About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious history of the Bybee-Howell House and its surroundings on Sauvie Island, Oregon.

On the edge of Sauvie Island, just outside Portland, stands a beautiful Victorian farmhouse that no one has lived in for nearly twenty years. It can't be demolished. It can't easily be restored. So it simply waits, its windows dark and its doors locked. But the Bybee-Howell House is only part of the island's strange history. From the Multnomah people and their ancient wapato harvests to Gold Rush fortunes, a self-taught botanist who changed Northwest science, a mysterious courting mirror, and an abandoned concrete UFO hidden in the woods, tonight we explore one of Oregon's quietest places.

Topics covered

• haunted history
• Oregon
• Victorian farmhouse
• cultural history
• abandoned places

Keywords

• Bybee-Howell House
• haunted
• Oregon history
• abandoned farmhouse
• Multnomah people
• Gold Rush
• UFO

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sauvie Island, Portland, Oregon, Multnomah

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