Haunted places exist all over the world and come with a myriad of strange and mysterious histories. These places seem to, for whatever reasons, draw in paranormal phenomena like moths to a flame, and it can sometimes be difficult to assess why this should be. Yet in other cases we can guess at what propels the spooky reputations of such places, and one of these is the estate of a 19th century business tycoon who happened to build his formidable estate upon an Indian burial ground. Hijinks ensue.
Back in the 19th century, Charles Deering was doing rather well for himself. His father was William Deering, founder of Deering Harvester Company, his brother was the millionaire industrialist tycoon James Deering, and he himself was the chairman of the board for his father’s company and would eventually take it over. He was a successful business man and philanthropist who had more money than he knew what to do with. In 1890, Deering began spending more and more time in the state of Florid