The Black Swan Inn, is it haunted?
Dec 23, 2012 18:27:57 #
The black Swan Inn, is it haunted?
Most folks that have had anything to do with the Black Swan Inn tend to think that it is haunted. The minute you step onto the property, you sense that something is not normal about the place...something is just not right.
The Black Swan Inn sits on a hilltop among some Live Oak Trees facing Salado Creek in the northeast part of San Antonio. The land that it sits on has a long history of violence, murder, and suicide. Archaeological surveys on the property has shown evidence of Indians occupying the land approximately 5,000 years ago and that there is a burial site located somewhere on the property, suspected to possibly be directly under the Inn. The Battle of Salado Creek in 1842 between the Texans and Mexicans also took place on the land where the Black Swan Inn now sits. This was a bloody battle, leaving hundreds dead. The Texas army buried their dead in shallow graves on the property, while the Mexican dead were left where they fell and died. At a later date it is known that the Texan's bodies were retrieved from the shallow graves and buried elsewhere, but there is no record of what became of the dead Mexican soldiers...it is assumed that they were removed and sent home to Mexico.
A few years after the Battle of Salado Creek, the Black Swan Inn was built by a German by the name of Heinrich who died sometime in the 1850's. It was then owned by an attorney who was later found dead with his hands tied behind his back...strange, but the death was ruled a suicide. It is rumored that the ghost of the original owner was roaming the property and drove the attorney to commit suicide. There has since been many owners and the property has been used as a restaurant, bed and breakfast club, and even as a place to hold weddings.
There has been many ghost sighting over the years...a ghost will stand at the foot of the owner's bed, dolls in a certain room would be rearranged, the original owner's ghost is known to roam the property, boys fishing on Salado Creek have been chased by a ghost that appears to be an Indian, the sound of a military bugle is heard on occasion...there are just too many ghost sightings which leads many folks to believe that some of the ghost stories just may be true.
While researching the history of the Black Swan Inn, I found the following on the Internet: "This sight has been investigated by the San Antonio Paranormal Network. They recorded a lot of activity such as cold spots, doors opening and closing, music coming from the walls, flickering lights and a general heaviness in the ballroom. The team also recorded temperature changes with EMF recorders and several EVP (electronic voice phenomena) when specific questions were asked. Other patrons have seen full apparitions of spirits in the house and on the property as well as loud noises and banging. SAPN has deemed the Black Swan Inn as an active paranormal site."
When I visited the Black Swan Inn, it appeared to be closed and the gate was locked shut with a chain and Master Lock. Because it appeared to be vacant, I decided to walk closer to the main building and get some better pictures...wrong! As soon as I stepped foot on that property, I felt a strong cold breeze hit me in the face. On second thought, I decided that it might be best that I not enter the property. I do not know whether or not there is such a thing as a ghost, but I will give it the benefit of the doubt...why tempt fate. Tejaswrangler :)
Most folks that have had anything to do with the Black Swan Inn tend to think that it is haunted. The minute you step onto the property, you sense that something is not normal about the place...something is just not right.
The Black Swan Inn sits on a hilltop among some Live Oak Trees facing Salado Creek in the northeast part of San Antonio. The land that it sits on has a long history of violence, murder, and suicide. Archaeological surveys on the property has shown evidence of Indians occupying the land approximately 5,000 years ago and that there is a burial site located somewhere on the property, suspected to possibly be directly under the Inn. The Battle of Salado Creek in 1842 between the Texans and Mexicans also took place on the land where the Black Swan Inn now sits. This was a bloody battle, leaving hundreds dead. The Texas army buried their dead in shallow graves on the property, while the Mexican dead were left where they fell and died. At a later date it is known that the Texan's bodies were retrieved from the shallow graves and buried elsewhere, but there is no record of what became of the dead Mexican soldiers...it is assumed that they were removed and sent home to Mexico.
A few years after the Battle of Salado Creek, the Black Swan Inn was built by a German by the name of Heinrich who died sometime in the 1850's. It was then owned by an attorney who was later found dead with his hands tied behind his back...strange, but the death was ruled a suicide. It is rumored that the ghost of the original owner was roaming the property and drove the attorney to commit suicide. There has since been many owners and the property has been used as a restaurant, bed and breakfast club, and even as a place to hold weddings.
There has been many ghost sighting over the years...a ghost will stand at the foot of the owner's bed, dolls in a certain room would be rearranged, the original owner's ghost is known to roam the property, boys fishing on Salado Creek have been chased by a ghost that appears to be an Indian, the sound of a military bugle is heard on occasion...there are just too many ghost sightings which leads many folks to believe that some of the ghost stories just may be true.
While researching the history of the Black Swan Inn, I found the following on the Internet: "This sight has been investigated by the San Antonio Paranormal Network. They recorded a lot of activity such as cold spots, doors opening and closing, music coming from the walls, flickering lights and a general heaviness in the ballroom. The team also recorded temperature changes with EMF recorders and several EVP (electronic voice phenomena) when specific questions were asked. Other patrons have seen full apparitions of spirits in the house and on the property as well as loud noises and banging. SAPN has deemed the Black Swan Inn as an active paranormal site."
