Haunted Pensacola Series: Box 2 - Cat Ghost LbNA #50365 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 13, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Pensacola |
| County: | Escambia |
| State: | Florida |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Moo Poo  |
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| Found by: | Sneaky Sneaks |
| Last found: | Nov 25, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFaFFFFFFFaaaaaam |
| Last edited: | Sep 13, 2009 |
HAUNTED PENSACOLA SERIES: BOX 2 - CAT GHOST Letterbox
Created by: Moo Poo
Placed by: Moo Poo and The Real Truth
Stamp: Hand-carved
Note: I am rating this series PG-13!! I fear that some children may find ghosts and haunted places scary. Please don’t attempt these boxes if you think your child(ren) may be afraid of the idea of ghosts.
Series Note: The first 4 boxes of this series (Seville Quarter, Cat Ghost, Pensacola Little Theatre’s Little Girl, Mr. Manatee’s and Mattie) are in walking distance of one another. I’ve listed the clues in the order with which it would be most convenient for you to walk to all 4. In fact, the clues for boxes 2-4 are simply continuations from the clues for boxes 1-3!
In his book Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola, Greg Jenkins stated, “With a rich history, Pensacola has much to offer for visitors and natives alike...When exploring the city and historic sights – such as Historic Pensacola Village, the Pensacola Historical Museum, Ft. Pickens, Ft. Barrancas, and of course the festive Seville Historic District – you’ll glimpse Florida at its best. From historical forts that protected our shores during the Civil War to the modern bases that had trained sailors and pilots during every war and conflict since, it’s simple to see Pensacola’s importance to the United States and to Florida’s unique history.” Whether or not one believes in ghosts, it can’t be ignored that there is fascinating history behind many of Pensacola’s notable places. This series is meant to highlight some of the stories behind a few of Pensacola’s most famous spots and encourage others to explore what this historic city has to offer.
Cat Ghost
The T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum, located in the Ferdinand VII Plaza on Jefferson Street, is part of the Historic Pensacola Village Museum complex. The entire museum is a storehouse of fascinating historic artifacts ranging from practically every aspect of west Florida’s history, to that of the truly strange. Most notable is the mummified cat which sits as though content but ready to pounce. Many have claimed the feeling of something rubbing up against their legs, with a wispy feel to it, followed by a slight draft of air. Anyone who has owned a cat is sure to know this particular feeling, as cats have the uncanny habit of sneaking and jumping out of nowhere, at any given moment. Apparently, one cat continues to act like its old self regardless of it current condition. On many occasions, museum workers have reported seeing small objects simply fall over on tables, including artifacts under glass display cases. Sometimes, these small knick-knacks will gently fall over in a row, as if something was leaving a trail of disarray after it walked by – just as a cat would do. If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of a small tan-colored critter walking around through the corner of your eye, or see the faint shadow of a small animal under a display area or table creeping out of view. To date, no one has identified the phantom creature, which remains a curiosity at the museum. While there are other ghostly events to take place inside the T. T. Wentworth Museum, the cat ghost is most interesting, especially since you are welcome to go inside and see its mummified body on display.
Other ghostly events to take place inside the T. T. Wentworth Museum are the inexplicable voices that are heard throughout the complex on all of the floors. These voices are just outside of range, meaning that you can almost hear what is being said, except that the words are muffled, as one employee told me, “as if someone were speaking from under a pillow.” According to several staff members, strange voices and the sound of footsteps echoing from the hallways and display rooms began during the late 1980s, when major reconstruction work was taking place inside and around the museum. A few days after a major overhaul had begun inside the old museum, workers began hearing voices of an old man, who sounded perturbed and upset about something. This was not so much a fit of rage, but the kind of grumbling one might hear from a cantankerous old man who was simply fed up with something and was being vocal about it. Some have suggested that this spirit is the remains of an alleged murder that had taken place on the grounds almost one hundred years ago. There was a rumor that a murder took place in one of the many offices that once existed within the Wentworth building during the 1900s or early 1920s. Who and what haunts the corridors and display rooms of the T. T. Wentworth Museum is a good question because no one is quite certain as to who these spirits might have been in life, or if they wandered in from another location in Pensacola village. Some believe that these restless ghosts were here long before the building was constructed in 1907. Some claim that there was a small cemetery on this location dating from colonial times, but not one is absolutely certain. Still others have suggested that there was once a small wooden home on the property that burned down during the 1860s or 1870s. Again, no one is sure of this.
Borrowed from Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola by Greg Jenkins.
To find out more about the T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, visit: http://www.historicpensacola.org
Directions:
You can find the directions on the clues for “Pensacola Haunted Series: Box 1 – Seville Quarter”.
Clues:
1) Start from Box 1 – Seville Quarter.
2) Cross Jefferson St towards the tall pink-ish building on the left.
3) As you’re walking through the parking lot towards the tall building, observe the tree beside the power pole (it’s right of the tall building).
4) There are 2 planter boxes in-between the parking lot and the tall pink-ish building. Go to the tallest planter box.
5) Find the corner closest to the tree/power pole and sit there.
6) Reach in about 2 ½ ft from the corner. Near the “trunk” of the bush is a micro-box that’s spray-painted brown.
