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| Theresa looks at the spot where the ghost's corpse told Rob where he was buried |
Emery's house sits along the banks of Shabakunk Creek, which was the site of the Battle of Princeton. Emery noted odd occurrences that couldn't be explained and asked us to investigate (since we're both mediums and paranormal investigators). After you learn what happened at the Creek, we'll tell you about the ghosts we encountered
WHAT HAPPENED AT SHABAKUNK CREEK? - On January 2, 1777, during the Second Battle of Trenton of the American Revolutionary War, soldiers of the Continental Army and supporting militias, under the direct command of General George Washington, held a defensive line along the south shore of Assunpink Creek south of Trenton, stretching from the mouth of the creek up to Philip's Mill. The American soldiers successfully repelled several charges by British and Hessian soldiers across a stone bridge over the creek, and also repelled an attempt to ford the creek near its mouth.
AMERICAN GENERAL'S MEMOIR - American General James Wilkinson, who was at the time of the Second Battle of Trenton a Major, wrote about these events in his Memoirs:
"About half a mile advanced from the northern extremity of
the buildings of this place, on the old road to Princeton, there is a
ravine, which crosses the road at right angles, and descends to the
plain of Assanpink; on the south-western verge of
this hollow, our advance party made their last stand. "
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| The spot just about 6 feet from the creek |
Wilkinson mentions a mill near where the road (Lawrenceville Road-Route 206) is forded by the creek: "After forcing our advanced party, the enemy took post in our
front, at about 1000 yards distance, with the intervention of the
village (now city) of Trenton, and the Shabakunk Creek, which was every
where fordable below the mill."
THE GHOSTS - As we walked behind Emery's house and along the creek, we sensed a lot of residual emotional energy, very likely leftover from the trauma of the war, over 240 years ago. There seemed to be a number of intelligent haunts, or interactive ghosts walking around the creek. Water energy from the creek enabled those ghosts to linger. Many of them were shot and killed crossing the creek.
THE GHOSTLY GRAVE - When I was about 6 feet from the creek bed, I stopped at a spot and was facing the creek. I suddenly heard a British soldier tell me that he died right there. Suddenly, I felt severe pains in my lower left back. I don't know what feeling shot feels like, but it was a burning, stabbing pain, so I imagine that's what happened to him. He was shot in the back three times (perhaps with buckshot?), fell on that spot (it was likely in the creek, which was a lot wider at the time) , bled out and died there. He was trying to tell me where his body was located. It was chilling!!
EMERY'S MEMORIES CONNECT - -Emery noted that when he was a child, he would usually play near that spot. It was as if the ghost was trying to get his attention, and kept drawing him to that spot. I think the ghost wanted a proper burial for his body.
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| A map of the battle area/Map from 1776. Emery's property is where the letter "A" is: |
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