Ghost Adventures Recap: Remington Arms

"REMINGTON ARMS" BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

“This week the boys are investigating Remington Arms ammunition factory. It was founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington and at one point it was the largest weapons factory in the world. It is the oldest company in the United States which still makes its original product, and is the oldest continuously operating manufacturer in North America. Many say that Remington Arms is cursed from the hundreds of thousands that have died as a result of the products manufactured there. If that weren't enough, there were dozens of accidental deaths and murders inside the factory.”

The Remington Arms closed in 1968 and became a refuse for the homeless. The place is full of dark energy from the hundreds of thousands killed by the ammunition manufactured there. Walking around in the day and before the investigation, they heard hammering, footsteps, had batteries drain, and the hairs on their arms stood up. On Saturday 1942 there was an explosion resulting in 7 deaths. They found the newspaper articles on the explosion and saw the faces of the victims who many feel still haunted the place. There have been talks of sabotage made about the explosion. Bob takes them on a tour to where the melting pots were located and two guys have been known to have fallen in the extreme hot melted steel. In 1914, labor riots pinned the workers against the guards. A Portuguese worker had his head bashed open with a wooden baton by a guard. Many feel the place is definitely haunted because they hear voices, footsteps, and see apparitions, and shadow figures walking by the windows. The graveyard across the street is where a woman was buried alive. The place is cursed by ghosts that died from the ammo made there and the accidental and deliberate deaths. The shot tower had razor wire on the ceiling and the boys were weary of it. At night time you hear voices inside throughout the whole tower. They hiked to the top of the tower, up to the roof, about 250 feet high. Zak is not a friend of heights. Next, they head to the underground tunnels, where the fire ranges are located. It’s a straight down shot to the tunnels, which was very dirty. In Stratford they meet up with, John Zaffis, who knows lots about trap objects, the ammo made in the factory, and the energy which is attached to the objects. He tells them to try and put the objects that were found in the area as bait to attract the spirits.

LOCKDOWN: After the local police did the thorough sweep of the place, they begin the investigation. Using a blueprint of the factory, they map out where all the X's were placed for the night vision cameras. They begin in the shot tower asking the questions, walking up the steep steps towards the top. As they headed up, they hear a disembodied screaming, then voices which sounded like a riot. They head towards the sounds to investigate where Zak almost falls in a hole. Walking higher up and using the digital recorder, they heard a voice which sounded like it said "me". Zak asked if it was the woman buried alive and got "not so hard" then the sound of a woman crying followed by "yes". On the 4th level they set up a camera and then headed down to put more cameras up along with trigger objects. About 16 minutes and 54 seconds later, a camera captured the sound of someone moving equipment, while another caught the sound of someone talking, and then yelling. Next at 41 minutes and 30 seconds later on the 4th level, a gun shot sound was recorded and someone screaming. This was not captured on the 1st floor camera but both caught a car horn at the same time. No gun shots were reported near the building that night. They are now in the central area of the building investigating. Zak goes first, and using night vision only, they hear people talking in a back room and follow the voices. The recorder caught "I like it", which was hard to make out. Now it is about 2 am and they hear voices all around and then a scream. Aaron hears a growling noise and caught on his camera. Zak felt something touch him and then Nick felt it right afterwards. They got chills and the hairs stood up on their arms after they hear a bang sound. Aaron felt an energy go through him and caught "there's something" on his camera at that exact time. Zak asked if the spirits were Nazi spies, and Nick’s recorder caught the word "energy". They started to feel drained and tired. They left the hallway to put a camera upstairs, and finding the stairs were loose and dangerous to walk on. Carefully they walk up them to the hallway camera which caught a strange light and voice. Near the end in the administration room with the cameras rolling, the camera caught what sounded like a man asking for help, next you heard footsteps and seen a white mist manifest in front of the camera.

Having the evidence analyzed by a paranormal expert, the gunshot and scream sounds captured on one camera were concluded that the sound came from inside the building and is paranormal. The mist was a determined as a partial spirit trying to manifest. This factory is haunted by spirits of those that passed.

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TRAILERS: GHOST ADVENTURES - REMINGTON ARMS - AIRS NOV 27

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Episode 4 - Remington Arms - Nov 27

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The abandoned Remington Arms factory in Bridgeport, CT, has a dark history. Once the largest supplier of munitions in the world, mysterious explosions, electrocutions and melted bodies has earned it a deadly reputation. Eyewitness accounts of fire, shadow people and even sabotage still haunt the factory today.

After the United States Civil War ended, many Americans owned guns and the global market to supply shotgun shells and bullets was expanding. In 1867 the Union Metallic Cartridge Company opened a factory in Bridgeport's East End. In 1912, the European conflict that would eventually become World War I was escalating, and in an effort to increase their production of ammunition and rifles, Union Metallic merged with the Remington Arms Company to form Remington U.M.C.

By 1914, WWI had rocked Europe. Remington kicked up its production output by building a massive factory comprised of 38 buildings over 73 acres -- all in less than a year. Remington also employed 300 former soldiers to patrol the buildings and the factory lines. After $12 million in 12 months, Remington was now 1 of the largest ammunitions plants in the world.



The factory continued to supply ammunitions throughout WWI and the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), churning out approximately 10,000 rifles per day. The New York Times called the plant "the greatest small arms and ammunition plant in the world" employing well over 17,000 people.

Of course, this powerful and lethal production line had a dark side.

In a factory that large and with an emphasis on output rather than safety, industrial accidents were commonplace and often fatal. On April 4, 1905, 3 men were killed when an explosion blew 1 of the 38 buildings to pieces. Lead dust from the bullets filled the factory and slowly poisoned those with prolonged contact. Many workers lost fingers in the presses or suffered injuries from accidents with chemicals and gunpowder.

In July 1914, in the midst of Remington's WWI expansion, at least 100 workmen went on strike. Remington's private security coupled with local Bridgeport police acted with lethal force to stop rioting and quell the discontented workers. Countless were injured and 18-year-old Frank Monte died.



March 28, 1942, was the factory's darkest day. An explosion in 1 of the munitions buildings claimed the lives of 7 people and injured 80 others. The fire from the explosion set off countless bullets that ripped through nearby buildings and neighborhoods.

After WWII ended, the world's demand for rifles and bullets fell sharply. Over the next few decades, Remington sold off various buildings and eventually closed for good in 1986. What was once 1 of the largest ammunition factories in the world is now a refuge for homeless people and criminals. The Bridgeport police who patrol its grounds have seen moving shadows, disembodied voices and screams, and other unexplained paranormal events.

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