7) When you’re finished with stamping in, please reseal all the bags and make sure the lid is twisted tight. Re-hide better than how you found it. Now, you can go on to find Pensacola Little Theatre’s Little Girl, Mr. Manatee’s and Mattie!
8) Don’t forget to log your find in to either AtlasQuest.com or Letterboxing.org!
Created by: Moo Poo
Placed by: Moo Poo and The Real Truth
Stamp: Hand-carved
Note: I am rating this series PG-13!! I fear that some children may find ghosts and haunted places scary. Please don’t attempt these boxes if you think your child(ren) may be afraid of the idea of ghosts.
Series Note: The first 4 boxes of this series (Seville Quarter, Cat Ghost, Pensacola Little Theatre’s Little Girl, Mr. Manatee’s and Mattie) are in walking distance of one another. I’ve listed the clues in the order with which it would be most convenient for you to walk to all 4. In fact, the clues for boxes 2-4 are simply continuations from the clues for boxes 1-3!
In his book Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola, Greg Jenkins stated, “With a rich history, Pensacola has much to offer for visitors and natives alike...When exploring the city and historic sights – such as Historic Pensacola Village, the Pensacola Historical Museum, Ft. Pickens, Ft. Barrancas, and of course the festive Seville Historic District – you’ll glimpse Florida at its best. From historical forts that protected our shores during the Civil War to the modern bases that had trained sailors and pilots during every war and conflict since, it’s simple to see Pensacola’s importance to the United States and to Florida’s unique history.” Whether or not one believes in ghosts, it can’t be ignored that there is fascinating history behind many of Pensacola’s notable places. This series is meant to highlight some of the stories behind a few of Pensacola’s most famous spots and encourage others to explore what this historic city has to offer.
Cat Ghost
The T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum, located in the Ferdinand VII Plaza on Jefferson Street, is part of the Historic Pensacola Village Museum complex. The entire museum is a storehouse of fascinating historic artifacts ranging from practically every aspect of west Florida’s history, to that of the truly strange. Most notable is the mummified cat which sits as though content but ready to pounce. Many have claimed the feeling of something rubbing up against their legs, with a wispy feel to it, followed by a slight draft of air. Anyone who has owned a cat is sure to know this particular feeling, as cats have the uncanny habit of sneaking and jumping out of nowhere, at any given moment. Apparently, one cat continues to act like its old self regardless of it current condition. On many occasions, museum workers have reported seeing small objects simply fall over on tables, including artifacts under glass display cases. Sometimes, these small knick-knacks will gently fall over in a row, as if something was leaving a trail of disarray after it walked by – just as a cat would do. If you’re lucky, you might catch a glimpse of a small tan-colored critter walking around through the corner of your eye, or see the faint shadow of a small animal under a display area or table creeping out of view. To date, no one has identified the phantom creature, which remains a curiosity at the museum. While there are other ghostly events to take place inside the T. T. Wentworth Museum, the cat ghost is most interesting, especially since you are welcome to go inside and see its mummified body on display.
Other ghostly events to take place inside the T. T. Wentworth Museum are the inexplicable voices that are heard throughout the complex on all of the floors. These voices are just outside of range, meaning that you can almost hear what is being said, except that the words are muffled, as one employee told me, “as if someone were speaking from under a pillow.” According to several staff members, strange voices and the sound of footsteps echoing from the hallways and display rooms began during the late 1980s, when major reconstruction work was taking place inside and around the museum. A few days after a major overhaul had begun inside the old museum, workers began hearing voices of an old man, who sounded perturbed and upset about something. This was not so much a fit of rage, but the kind of grumbling one might hear from a cantankerous old man who was simply fed up with something and was being vocal about it. Some have suggested that this spirit is the remains of an alleged murder that had taken place on the grounds almost one hundred years ago. There was a rumor that a murder took place in one of the many offices that once existed within the Wentworth building during the 1900s or early 1920s. Who and what haunts the corridors and display rooms of the T. T. Wentworth Museum is a good question because no one is quite certain as to who these spirits might have been in life, or if they wandered in from another location in Pensacola village. Some believe that these restless ghosts were here long before the building was constructed in 1907. Some claim that there was a small cemetery on this location dating from colonial times, but not one is absolutely certain. Still others have suggested that there was once a small wooden home on the property that burned down during the 1860s or 1870s. Again, no one is sure of this.
Borrowed from Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola by Greg Jenkins.
To find out more about the T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, visit: http://www.historicpensacola.org
Directions:
You can find the directions on the clues for “Pensacola Haunted Series: Box 1 – Seville Quarter”.
Clues:
1) Start from Box 1 – Seville Quarter.
2) Cross Jefferson St towards the tall pink-ish building on the left.
3) As you’re walking through the parking lot towards the tall building, observe the tree beside the power pole (it’s right of the tall building).
4) There are 2 planter boxes in-between the parking lot and the tall pink-ish building. Go to the tallest planter box.
5) Find the corner closest to the tree/power pole and sit there.
6) Reach in about 2 ½ ft from the corner. Near the “trunk” of the bush is a micro-box that’s spray-painted brown.
7) When you’re finished with stamping in, please reseal all the bags and make sure the lid is twisted tight. Re-hide better than how you found it. Now, you can go on to find Pensacola Little Theatre’s Little Girl, Mr. Manatee’s and Mattie!
8) Don’t forget to log your find in to either AtlasQuest.com or Letterboxing.org!