Bisbee: The Inn at Castle Rock
Located in downtown Old Bisbee and at the foot of Castle
Rock sits the historic hotel, The Inn.
The Inn at Castle Rock was built in 1895 is a gorgeous place to spend a
night or two in Bisbee and the location of the historic Apache Springs Well. Bisbee’s rich and fascinating history started
at the foot of Castle Rock, the pass to Tombstone Canyon.
In May of 1877, Lt. John A. Rucker, some men from the Sixth
Cavalry, and Jack Dunn, a civilian tracker were told of a special spring well
by the Apache Indians. While enjoying
the tasty water from the well, they saw a dim green color on the rocks along
the hillside. They knew this was a sign
that lead, copper and even silver could be in the area. They had to wait three month to file any
claims because of their responsibilities to the military life.
The Muirhead House was built over the spring and named after
Bisbee’s first mayor, John Joseph Muirhead.
It was the largest wood structure in Bisbee and used as a boarding house
for miners. Sometime in the 1930’s the
mayor died and his wife took over operations of the house until 1948. The
building was then turned into apartments until the 1980’s when Jim Babcock
bought the place. Its doors were closed
in 2007 and two years later Chris Brown bought the inn, changed the name to The
Inn at Castle Rock, and has been renovating the place ever since. He would like to restore the inn to the
beauty it once was when it was first built.
Bisbee is a town with many ghost stories. People have seen apparitions in homes, hotels,
businesses, and on the streets of town.
The Inn at Castle Rock has its own ghost stories as well. A female ghost has been seen wandering the
inn. The story is told that she was shot
by accident when a soldier’s rifle went off while he was cleaning it on the
front porch. The shooting was documented
in the paper. Perhaps her spirit is
looking for answers to why she was shot.
Many other strange occurrences have been documented by the guest of the
inn. There is a large book with all the
stories is sitting in the lobby for all to see.
When you spend a night in Bisbee and stay at the Inn, don’t forget to
share any paranormal experiences you may have.
I LOVE THE FIRST PIC!
ReplyDeleteI have an obsession with pictures like this. It makes me look at all the little places that people normally don't look....
And wonder about the people there at the time.
I agree, this is why I love the history of these small mining towns. Bisbee is an awesome place to visit.
DeleteI really like the idea of the guestbook full of experience stories. As a ghostie fiction writer I would be too bloody tempted to embellish.
ReplyDeleteLOL.... The Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee has a book as well (actually they have two books). We had lots to document when we stayed there. There is lots of paranormal stuff going on at that hotel.
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