> 00:35:38,135
And as a result,
606
00:35:38,170 --> 00:35:39,936
many civil war battle sites,
607
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:43,039
including the location
of the battle of ball's bluff,
608
00:35:43,075 --> 00:35:45,242
where phil and jess
started their investigation,
609
00:35:45,277 --> 00:35:48,278
now live on
in paranormal infamy.
610
00:35:48,313 --> 00:35:50,614
But it's a lonely
and notorious field
611
00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:52,449
in gettysburg, pennsylvania,
612
00:35:52,484 --> 00:35:53,783
that many claim
613
00:35:53,852 --> 00:35:55,018
is the most haunted.
614
00:35:55,053 --> 00:35:57,721
While walking the grounds
of this former battlefield,
615
00:35:57,756 --> 00:36:00,123
visitors often report
the malfunction
616
00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:02,392
of personal cameras
and cell phones.
617
00:36:02,427 --> 00:36:06,296
Only to have them
work perfectly again
once they leave the area.
618
00:36:06,331 --> 00:36:08,465
It's said that
disembodied cries,
619
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:10,266
the sounds of horse hooves,
620
00:36:10,269 --> 00:36:11,701
drums and gunfire
621
00:36:11,737 --> 00:36:14,804
can still be heard
echoing in the wind.
622
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,139
Some have even insisted
623
00:36:16,175 --> 00:36:19,376
that they've seen the spirit
of general robert e. Lee.
624
00:36:19,411 --> 00:36:22,379
Now, whether you believe in
ghosts and the afterlife,
625
00:36:22,414 --> 00:36:25,515
there's no debating
that the storied battlefields
of the civil war
626
00:36:25,551 --> 00:36:28,485
should forever be revered
as hallowed ground.
627
00:36:35,761 --> 00:36:37,427
Were you a worker here?
628
00:36:41,099 --> 00:36:43,133
Were you angry about
the conditions working--
629
00:36:43,869 --> 00:36:45,669
[machine beeping in distance]
630
00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:51,875
the alarm went off.
631
00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:04,354
[panting]
632
00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:08,692
hello?
633
00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:21,404
But I'm not seeing anything.
634
00:37:22,975 --> 00:37:25,008
Let's do the ghost box
one more time out here.
635
00:37:28,847 --> 00:37:29,946
[static on device]
636
00:37:33,018 --> 00:37:35,151
was that you that set off
the alarm in the tunnel?
637
00:37:40,759 --> 00:37:41,958
Did you hear that?
638
00:37:47,065 --> 00:37:48,231
Were you a worker here?
639
00:37:52,104 --> 00:37:53,169
[gasps] oh!
640
00:37:57,175 --> 00:37:59,242
Were you part
of any of the violence here?
641
00:38:02,047 --> 00:38:02,846
[cracking]
642
00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:03,647
[gasps]
643
00:38:06,184 --> 00:38:08,285
something just threw
a [bleep] rock.
644
00:38:14,393 --> 00:38:15,425
Phil. You copy?
645
00:38:17,362 --> 00:38:18,428
Yeah, you good?
646
00:38:19,431 --> 00:38:21,064
Something set off the alarm.
647
00:38:21,566 --> 00:38:22,766
Ran out here,
648
00:38:22,801 --> 00:38:24,200
starting using the ghost box,
649
00:38:24,236 --> 00:38:25,335
asked a few questions,
650
00:38:25,370 --> 00:38:28,104
and then something
threw a rock at me.
651
00:38:28,106 --> 00:38:29,472
And it happened right when
652
00:38:29,508 --> 00:38:33,943
I said, "were you a part
of any of the violence
here in the tunnel?"
653
00:38:34,846 --> 00:38:36,346
all right, jess.
That is crazy.
654
00:38:37,149 --> 00:38:38,415
Why don't you come down here?
655
00:38:38,450 --> 00:38:39,382
All right, sounds good.
656
00:38:53,031 --> 00:38:54,331
[jessica]
so tell me what you found.
657
00:38:54,366 --> 00:38:55,832
So I used
the ground stethoscope,
658
00:38:55,867 --> 00:38:57,701
and I swear to you,
when I listened
659
00:38:57,736 --> 00:39:01,304
to the earth,
I heard what sounded
exactly like a moan.
