| The Black Cross |
| An epidemic of influenza hit the northern Pittsburgh region in 1918-1919. An unknown number of immigrant workers here perished, and were buried in a mass grave now known as the Black Cross. Five members made the trip to the Black Cross one Friday night in September 2005. It certainly isn't easy to find. But, thanks to Bryan and Paula and their research, we made it there with no difficulty at all. The area was much smaller than anticipated. We had the equipment set up in no time at all. This proved to be a good investigation for the newer members still in training. Being that a few are still in training, it's good that they get some real hands-on experience. The investigation went business as usual. Infrared cameras, digital voice recorders, EMF meters and temperature sensing equipment all being used. At one point, we did leave the immediate investigation area, and went back to the cars. This allowed the recording equipment to operate without any "living" human interference. No one had any personal experiences during our time there. The entire team agreed that it did not "that feeling", although it was a little unnerving to be walking on top of a massive, unmarked grave from 85 years ago. There were no indications of how many graves are there, nor where they specifically were. The equipment did not register any EMF spikes, and there was only one cold spot detected by Paula, where the temperature dropped by a few degrees. Although, we couldn't find the location again when we tried to track it. Paranormal? We can't be sure. Upon review of all the data, we found no anomalies in the pictures, no EVPs, and nothing anomalous on video. So, is the Black Cross haunted? We cannot be sure, but we didn't get any evidence to indicate that it is. |
| A donated historical marker |
| The wood sticking out of the ground to the left, with a small wreath, is all that remains of the original cross |
| Paula monitors changes in the ambient air temperature |
| The new cross that signifies the burial site |
| Pete, Paula, and Heidi gather data |
| A closer shot of the original cross |