1 00:00:01,402 --> 00:00:03,469 [josh gates] on this episode of expedition x... 2 00:00:09,110 --> 00:00:12,411 [josh] the chesapeake and ohio canal was a monumental 3 00:00:12,446 --> 00:00:15,347 and deadly feat of american engineering. 4 00:00:15,383 --> 00:00:17,349 All those men down here... 5 00:00:17,385 --> 00:00:20,686 I mean, those bodies floated all the way down the potomac. 6 00:00:20,721 --> 00:00:22,955 [josh] but today, this historic waterway 7 00:00:22,990 --> 00:00:24,690 and its crumbling ruins 8 00:00:24,725 --> 00:00:27,793 are said to be a hotbed of paranormal activity. 9 00:00:28,896 --> 00:00:31,830 That was a scream. 10 00:00:31,866 --> 00:00:34,366 [josh] locals are reporting violent encounters 11 00:00:34,402 --> 00:00:36,001 with mysterious spirits. 12 00:00:36,037 --> 00:00:37,202 There's this figure, 13 00:00:37,238 --> 00:00:39,505 all of a sudden, he turns around and looks at me... 14 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:42,007 -Oh, my god! -[jessica chobot] what the [bleep]? 15 00:00:42,043 --> 00:00:45,511 [josh] it's my team's most terrifying investigation yet... 16 00:00:45,546 --> 00:00:46,745 Did you die here? 17 00:00:47,748 --> 00:00:48,747 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 18 00:00:48,783 --> 00:00:50,349 What the hell was that? 19 00:00:52,486 --> 00:00:54,086 Phil, the alarm went off. 20 00:00:54,121 --> 00:00:57,022 ...As jess and phil confront a dark chapter 21 00:00:57,058 --> 00:00:58,524 in our nation's history. 22 00:01:00,327 --> 00:01:02,061 Definitely where the bodies are kept. 23 00:01:03,264 --> 00:01:04,396 Oh, my god, something touched me. 24 00:01:05,166 --> 00:01:06,665 [narrator reading] 25 00:01:08,135 --> 00:01:10,402 my name is josh gates. 26 00:01:10,438 --> 00:01:14,940 In my travels, I've experienced strange things that defy logic 27 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:17,142 and made me question everything. 28 00:01:17,178 --> 00:01:19,011 Oh, my god. 29 00:01:19,046 --> 00:01:23,749 Now, I've put together a team to investigate the stranger side of the unknown. 30 00:01:24,585 --> 00:01:25,984 Let's go. 31 00:01:26,020 --> 00:01:30,022 Phil torres is a scientist who hunts for rational explanations. 32 00:01:33,928 --> 00:01:38,130 Jessica chobot's paranormal research has made her a true believer. 33 00:01:38,165 --> 00:01:39,631 Phil, did you see that? 34 00:01:39,667 --> 00:01:41,233 I just saw something run across. 35 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:43,335 Together, we're searching for answers... 36 00:01:43,370 --> 00:01:44,703 What is that? 37 00:01:44,738 --> 00:01:47,706 ...To the world's most extraordinary mysteries. 38 00:01:48,342 --> 00:01:51,176 This is expedition x. 39 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:58,317 So, what if I told you that many people believe 40 00:01:58,352 --> 00:02:00,786 that the most haunted spot in america 41 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:03,388 is not an old house, it's not a hotel, 42 00:02:03,424 --> 00:02:06,058 it's not even some old west ghost town. 43 00:02:06,093 --> 00:02:10,963 Instead, it's a 184-mile stretch of water and wilderness 44 00:02:10,998 --> 00:02:13,966 known as the c&o canal. 45 00:02:14,001 --> 00:02:17,503 I would say you've got me. I have not heard of this before. 46 00:02:17,538 --> 00:02:19,171 -Did you just stump jess? -I got you! 47 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,507 -Yeah, you got me. -Wow, that's tough to do. 48 00:02:21,542 --> 00:02:23,742 This is a place that a lot of people don't know about. 49 00:02:23,777 --> 00:02:27,012 And a lot of these haunting stories there have never been investigated. 50 00:02:27,047 --> 00:02:29,081 But, ghosts or no ghosts, 51 00:02:29,116 --> 00:02:32,718 this canal is a terrifying slice of american history. 52 00:02:36,724 --> 00:02:39,558 1785, mount vernon, virginia. 