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Ghosts of Gettysburg
Voted No. 1 Ghost Tour - 20081103
Ozgur Tore
For the third straight year,
Ghosts of Gettysburg has been voted the Best Ghost Tour in
the Country by the readers of Haunted America Tours.
Ghosts of Gettysburg is owned
and operated by well-known ghost investigator Mark Nesbitt,
who has also been named the No. 1 Paranormal Investigator
for 2008-2009.
In addition, Nesbitt was ranked third among
America’s Favorite Haunted Authors.
Haunted America Tours averages more than 2
million hits per month. The rankings are determined through
votes by visitors to its website. Gettysburg topped a list
of renowned ghost tours from around the country.
Haunted America Tours said, “Nesbitt
tries to gather factual data on the stories he receives so
he can offer a background as to why these ghost stories may
have evolved. His stories are factual and interesting.”
The following is a list of how the visitors
to www.HauntedAmericaTours.com voted for their favorite ghost
tour:
1- Ghosts of Gettysburg
2- Ghost Tours of Galveston Island (Texas)
3- Spellbound Tours (Salem, Mass.)
4- Haunted Haight Walking Tour (San Francisco)
5- Appalachian Ghost Walk (Tennessee)
6- Haunts of Owensboro (Kentucky)
7- Ursula Bielski’s Chicago Ghost Tours
8- Haunted Heartland Tours (Ohio)
9- Haunted Parkersburg Ghost Tours (West Virginia)
10- Ghost Tours of St. Augustine (Florida)
“I’m honored to be named the No.
1 Paranormal Investigator of the year,” said Nesbitt.
“The fact that I’ve collected most of my stories
from, and do most of my investigations in and around Gettysburg
says something about the area as well. But I think I’m
most proud of the Ghosts of Gettysburg Tours being voted No.
1 Ghost Tour in the entire country for the third year in a
row. That speaks to the stories spawned in the Gettysburg
area and the talented local individuals who serve as our guides.
Gettysburg is truly a special place with special people.”
Mark Nesbitt is a former National Park Service
Ranger/Historian. He started his own research and writing
company in 1977 and a year later he began writing books, including
“If the South Won Gettysburg.” Nesbitt took his
first tour through the dark streets of Gettysburg and to the
sites on the old Pennsylvania College campus in 1994.
Nesbitt conducted his first ghost walk in
Gettysburg in 1994. He took his first tour through the dark
streets of Gettysburg and to sites on the old Pennsylvania
College campus. In addition to a series of Ghosts of Gettysburg
books, his stories have appeared on The History Channel, A&E,
The Travel Channel, Unsolved Mysteries, Coast to Coast AM
and numerous local television programs and specials. Nesbitt
and the Ghosts of Gettysburg Investigative Team were also
featured in the Travel Channel’s “Mysterious Journeys:
The Ghosts of Gettysburg” broadcast.
In July of 2004, his Ghosts of Gettysburg
Series received the National Paranormal Award for “Best
True Hauntings Collection” and “Best ‘Local
Haunt’ Guidebook.”
In addition to the Ghost Tour rankings, the
Gettysburg National Military Park was named the Most Haunted
Battlefield in America and the Borough of Gettysburg was named
the third Most Haunted City in America and the 10th Most Haunted,
Scariest Places in the World.
For a list of all rankings, visit www.hauntedamericatours.com/toptenhauntedlist.htm.
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