What Lingers Behind Those Two-Foot Limestone Walls Will Chill You

Uncover the chilling mystery that lurks beneath Dodge City's storied past. While gunfighters and cattle drives typically dominate Wild West lore, a different kind of legend has quietly persisted for generations – the haunting of the Mueller Schmidt house.

The Stone House stands as an architectural anomaly on the Kansas plains. Built in 1881 with imposing two-foot-thick limestone walls, it was designed to last forever in a town where everything else seemed temporary. But according to countless witnesses over the decades, something else has remained permanent within those walls. Disembodied footsteps echo on the grand staircase. Lights flicker on and off in rooms known to be empty. Most haunting of all, a woman's silhouette appears regularly at an upper window, eternally waiting for someone who never returned.

What tragedy befell this imposing structure? Was it a heartbroken bride who perished during a merciless Kansas winter? Or does the haunting stem from darker origins – perhaps connected to the violence that earned Dodge City its reputation as "the wickedest little city in America"? Could there be secrets literally buried beneath the foundation?

This October, join hosts Michael King and Brad Smalley as they meticulously investigate this enduring mystery, combining rigorous historical research with firsthand accounts to separate chilling folklore from historical fact. They'll unlock the heavy oak door and cross the threshold that generations of Dodge City residents have approached with trepidation. Whether you're a history buff, paranormal enthusiast, or simply love a good mystery, "The Secret of the Stone House" promises to be our most captivating exploration yet of the supernatural side of the Wild West. Find us wherever you get your podcasts – if you dare to listen.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introducing the Stone House Mystery
• 0:36 History of Dodge City Legends
• 1:09 Ghost Stories and Paranormal Encounters
• 2:12 October Investigation Announcement
• 2:41 Podcast Release Information

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:16

Coming soon to Wild West Podcast, the secret of the Stone House, a thrilling tale of Dodge City's most haunted dwelling Out on the Kansas plains where legends were forged in gunpowder and dust, one town's name still echoes through history Dodge City. We all know the stories of Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, of the Longhorn cattle drives and the dusty streets where justice was served from the barrel of a six-gun. But beyond the long-gone shadows of the lawmen and the outlaws, a different kind of legend stands A structure built not of flimsy timber but of solid prairie stone timber, but of solid prairie stone. A house meant to endure, the Muller Schmidt House, known to locals simply as the Stone House, built in 1881 to be a symbol of permanence in a town defined by transience. But some say that within those two-foot-thick limestone walls, those two-foot-thick limestone walls, something else lingered, something that never left.

Speaker 1: 1:32

For over a century, residents and visitors have traded hushed stories, stories of disembodied footsteps on the grand staircase, of lights that flicker on and off in empty rooms, of a woman's silhouette seen gazing from an upper window waiting for someone who never came home. Was it a tragic death during a harsh Kansas winter, the echo of a heartbroken bride? Or is the house haunted by the very violence that made Dodge City infamous A secret buried deep beneath the foundation when this was the wickedest little city in America. This October, on Wild West Podcast, michael King and Brad Smalley will unbolt the heavy oak door and step across the threshold. We're digging through dusty archives and separating chilling folklore from historical fact to uncover the Secret of the Stone House, a thrilling tale of Dodge City's most haunted dwelling. Find Wild West Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Listen if you dare.