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Investigation Report

Location: Gerorgetown Cemetery, NM
Date: 08 November 2003
Weather Conditions: Clear
Humidity: 21%
Geomagnetic Storm Activity: Active
Temperature: 46
Number of Photos taken: 120
Number with possible targets: 0
Average EM Readings: 3nt, 25Hz
Average M fields Readings: 1nt
Average E Field Readings: 1 vpm
Cold Spots detected: None
Hot Spots Detected: None
Olfactory Phenomena: None
Visual Phenomena: None
Type of Investigation: Ghost Hunt

All information and photos Copyright 2003 by Cody Polston, Bob Carter and SGHA. All Rights Reserved.

Location Description and History

Also known as Birchville, Georgetown was the site of Apache raids, gold mining, and double-crossings. A "silver city" during the 1880s, it boasted a population of twelve hundred residents. The city was well planned with the business district in the middle of town, the better residential area, schools and churches to the north. The southern end of town harbored the jail, miner's quarters, saloons and several brothels. The silver mines were located across the gulch from the town and nestled in the hills beyond.


When the price of silver slumped in 1893, the town began to decline and eventually the town fell into ruin. Today a few adobe walls remain but not much else. However Georgetown's cemetery has survived and its tombstones contain many legible epitaphs along with rumors that it may be haunted.

Reported Phenomena

Odd lights moving about in the cemtery and unusual noises.

The Investigation

We searched the entire area and located nothing that would suggest that this location is haunted.

Photographs

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Initial Conclusions

We were able to explain the "odd lights" often reported here. They are reflections of car headlights (travelling on a backroad) against several tombstones.

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