Post by swampiewolfess on Jul 1, 2008 17:06:53 GMT -5
Surrency, Georgia
In the southeast area of Georgia is a small town named Surrency. It was
founded by Allen Powell Surrency in 1870 and incorporated in 1911. Mr.
A.P. Surrency ran the local sawmill and a 2 story home he opened to
travelers. This home was located close to the Macon Brunswick railroad
line which was the town of Surrencys main connection to the outside
world.
On the morning of October 23, 1872 the Savannah Morning published a
letter written by A. P. Surrency describing the strange happenings at
his home. Mr. Surrency wrote that he had returned home the Thursday
last to find family members and neighbors at his home very agitated
and excited. His brother and trusted friends of high reputation were
among those present. Within minutes of his arrival, Mr. Surrency was
stunned to see glasses, pieces of crockery, brick bats, pitchers and
biscuits flying or falling off the shelves to crash to the floor.
Anything not nailed down, found its way to the floor.
He claimed that 75 to 100 witnesses could verify the many strange
occurrences, he felt were the result of a ghost and that were now
happening frequently. The media quick to get the story - whether it was
real or the naming of a fraud, rushed over. The media were not
disappointed. The ghost was always active.
Herschel Tillman at the age of eight had visited and reported hearing
unearthly screams, clocks that spun backwards, boots that clopped across
the floor by themselves. Mr. Tillman was not the only one to witness
the clock hands moving backwards as a Savannah Morning reporter also
verified this activity. A reporter from the Atlanta Constitution
reported that logs would roll out of the fireplace and books would
tumble from their resting places. The father of Herschel Tillman, the
late Rev. Henry Tillman, described seeing dancing objects and blankets
that would furl and unfurl as if by unseen hands. Rev. Tillman also
reported seeing glowing eyes over the
railroad tracks in front of the house.
Any attempts to rid the house of the unseen visitor resulted in
retaliation. The presence would increase its activity.
Some believe a railroad employee was murdered outside the home and was
responsible for the haunting. Others believed A.P. Surrency was in
league with the devil. And there are others who believe A.P. Surrency
knew far more about the murder than he was telling considering the home
had been fine for the first 20 years that he lived there.
The home burned to the ground in 1925, interestingly though, the site
where the house had been continued to be haunted until the death of A.P.
Surrency. The railroad tracks have now become the focus of the
haunting.
In 1989 a Mr. James Joyner reported that he saw a bright, golden-yellow
light that hovered over the tracks. The light began to move towards
him. When the light was close, it suddenly "blinked
out" only to reappear behind him on the tracks! Reports of the
Surrency Light have continued since the railroad employee was found
murdered and continue today.
In 1985, a team went to the area to try to determine the cause of the
strange light. They found a convex shaped pocket of liquid nine miles
underground. This was completely unheard of! Liquid is not supposed to
be able to form that far underground. There is no explanation as to
what the liquid is or how it came to be. The shape of the cavity that
encases the liquid is shaped like a lens. It is because of this shape
that scientists feel makes the glow bigger and brighter and it also
enlarges radio waves. This liquid is a mystery of its own.
One has to wonder if the haunting and the liquid are connected or the
result of the other. Is it possible that these two share a purpose? Not
to mention, there's this geological wonder buried nine miles under that
is totally unheard of before - why isn't there more being done to study
it? From the information available to me, it seems not much if anything
has happened since the investigation in 1985. As to the haunting - it
continues today!
In the southeast area of Georgia is a small town named Surrency. It was
founded by Allen Powell Surrency in 1870 and incorporated in 1911. Mr.
A.P. Surrency ran the local sawmill and a 2 story home he opened to
travelers. This home was located close to the Macon Brunswick railroad
line which was the town of Surrencys main connection to the outside
world.
On the morning of October 23, 1872 the Savannah Morning published a
letter written by A. P. Surrency describing the strange happenings at
his home. Mr. Surrency wrote that he had returned home the Thursday
last to find family members and neighbors at his home very agitated
and excited. His brother and trusted friends of high reputation were
among those present. Within minutes of his arrival, Mr. Surrency was
stunned to see glasses, pieces of crockery, brick bats, pitchers and
biscuits flying or falling off the shelves to crash to the floor.
Anything not nailed down, found its way to the floor.
He claimed that 75 to 100 witnesses could verify the many strange
occurrences, he felt were the result of a ghost and that were now
happening frequently. The media quick to get the story - whether it was
real or the naming of a fraud, rushed over. The media were not
disappointed. The ghost was always active.
Herschel Tillman at the age of eight had visited and reported hearing
unearthly screams, clocks that spun backwards, boots that clopped across
the floor by themselves. Mr. Tillman was not the only one to witness
the clock hands moving backwards as a Savannah Morning reporter also
verified this activity. A reporter from the Atlanta Constitution
reported that logs would roll out of the fireplace and books would
tumble from their resting places. The father of Herschel Tillman, the
late Rev. Henry Tillman, described seeing dancing objects and blankets
that would furl and unfurl as if by unseen hands. Rev. Tillman also
reported seeing glowing eyes over the
railroad tracks in front of the house.
Any attempts to rid the house of the unseen visitor resulted in
retaliation. The presence would increase its activity.
Some believe a railroad employee was murdered outside the home and was
responsible for the haunting. Others believed A.P. Surrency was in
league with the devil. And there are others who believe A.P. Surrency
knew far more about the murder than he was telling considering the home
had been fine for the first 20 years that he lived there.
The home burned to the ground in 1925, interestingly though, the site
where the house had been continued to be haunted until the death of A.P.
Surrency. The railroad tracks have now become the focus of the
haunting.
In 1989 a Mr. James Joyner reported that he saw a bright, golden-yellow
light that hovered over the tracks. The light began to move towards
him. When the light was close, it suddenly "blinked
out" only to reappear behind him on the tracks! Reports of the
Surrency Light have continued since the railroad employee was found
murdered and continue today.
In 1985, a team went to the area to try to determine the cause of the
strange light. They found a convex shaped pocket of liquid nine miles
underground. This was completely unheard of! Liquid is not supposed to
be able to form that far underground. There is no explanation as to
what the liquid is or how it came to be. The shape of the cavity that
encases the liquid is shaped like a lens. It is because of this shape
that scientists feel makes the glow bigger and brighter and it also
enlarges radio waves. This liquid is a mystery of its own.
One has to wonder if the haunting and the liquid are connected or the
result of the other. Is it possible that these two share a purpose? Not
to mention, there's this geological wonder buried nine miles under that
is totally unheard of before - why isn't there more being done to study
it? From the information available to me, it seems not much if anything
has happened since the investigation in 1985. As to the haunting - it
continues today!