53 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:42,528 With the bloodshed of the revolutionary war behind him, 54 00:02:42,563 --> 00:02:46,532 general george washington sets his mind to bringing trade goods inland 55 00:02:46,567 --> 00:02:50,102 from the eastern seaboard to ports along the ohio river. 56 00:02:50,137 --> 00:02:53,972 First, he must improve the navigability of the potomac river. 57 00:02:54,008 --> 00:02:59,011 Washington enlists a workforce that hand-digs a series of canals that run parallel 58 00:02:59,046 --> 00:03:03,215 to the potomac to skirt five treacherous waterfalls. 59 00:03:03,250 --> 00:03:09,288 1825. President james monroe signs a bill to pick up where washington left off. 60 00:03:09,323 --> 00:03:12,925 The new plan is to build the chesapeake and ohio canal, 61 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,995 which results in a massive 184-mile waterway 62 00:03:17,031 --> 00:03:20,432 stretching from washington d.C. To cumberland, maryland. 63 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:25,604 The price tag, $367 million in today's dollars. 64 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,908 But the real cost of the canal is the loss of hundreds of workers' lives 65 00:03:29,944 --> 00:03:31,310 during its construction. 66 00:03:31,345 --> 00:03:34,646 With a workforce often paid in whiskey and cigarettes, 67 00:03:34,682 --> 00:03:37,816 drunken brawls and deadly riots break out. 68 00:03:37,851 --> 00:03:42,821 Gruesome accidents and even cold-blooded murder are all too common. 69 00:03:43,357 --> 00:03:46,158 1861. The civil war. 70 00:03:46,193 --> 00:03:51,363 More blood spills into the canal when over 200 union soldiers are massacred 71 00:03:51,398 --> 00:03:54,833 on the bank of the potomac at the battle of ball's bluff. 72 00:03:54,868 --> 00:03:59,504 In the days and weeks that follow, ghostly screams and apparitions of soldiers 73 00:03:59,540 --> 00:04:04,776 believed to be fleeing the battle are reported in the neighboring c&o canal. 74 00:04:04,812 --> 00:04:08,213 Operations on the canal ceased in 1924. 75 00:04:08,249 --> 00:04:13,852 And today, almost a century later, paranormal encounters are regularly reported here. 76 00:04:13,921 --> 00:04:18,523 Some believe it is the wandering spirits of slain soldiers that haunt the area. 77 00:04:18,559 --> 00:04:22,594 While others are convinced it is the tortured souls of former canal workers 78 00:04:22,630 --> 00:04:24,863 who suffered violent deaths. 79 00:04:24,898 --> 00:04:27,633 The most recent sighting occurred only days ago 80 00:04:27,668 --> 00:04:30,168 near an abandoned lock house on the canal. 81 00:04:30,204 --> 00:04:34,273 There's this figure, just standing there, staring out at the water 82 00:04:34,308 --> 00:04:39,044 and all of a sudden he turns around and looks at me with this stone-cold expression. 83 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:41,613 Then, he was just gone. 84 00:04:41,649 --> 00:04:46,084 [josh] many believe these phantoms and the concentration of paranormal energy 85 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,254 are an echo of the c&o canal's violent history 86 00:04:49,290 --> 00:04:53,592 and the reason ghostly incidents are being reported to this day. 87 00:04:57,298 --> 00:04:58,630 So? 88 00:04:58,666 --> 00:05:01,633 Look, this is undoubtedly a fascinating time in american history. 89 00:05:01,669 --> 00:05:04,569 And there was a lot of tragedy, there was a lot of death. 90 00:05:04,605 --> 00:05:07,372 But this canal is along the potomac river. 91 00:05:07,408 --> 00:05:09,441 There's gonna be a lot of wildlife there. 92 00:05:09,476 --> 00:05:12,477 So, when people say that they hear things or they see things, 93 00:05:12,513 --> 00:05:16,181 I just wonder if those are all just cases of misidentification. 94 00:05:16,216 --> 00:05:19,818 Okay, so you're telling me you think birds and deer 95 00:05:19,853 --> 00:05:21,453 are being misidentified as a ghost. 