Dr. Mark Farley's Personal Blog

The Jarrot Mansion in Cahokia, Illinois, was completed by Nicholas Jarrot in 1807. Built by slaves, the Jarrot Mansion is the oldest...

The Martin Boismenue House in North Dupo, Illinois was built in 1790 and is one of the oldest structures in Southern Illinois. The simple...

I worked at Lambert Airport for some years, and in my experience, the D Concourse at night was a very creepy place. Built in the early...

In the 1990’s a group of teenagers was traveling through the Seven Gates of Hell located just outside of Collinsville, Illinois. The...

Whether due to superstition or as a safety measure, many theatres have what is called a “ghost light” (the Fox Theatre has two). The...

Awhile back we announced what we believed to be one of Cherokee Street’s Lost Cemeteries across the street from the Lemp's Grand Hall. ...

There are two shipwrecks along the St. Louis Riverfront. The first is the Mine Sweeper, U.S.S. Inaugural, which was swept away by the...

The Yucca Plant is a spinney, cactus-like plant that is very hard to eradicate, and commonly found in older cemeteries. Referred to as...

If you’re from St. Louis, then you are most likely familiar with the town of Times Beach. Founded in 1925, Times Beach was a promotional...

Allenton founded in 1890, was a small railroad community located along the Old Route 66 Highway. Once a thriving community, Allenton...