Rhode Island's Haunted Ramtail Factory

by Thomas D'Agostino

Book Overview

On May 19, 1822, Peleg Walker was found dead inside Foster's Ramtail Factory. Almost ten years earlier, he and four other family members had made the fateful decision to start a business. Legend has it that when relations soured over arguments about money, the partnership ended, with Peleg hanging from the very bell rope he rang each morning to signal the change in shift. Whether he took his own life or was murdered remains a mystery. Recognized as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540211177
• ISBN13: 9781540211170
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"