96 00:05:21,922 --> 00:05:22,587 Yeah. 97 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:26,191 What's the canal being used for today? 98 00:05:26,226 --> 00:05:30,395 Not much. You know, the canal era obviously gave way to more efficient 99 00:05:30,431 --> 00:05:34,266 modes of transportation and the c&o canal was basically abandoned. 100 00:05:34,301 --> 00:05:35,367 Except for the ghosts. 101 00:05:35,402 --> 00:05:37,336 I've said it before. If you go someplace spooky 102 00:05:37,371 --> 00:05:38,704 and you think you're gonna see a ghost, 103 00:05:38,739 --> 00:05:40,872 you're gonna convince yourself that you're seeing a ghost. 104 00:05:40,908 --> 00:05:44,676 And I've said it before, that ghosts appear where there is tragedy. 105 00:05:44,712 --> 00:05:47,279 And this place was soaked in blood. 106 00:05:47,314 --> 00:05:50,882 Your mission is to get to virginia, get to the c&o canal, 107 00:05:50,918 --> 00:05:54,986 bring your enthusiasm, your skepticism, and see if you can experience 108 00:05:55,022 --> 00:05:57,889 what people have been reporting here for generations. 109 00:05:57,925 --> 00:06:00,025 -All right. We're on it. -Let's do it. 110 00:06:00,060 --> 00:06:02,127 Happy hunting. 111 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:05,630 [josh] on their way to virginia, my team drives 238 miles 112 00:06:05,666 --> 00:06:08,767 from new york city through potomac, maryland. 113 00:06:08,802 --> 00:06:13,672 A town that, during the civil war, played host to over 18,000 union troops. 114 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:16,942 Today, it is one of the most affluent cities in the united states. 115 00:06:16,977 --> 00:06:22,180 And the scenery as you drive along the potomac is also, well, kind of perfect. 116 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:24,416 [jessica] well, isn't this a nice bit of americana. 117 00:06:24,451 --> 00:06:27,119 It is. It's beautiful out here. 118 00:06:27,154 --> 00:06:31,723 [josh] running alongside the potomac here is the mostly derelict c&o canal, 119 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:34,760 which abandoned operations nearly 100 years ago. 120 00:06:34,795 --> 00:06:39,664 I gotta admit, I had no idea this canal existed and it's kinda sad because 121 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:43,101 so many people put so much effort into building it. 122 00:06:43,137 --> 00:06:46,872 -Yup. -And now it's just kind of in ruins. 123 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:48,306 Yeah. 124 00:06:48,342 --> 00:06:51,910 The battle of ball's bluff, that was what, 15 miles north of here? 125 00:06:51,945 --> 00:06:54,346 Yes. What an unfortunate name. 126 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:59,384 What? Because of the "ball's" part? 127 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:02,487 Yeah. Exactly because of the "ball's" part. 128 00:07:02,523 --> 00:07:05,524 -What else would it be? Not the "bluff" part. -Real mature, jessica. 129 00:07:05,559 --> 00:07:06,925 Not the "bluff" part. 130 00:07:10,264 --> 00:07:13,432 [jessica] we arrive on the virginia side of the great falls national park 131 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:17,002 near the site of the infamous battle of ball's bluff. 132 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:21,106 With so many casualties, I think the spirits of the slain soldiers could explain 133 00:07:21,141 --> 00:07:26,144 why many believe this area is the epicenter of paranormal activity on the canal. 134 00:07:26,180 --> 00:07:28,380 So, we've arranged a meeting with suzanne trussell, 135 00:07:28,415 --> 00:07:32,851 an archaeologist and consultant with the allegany county historical society. 136 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:36,488 So she says she wanted to meet us at the top of the trail. 137 00:07:36,523 --> 00:07:37,889 -Okay. -So let's get up there. 138 00:07:37,925 --> 00:07:39,825 It'll give us a great vantage point. 