When I visited the Black Swan Inn, it appeared to be closed and the gate was locked shut with a chain and Master Lock. Because it appeared to be vacant, I decided to walk closer to the main building and get some better pictures...wrong! As soon as I stepped foot on that property, I felt a strong cold breeze hit me in the face. On second thought, I decided that it might be best that I not enter the property. I do not know whether or not there is such a thing as a ghost, but I will give it the benefit of the doubt...why tempt fate. Tejaswrangler :)
Dec 23, 2012 19:01:23 #
Dec 23, 2012 19:21:03 #
jeanbug35 wrote:
Spooky story.
jeanbug35, thanks for viewing it. I think I messed up big time, it is too long and may have to be pulled. I am still too new to the Forum and do not know all the rules, or what is permitted. Tejaswrangler :)
Dec 23, 2012 19:52:25 #
Don't think I would want to stay there.
Not to change the subject but, one of the most beautiful pieces of music is about a black swan. It's a spooky story also.
The "Swan of Tuonela" by Sibelius. It's on You-Tube.
Not to change the subject but, one of the most beautiful pieces of music is about a black swan. It's a spooky story also.
The "Swan of Tuonela" by Sibelius. It's on You-Tube.
Dec 23, 2012 19:52:36 #
Dec 23, 2012 19:58:19 #
Dec 23, 2012 20:21:47 #
PhotoDan wrote:
Don't think I would want to stay there.
Not to change the subject but, one of the most beautiful pieces of music is about a black swan. It's a spooky story also.
The "Swan of Tuonela" by Sibelius. It's on You-Tube.
Not to change the subject but, one of the most beautiful pieces of music is about a black swan. It's a spooky story also.
The "Swan of Tuonela" by Sibelius. It's on You-Tube.
PhotoDan, thanks for viewing the picture, and for providing me information about the swam music. I will try to listen to it later this evening. :)
Dec 23, 2012 20:25:23 #
colo43 wrote:
OH Fred, you just made the hair on my arms stand up!
colo43, so sorry for making the hair on your arms stand up. Thank goodness that I did not tell you about all the buzzards up in the trees a short distance from the old inn. Thanks for viewing the picture and story. :)
Dec 23, 2012 20:29:02 #
fdeak wrote:
:shock: hehehehe :?:
fdeak, :lol: :lol: :lol: I think I know why your are laughing. Thanks for viewing the story and picture. :)
Dec 23, 2012 20:30:22 #
Your killing me!
LOL
i pray you had not gone alone when you went there!
LOL
i pray you had not gone alone when you went there!
tejaswrangler wrote:
colo43, so sorry for making the hair on your arms stand up. Thank goodness that I did not tell you about all the buzzards up in the trees a short distance from the old inn. Thanks for viewing the picture and story. :)
colo43 wrote:
OH Fred, you just made the hair on my arms stand up!
colo43, so sorry for making the hair on your arms stand up. Thank goodness that I did not tell you about all the buzzards up in the trees a short distance from the old inn. Thanks for viewing the picture and story. :)
Dec 23, 2012 20:33:02 #
Dec 23, 2012 20:34:53 #
Cool story!! But I must be a little weird. I would love to stay there and see if I could see and talk with them. I have always wanted to see a ghost . :)
Erv
Erv
Dec 23, 2012 20:41:47 #
colo43 wrote:
Your killing me!
LOL
i pray you had not gone alone when you went there!
LOL
i pray you had not gone alone when you went there!
tejaswrangler wrote:
colo43, so sorry for making the hair on your arms stand up. Thank goodness that I did not tell you about all the buzzards up in the trees a short distance from the old inn. Thanks for viewing the picture and story. :)
colo43 wrote:
OH Fred, you just made the hair on my arms stand up!
colo43, so sorry for making the hair on your arms stand up. Thank goodness that I did not tell you about all the buzzards up in the trees a short distance from the old inn. Thanks for viewing the picture and story. :)
colo43, I had to go alone. When I got there, I rolled the windows of the pickup truck down, found a station playing Christian music on the radio, then turned the volume up as high as it would go. I stayed within hearing distance of the music, quickly took the picture, and left the area. I always try to put the odds in my favor, why risk it? :)
Dec 23, 2012 20:43:14 #
briace wrote:
class mate the info is spot on- keep posting :thumbup: :thumbup:
briace, thanks! Please have a Merry Christmas! :)
Dec 23, 2012 20:47:50 #
Erv wrote:
Cool story!! But I must be a little weird. I would love to stay there and see if I could see and talk with them. I have always wanted to see a ghost . :)
Erv
Erv
Erv, I don't know if there is such a thing as a ghost, but I don't want to be the one used to prove that there is such a thing. Thanks for viewing the picture and story. :)
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