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I love Halloween thanks for the interesting article
I was in Washington DC for the first time this past Sept. 2016. I'm looking forward to a return visit in 2017. I love the place, you have very kind people and a ton of rich history! I want to visit the haunted halls!
A former tour guide told me she was alone in the Old Senate Chamber in the early 1980s and one of the books on the desks opened._x000D_ _x000D_ Thank you for the interesting article!_x000D_ _x000D_
Enjoyable read while riding the commuter bus into work._x000D_ _x000D_ Thank you!
Just maybe these events happened along with many more. Thank You for relating these.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, I worked for House Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations. When Hearings or bills were submitted for the House floor, we would be working long hours - 18 hours a day. We also worked closely with the Senate Defense Subcommittee (Appropriations). This job required very high security clearances, so the staff would have to hand-deliver documents to the Senate side. Quite a few times, I would courier documents, alone, in the wee hours of the morning, walking the hallways in low lighting. In fact, some of the rooms of the Capitol had no lighting on at all. That was eerie in of itself! However, as I would walk to and from the House and Senate sides, I would hear as if someone was walking behind me. I would stop thinking it was one of my colleagues or Capitol Police officer, yet, the footsteps would continue for a few seconds more, then stop. When I would look behind me, no one was there. This happened on many occasions!
Anyone hear of the ghost cat in the Catafalque store room? The Catafalque is the wooden stand that presidents and other dignitaries lie in state. It is very old, dating to Lincoln's time. Allegedly the howl of cat is heard from the room. Watchmen who have opened to door to investigate are confronted by a pair of cat's eyes glowing in the dark!
Very inteersting
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