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From: David Ritter <[email protected]>
Subject: Foothills ARC Field Day
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 8:15 AM

Here is where. This place is about a maile-and-a-half NORTH of Highway 421 off of Highway 115. Follow Highway 115 in towards North Wilkesboro and there will be a left turn with signs to follow to Highland Park. DEspite what the message says, I would not count on any activity overnight or in to Sunday.

ND4MR

10:30 am and I found the Park but "No Body Was Home".  Guess that I was too early waited for a half hour and the was off to West Jefferson.

One of the Site that I passed (slowed down for) was the old Wilkes Jail.  Sign said Haunted Tour in July.  Maybe the Ghost Hunters Academy will be filming there?  I sure that no one believes in ghost.

Some History - The Old Wilkes Jail was constructed in 1859 and opened as jail in 1860. It served its purpose until 1915 when a new jail was built. (This jail was preceded by two log jails.) It was sold to an individual and was rented out as apartments until early 1960's when the town bought the old building to tear it down and replace it with a parking lot. Old Wilkes, Inc. was formed to save and restore the old jail. It was successfully restored and opened to the public in the mid 1970's.

http://www.wilkesboro.com/oldwilkesinc/jail/jail.htm
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/paranormalconference.htm

Paul - KD4OZI