The Xterra Files
Summaries of Some of Our Many Expeditions & Investigations
Salem, MA .
About Salem Salem, Massachusetts was founded by a group of settlers led by a Roger Conant. It arose out of a fishing village originally started
Dogtown Ghost Town Site, Cape Ann (between Gloucester and Rockport), MA .
Dogtown The story of Dogtown in Massachusetts is that it was populated by many odd people and settled in 1623. To this day there are
Little People Village Ghost Town Site, Middlebury, CT.
Little People Village Little People Village in Waterbury, CT is a very fascinating yet very creepy place. The legend, which changes based upon whomever you
Bara-Hack Colonial Ghost Town Site, Pomfret, CT.
Lost Village of Voices This settlement, near Pomfret, CT, was founded in 1790 and was named “Bara Hack” which is said to be Dutch for
Log Cabin, Easterly, TX.
This is an impressive 2 story log cabin structure on private land out from Easterly, TX. We still do not as of yet have historical
LaSalle Hotel, Bryan, TX.
Overnight Guests! The LaSalle Hotel originally opened in 1929 when Bryan was a prominent railroad stop between Houston and Dallas. The LaSalle was Bryan’s premier
Von Minden Hotel, Schulenburg, TX.
Heartbreak Hotel This historical hotel on 607 Lyons Ave was built in 1927, and contained 41 rooms. Besides being a hotel it also contains the
Jefferson Hotel, Jefferson, TX.
Jefferson, Texas Jefferson, TX, which became a town in 1848, is located close to the Louisiana border on the Big Cypress Bayou. Jefferson originally gained
Bell Bottom Bridge, Marlin, TX.
There are no pictures of this area due to the fact that we are always out there at night and good pics are difficult to
The Falls Hotel, Marlin, TX.
Marlin, Texas This once elaborate multi-story structure sits mostly vacant in downtown Marlin, TX and is Conrad Hilton’s 8th hotel. The upper stories sit vacant
Mount Vernon Cemetery Road, Mount Vernon Ghost Town Site, TX.
The road around Mount Vernon cemetery and in the vicinity of the ghost town site of the abandoned Robertson County, TX community Mount Vernon is
Buffalo Soldier Cemetery, Robertson/Falls County, TX.
This cemetery is the final resting place of several African-American soldiers known as “Buffalo Soldiers.” Several stones there are marked “Colored Infantry.” To quote Wikipedia,
