The Haunted Mines are a great place for family and friends to enjoy time together. It’s a terrifying and thrilling experience for all ages. However, not many know of the history behind the mines.

In the year 1840, the Haunted Mine was actually a gold mine, although it was very dangerous.  On the tenth of October, the mine shaft collapsed. All were killed on impact, except for one man, Jeremiah McDygut.

According to legend, Jeremiah was trapped underground for twelve days without food  and very little water. He wrote in a journal in the days that he was underground. In the first few days he didn’t give up hope, but in the days that followed he slowly went mad.

According to Jeremiah’s journal, there was a beast of some sort with him in the mine. It would scream and it seemed to be coming from everywhere. The beast was never found in the mine.

On the twelfth day, he went insane with hunger, so he cut off and ate his own arm. In his journal, he blamed this on the beast that was never found. Shortly afterwards, he bled to death from the gaping hole where his arm used to be. Jeremiah’s body was recovered sixteen days after he went missing.

Due to this gruesome death, authorities shut down the mine for one hundred and sixty- nine years until the family decided to petition for the reopening of it.

As the tale goes, the deed to the mines is passed down Jeremiah’s family line every thirteen years. It has happened thirteen times, and counting. Each family member decides what to do with the mine. This year, Mr. Steve McDygut opened the mine to the public.

Some say, while in the mines, one can hear the screams of the men that died, as well as the tortured, maddened screams of Jeremiah. One will never know the full truth, Unless they venture in the mines.