September 30, 2015 - For a Halloween experience that you will not soon forget, come meet the “Ghosts of Millard’s Crossing,” Halloween night, Saturday, October 31st from 6-8 PM at Millard’s Crossing Historic Village!
Halloween is the only night these ghosts make their appearance on the Village, to tell their stories as they sit on the porches and hand out candy to all those who wish to stop and listen.
Among the ghosts will be Emily and Jesse Lee, who once lived in the 1837, two-story double house that used to stand downtown on S. Fredonia Street. Maimie Watkins & her daughter, Thelma; Fannie& Matt Muckleroy, Sam & Susie Watkins, Willie Gramling, a once highly respected local music teacher, and, of course, the ghost of Lera Thomas chatting with her good friend, Gladys Hampton.
In the chapel, visitors will encounter a ghostly bride, once jilted at the altar, who appears to be dead until the stirring notes played by the ghoulish organist stimulate her to sit up and greet those who have entered to tell her story.
Adults and children alike will love the haunted hayride which goes down spooky old Post Oak Road where they may encounter the headless horseman as he makes his rounds galloping through the Village.The hayride begins and ends at the Country Store where people can purchase old fashioned items, popcorn, and drinks.
Children will love allthe old-fashioned games along with participating in a “cupcake walk” in the Parsonage while the ghost of Willie Gramling plays spritely tunes on the antique piano for their enjoyment. They can also experience an old fashioned school house lesson where they get to write with quill pens and….for Halloween….disappearing ink!
Created by Lear Millard Thomas in 1970, Millard’s Crossing Historic Village is located on the north side of Nacogdoches. Comprised of a variety of antique structures from Nacogdoches County it has become the largest historic Village in East Texas. It is a remarkable resource for historic education offering tours daily and four annual events. It also offers rentals for weddings, private parties and celebrations of all kinds.
For this annual Halloween event, the Village features Jack-O-Lanterns on all the porches, creating the ultimate spooky vibe. A ghostly head stares out an upstairs window of an 1840’s dogtrot log cabin and a body hanging downstairs, with a graveyard nearby where visitors can read the mournful and sometimes humorous epigraphs on the tombstones.
Visitors are welcome to come in their Halloween costumes and enjoy a delightfully, extraordinary evening meeting the “Ghosts of Millard’s Crossing.”
Where: Millard’s Crossing, 6020 North Street (1/2 mile north off Loop 224)
When: Saturday, October 31st 6-8 PM
Admission: $5 per adult, $3 for children 12 and under, 3 years and under free
Parking: Nacogdoches Flea Market
Contact: 936-564-6631 or email info@millardscrossing.org
