The plantation has been standing for 157 years and was home to several historical figures in Texas history. But do those who once called the plantation home still live there in spirit to this day?
Now when you first pull up to the Liendo Plantation in the middle of a rainy night, it can be a little intimidating. Keep in mind, we did the investigation on the night of a full moon.
Built in 1853 by Leonard Groce, the plantation sat on 67,000 acres. From 1873 to 1911, world renowned sculptress Elisabet Ney and her husband Dr. Edmond Montgomery lived, died and were buried at the home. It was considered the social center of Texas and hosted Sam Houston on occasion. Even General Custer spend an evening or two in the house.
"Not too many want to admit that they've seen or heard something that nobody else has seen," said Michele Janczak, who has been working at the Liendo Plantation for five years.
During that time, Janczak claims to have seen and heard a few things over the years.
"I actually saw someone sitting out on the back porch who could have possibly been Sam Houston. I've seen him three times," said Janczak.
"There is a lot of interesting stories here and a lot of paranormal activities. I'm anxious to see what we can catch here tonight," said Brien Wiggins. Wiggens leads a paranormal research group known as the Aggieland Ghost Hunters.
"I myself am still a skeptic. I'm just out here trying to prove to myself that something does exist. The more that we do this, the more that I'm starting to believe," said Wiggins.
The Aggieland Ghost Hunters joined forces on the hunt with the Bastrop Paranormal Research group. Both teams set up several sound recorders and electromagnetic frequency meters or EMF meters. The EMF meter will pick up electromagnetic fields, which ghost hunters believe is ghost activity.
"No one has ever been scared out of here. There has never been anything menacing about any of the experiences," said Janczak.
That was about to change. We started our ghost hunt huddled together in an upstairs room known to have been visited before. While our camera wasn't on, the Aggieland Ghost Hunter's was. Problem is, their night vision camera inexplicably stopped working. Each one in the group asked questions trying to solicit responses from the other side. When the line of question came to me, I first tried to lighten the mood.
"I apologize. I am a first timer at ghost hunting," I said with a few snickers in the room.
But as it turns out, my first question garnered quite a response.
"Do you feel trapped in this house," I asked. Before I could finish the question, the door to the room we were in, slammed shut.
"I guess you got your answer," said one of the ghost hunters.
After taking a little break, we went into the room of Dr. Edmond Montgomery, once we started reading from his books, the meters started to move. The group started smelling cigar smoke and when asked about his wife and son, the EMF meters peaked.
We continued the investigation into the morning and decided to call it a night at 2:00 a.m. That's when the Aggieland Ghost Hunters started its investigation into the recordings.
What they found may shock you.....
To find out what they found, you can tune into News 3 Monday night at 10 o'clock or you can get an an unedited preview of the findings on our web channel. A link is provided at the bottom of this story. Keep in mind the findings on the Aggieland Ghost Hunters website are unedited and contain strong language.
