Ghosts of the Quad Cities (Haunted America) by Mark Mclaughlin

Ghosts of the Quad Cities (Haunted America) by Mark Mclaughlin

Divided by state lines and the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities share a common haunted heritage.

If anything, the seam that runs through the region is especially rife with spirits, from the Black Angel of Moline's Riverside Cemetery to the spectral Confederate POWs of Arsenal Island. Of course, the city centers have their own illustrious supernatural residents - the Hanging Ghost occupies Davenport's City Hall, while the Phantom Washwoman wanders Bettendorf's Central Avenue. At Igor's Bistro in Rock Island, every day is Halloween. Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin hunt down the haunted lore of this vibrant midwestern community.

Mark McLaughlin, a Lake Tahoe historian, runs The Storm King website (www.thestormking.com) and has written five volumes about the lake's history. The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm and Longboards to Olympics: A Century of Tahoe Winter Sports are two of his books. McLaughlin portrays the growth of skiing in one of America's most beautiful locales using archival pictures from regional historical societies such as the Donner Summit Historical Society and the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society, as well as private collections.