660
00:39:04,343 --> 00:39:06,076
[faint moaning]
661
00:39:06,111 --> 00:39:09,346
I actually think
I was able to document
662
00:39:09,381 --> 00:39:12,515
the sound of air
passing through the hill.
663
00:39:12,551 --> 00:39:15,719
So it could be
coming out through
some of these side bricks.
664
00:39:15,754 --> 00:39:19,622
Do you think it could be
coming out strong enough
to push somebody over?
665
00:39:19,658 --> 00:39:23,193
That's hard to say, but that's
my best guess right now.
666
00:39:23,228 --> 00:39:24,527
Did you hear any moans?
667
00:39:25,097 --> 00:39:26,730
I didn't hear any moans,
668
00:39:26,765 --> 00:39:29,566
but I did hear
our alarm go off.
669
00:39:29,601 --> 00:39:31,301
So something
set off the laser.
670
00:39:31,336 --> 00:39:33,703
We know there are
bats in there.
671
00:39:33,739 --> 00:39:34,604
Okay, one flew out.
672
00:39:34,639 --> 00:39:36,005
[jessica] it's possible, but
673
00:39:36,041 --> 00:39:39,409
I'm still pretty sold on
the response we got
from the ghost box.
674
00:39:39,444 --> 00:39:40,977
Right when I asked
the question,
675
00:39:41,012 --> 00:39:43,446
"were you part of the violence
here in the tunnels?"
676
00:39:43,482 --> 00:39:44,948
a rock was thrown at me.
677
00:39:44,983 --> 00:39:47,984
Do I think that
there are the remnants
678
00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:50,286
of that struggle
679
00:39:50,322 --> 00:39:52,622
here that can be tapped into?
680
00:39:53,258 --> 00:39:53,923
Yeah.
681
00:39:56,161 --> 00:40:00,096
[josh] the 184 miles
that make up
the chesapeake and ohio canal
682
00:40:00,132 --> 00:40:02,799
have become synonymous
with paranormal activity.
683
00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:08,671
While the team did not
capture visual evidence
of an apparition,
684
00:40:08,707 --> 00:40:12,041
jess believes she did make
contact with something.
685
00:40:12,077 --> 00:40:12,876
Twice.
686
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:16,246
[jessica]
it said "keep moving."
687
00:40:17,048 --> 00:40:19,649
do you not want us here?
688
00:40:19,684 --> 00:40:22,152
[josh] phil heard
mysterious footsteps while
investigating...
689
00:40:22,187 --> 00:40:24,220
It sounds like
there are footsteps here.
690
00:40:24,256 --> 00:40:28,691
...And seems to have been
touched by something
inside the paw paw tunnel.
691
00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:31,261
-Oh, my god!
-What the [bleep]!
692
00:40:31,296 --> 00:40:34,664
After analysis of the video
of the laser grid in
the tunnel,
693
00:40:34,699 --> 00:40:38,435
you can see what appears to be
a shadow pass through it
694
00:40:38,470 --> 00:40:41,204
at the exact moment
the alarm was tripped.
695
00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,440
Could the shadow
have been cast by a bat?
696
00:40:43,475 --> 00:40:47,444
Or generated by a paranormal
force, as some would claim?
697
00:40:47,479 --> 00:40:50,480
Phil did collect
compelling evidence
that the ghostly moans
698
00:40:50,515 --> 00:40:53,616
associated with the tunnel
could be attributed
699
00:40:53,652 --> 00:40:57,887
to the howling winds
reverberating inside
the mountain.
700
00:40:57,923 --> 00:41:01,858
This is absolutely insane
what I'm hearing.
701
00:41:01,893 --> 00:41:03,092
[josh]
but knocking someone over?
702
00:41:03,929 --> 00:41:05,462
That is less explainable.
703
00:41:06,665 --> 00:41:09,999
The c&o canal has seen
more than its share of death.
704
00:41:10,035 --> 00:41:12,802
And as paranormal reports
continue to surface,
705
00:41:12,838 --> 00:41:17,674
even skeptics like phil
are hard-pressed
to explain away everything...
706
00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:19,776
That was a scream.
707
00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:22,245
...That is seen and felt...
708
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,280
[gasps] oh, my god!
Something touched me!
709
00:41:25,183 --> 00:41:28,017
...Along america's
haunted canal.
710
00:41:29,187 --> 00:41:31,221
For more information
on expedition x,
711
00:41:31,256 --> 00:41:34,657
head to
discovery.Com/expeditionx.