“That building, everything in it wants to talk, wants to say ‘hi’ . . .”
Richard Ruland, Ghost hunter
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| Temperance Building |
Town leaders in Harriman, Tennessee (population 6,744) are facing the daunting task of restoring the 121-year-old Temperance Building, and they may be turning to haunting to get the job done. For years, rumors of ghost sightings at the Temperance Building, a former jail, have traveled the grapevine. The town council will decide this week whether to get into the spirit of things and open the building to ghost tourists. Richard Ruland, a ghost hunter, has proposed offering overnight stays for $299 and three-hour tours for $30. Half of the proceeds would go to restoring the Temperance Building, which is estimated to cost $1 million. The mayor of Harriman says he doesn’t believe in ghosts, but he doesn’t not believe in them either. What he does believe in is raising funds for the restoration and maybe scaring up interest for his town along the way.
Read more → Tim Ghianni, Tennessee town hopes ghost search can scare up cash, Reuters, January 15, 2012.
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