139 00:07:46,934 --> 00:07:50,202 We're hiking to an elevated perch that will give us a great view 140 00:07:50,237 --> 00:07:54,906 up and down the potomac river and would have provided an unparalleled scouting location 141 00:07:54,942 --> 00:07:56,875 for soldiers during the civil war. 142 00:07:59,413 --> 00:08:01,713 -Suzanne. Hello! -Did I tell you I was scared of heights? 143 00:08:03,383 --> 00:08:07,018 Suzanne's extensive study of the area's history, has revealed new evidence 144 00:08:07,054 --> 00:08:10,222 that proves people have been reporting ghostly encounters here 145 00:08:10,257 --> 00:08:13,458 since as far back as the civil war. 146 00:08:13,494 --> 00:08:15,193 -Well, suzanne... -Hi. 147 00:08:15,229 --> 00:08:17,662 I'm not gonna say this was the easiest place to get to. 148 00:08:17,698 --> 00:08:20,532 I wanted you to be able to see the potomac river here behind us. 149 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:22,100 Wow. 150 00:08:22,135 --> 00:08:23,969 [phil] seeing this treacherous section of the potomac river, 151 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:28,573 you quickly understand why they needed to build the c&o canal to skirt around it. 152 00:08:28,609 --> 00:08:32,711 And just upstream from here, is the historic battle site of ball's bluff. 153 00:08:34,348 --> 00:08:38,450 This battle was a complete catastrophe for the union. 154 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:43,054 [suzanne] we now have two armies facing each other, separated only by a river. 155 00:08:43,090 --> 00:08:45,690 They don't know how many soldiers each side has. 156 00:08:45,726 --> 00:08:48,026 The union army sends a small troop over. 157 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:51,396 The problem was the river. They couldn't get reinforcements over. 158 00:08:51,431 --> 00:08:55,567 Their commander, edward baker, was shot. And it was just pandemonium. 159 00:08:55,602 --> 00:08:59,371 Men were just jumping over the edge and jumping in the water. 160 00:08:59,406 --> 00:09:04,042 [josh] on October 21st, 1861, the battle of ball's bluff 161 00:09:04,077 --> 00:09:09,681 saw more than 200 union soldiers killed and almost 1,000 gravely injured 162 00:09:09,716 --> 00:09:13,485 or captured while fleeing confederate guns and canon fire, 163 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:18,423 with soldiers leaping off 100-foot cliffs, down to the rocky river below. 164 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:21,493 This has been referred to as as the most atrocious military murder 165 00:09:21,528 --> 00:09:24,396 ever committed in our history. 166 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:27,599 [jessica] suzanne, you said you found something in the archives you wanted us to see. 167 00:09:27,634 --> 00:09:30,702 Well, I have a soldier's journal here I want you to take a look at. 168 00:09:30,737 --> 00:09:32,837 -Oh, nice! -There's an entry in there I want you to read. 169 00:09:32,873 --> 00:09:35,640 It was written about a year after the battle. 170 00:09:35,676 --> 00:09:39,144 [jessica reading] "October 1862. We were sent on picket 171 00:09:39,179 --> 00:09:43,014 on a strip of land between the potomac and the chesapeake and ohio canal 172 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:45,383 nearly opposite of ball's bluff. 173 00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:50,088 Never were such weird sounds heard at this spot in the blackness of night. 174 00:09:50,123 --> 00:09:55,293 Moans, groans, growls and screeches. Those men who were tremendously agitated. 175 00:09:55,329 --> 00:09:58,597 Some of them heard the slashing of oars and strained their eyes 176 00:09:58,632 --> 00:10:01,633 nearly out of their sockets to see who was coming. 177 00:10:01,668 --> 00:10:04,970 There was something weird and ghastly about this place, 178 00:10:05,005 --> 00:10:09,641 where so many good men were murdered, that almost stopped our hearts." 179 00:10:09,676 --> 00:10:13,345 so he's reporting about people seeing and hearing ghosts. 180 00:10:13,380 --> 00:10:15,981 -Yeah. -Do you believe that there's ghosts here? 181 00:10:16,016 --> 00:10:19,217 People do report hearing sounds and feeling things. 182 00:10:19,252 --> 00:10:22,620 So there's something that some people are picking up on. 183 00:10:22,623 --> 00:10:25,824 Ball's bluff is quite a spot in the landscape. 184 00:10:25,859 --> 00:10:30,395 And the terror of just fleeing all hail mary outta there. 185 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:34,866 I could see where that would imprint the landscape a bit. 186 00:10:34,901 --> 00:10:38,770 [jessica] the union soldier's journal proves that paranormal activity has been reported 187 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:41,072 here since the time of the civil war. 188 00:10:41,108 --> 00:10:44,876 And it coincides with a slew of recent reports from this area. 189 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:51,082 Our investigation will begin at the spot that potentially started it all. 190 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:53,218 The battlefield of ball's bluff. 191 00:10:54,688 --> 00:10:57,188 [phil] well, should we hike up to the top? 192 00:10:57,224 --> 00:11:00,358 After hearing more about the battle earlier today, I had an idea 193 00:11:00,394 --> 00:11:03,061 and arranged for a surprise at the top of the bluff. 194 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:09,734 You know how you've been asking me to get more into this whole paranormal thing. 195 00:11:09,770 --> 00:11:13,438 -All the time. -I decided to play along a little bit. 196 00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:16,207 And I got us a trigger item. 197 00:11:16,243 --> 00:11:17,909 -You did not. -I did. 198 00:11:17,944 --> 00:11:19,277 -Did you really? -I did. 199 00:11:20,447 --> 00:11:22,947 Oh, my god, you got us a canon? 200 00:11:24,184 --> 00:11:26,851 Just like they used 150 years ago. 201 00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:27,886 [jessica] this is awesome. 202 00:11:27,921 --> 00:11:31,656 -We gonna light this thing up? -Oh, my god, yes! 203 00:11:31,692 --> 00:11:33,725 [jessica] a trigger item is an object that might be meaningful 204 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,193 or have historical relevance 205 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,162 to the spirit you're trying to contact. 206 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:40,999 The fact that phil is suggesting we use one, either means he's finally 207 00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:45,637 coming around as a believer or he just likes to blow [bleep] up. 208 00:11:45,672 --> 00:11:49,741 And now is the fun part. I need a charge. 209 00:11:49,776 --> 00:11:53,244 [jessica] if any spirits of fallen soldiers still roam this area, 210 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,414 the sound of canon fire just might get their attention. 211 00:11:56,450 --> 00:11:59,484 So now, we're officially loaded. 212 00:12:04,024 --> 00:12:07,425 Well, if this doesn't wake up the ghosts in this area, I don't know what will. 213 00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:12,197 -All right, ready? -Ready. 214 00:12:14,134 --> 00:12:16,434 Three. Two. One. 215 00:12:21,775 --> 00:12:23,508 -All right, ready? -Ready. 216 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:28,046 Three. Two. One. 217 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:32,317 -Oh... My... Goodness! -Holy crap! 218 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:38,156 I felt that in my, like, bones. 219 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:40,759 I'm surprised I didn't get knocked over. 220 00:12:40,794 --> 00:12:45,697 Well, I think we've officially woken up any spirit for miles. 221 00:12:45,732 --> 00:12:47,832 [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.