{"id":4430,"date":"2021-11-21T17:11:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T00:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/blog\/?page_id=4430"},"modified":"2023-06-02T14:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T20:15:44","slug":"mortimer-griggs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/blog\/mortimer-griggs\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LEGEND OF MAYOR MORTIMER J GRIGGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mortimer Griggs was born in November 10,1837 to poverty stricken Scottish immigrants who emigrated to Boston in 1829.\u00a0 He grew up there until the age of 18 when he set off to explore the wild west and find his own destiny.\u00a0 He discovered a major gold mine at Pikes Peak when he was 24 and from there his fortune grew.\u00a0 He wrote in his diary about the awesome beauty of Colorado mountain country and dreamed of starting his own town where he would build his\u00a0dream home<\/span>.\u00a0 He happened upon a hidden valley nestled within the Rocky Mountains that was lush with\u00a0flora<\/span>\u00a0and fauna along with the hot springs.\u00a0 A\u00a0Comanche<\/span>\u00a0Indian tribe resided there and they lived in what is now known as the Mystical Forest.\u00a0 Mortimer wrote about seeing various\u00a0creatures<\/span>\u00a0that interacted with the\u00a0Native<\/span>\u00a0Americans although it was dismissed as his over active imagination.\u00a0 The Indians helped him build his home and his town after he bought the land in 1861 from the US\u00a0Federal government<\/span>.\u00a0 Naturally he didn’t inform the\u00a0Comanche\u00a0that he owned the forest as well for fear of angering them.\u00a0 He became the sole town\u00a0founder<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0Woodland Springs<\/a>\u00a0and was officially elected the towns first Mayor in 1864 at the age of 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the Comanche’s blessing he built his home deep in the Mystical Forest which was his favorite part of the land he bought.\u00a0 He eventually fell in love with a Comanche Princess named Raven but once the tribe\u00a0elders<\/span>\u00a0found out they expressly forbid any more contact between them.\u00a0 Soon the town grew and people began to build homes and businesses.\u00a0 Eventually Mortimer met Annabel Lockhart who married him in 1876 at the age of 39.\u00a0 She was nearly half his age but he had finally found true love after losing his Princess who had later been betrothed\u00a0 to a man within the tribe.\u00a0 Unfortunately Annabel Griggs didn’t love him but had married him for his wealth.\u00a0 Once she met a young banker who she loved, named Jonathan Covington, she had no more use for Mortimer.\u00a0 She tried to divorce him but he refused to let her go and his powerful connections made it next to impossible.\u00a0 Especially for a woman in the 1800’s.\u00a0 He even threatened to destroy the young banker.\u00a0 Finally the two lovers plotted against Mortimer in Annabel’s 13th year of marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fate stepped in one day when Mort was out\u00a0deer hunting<\/span>\u00a0and he accidentally shot the\u00a0Comanche\u00a0Princess he once loved.\u00a0 She died in his arms and it was witnessed by tribesmen who vowed to kill him and burn his mansion to the ground.\u00a0 They had to hold off until nightfall due to US troops stationed nearby whose job it was to make sure the\u00a0Comanche\u00a0didn’t leave a designated area within the forest.\u00a0 After his wife heard of this she saw the perfect\u00a0opportunity<\/span>\u00a0to knock off Mort and inherit his fortune for herself and her lover.\u00a0 The\u00a0Comanche\u00a0was unable to sneak off the make shift reservation set up in the forest and in fact a small battle ensued wiping out most of the tribe. Although one witch doctor escaped in to the cold storm ridden night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile at the mansion Mortimer sat by the fire crying over the tragedy that had occurred that very day when all the sudden his wife screams “The Indians are attacking me!”.\u00a0 He runs out the door to find her standing under an umbrella smiling while a Jonathan dressed as an Indian hits him in the head from behind.\u00a0 Just then the witch doctor exited the woods and shot an arrow into Morts heart as he lie on the ground unconscious.\u00a0 He then said in his\u00a0native\u00a0tongue, “I curse this house and everyone who ever lives in it!” before running into the woods.\u00a0 The couple had no idea what the Indian had said but they laughed maniacally over the good luck of him doing their dirty work.\u00a0 The death of Mortimer Griggs on Halloween Eve October 30, 1889 was ruled murder by\u00a0Comanche\u00a0and Annabel inherited the Griggs fortune and married her young banker.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was said that odd occurrences happened in the house after his death and it was rumored he haunted the place.\u00a0 In fact it is said that Mortimer briefly manifested into a\u00a0corporeal<\/span>\u00a0form and murdered his wife on Halloween Eve October 30, 1902.\u00a0 Although her official cause of death was a giant\u00a0bookcase<\/span>\u00a0falling on top her despite being securely bolted to the wall.\u00a0 Jonathan Covington moved from the house and it was left to Mortimer and Annabel’s son Mortimer Griggs jr.\u00a0 He ended up inheriting most of the wealth despite Covington’s fight to get it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since that time the paranormal activity within the house increased with each death that occurred with in the house.\u00a0 It was thought that Mortimer and his wife fought in ghostly form since those who died within the\u00a0Comanche\u00a0cursed house were damned to be trapped within it’s walls forever.\u00a0 Our first official case at Mystic Investigations was the Griggs Haunted Mansion.\u00a0 We learned that everyone who died there was forced to haunt it forever.\u00a0 Luckily we kicked major poltergeist ass and cleansed the house freeing all the lost souls within it’s walls.\u00a0 RIP Mortimer J Griggs.\u00a0 A lot of what we wrote here was revealed during our investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now the mansion is a historical monument donated by the Griggs Family.\u00a0 Daily tours are given and it’s the towns official haunted house each year as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Currently our 2010 mayor-elect is Mortimer Griggs\u00a0<\/span>VII.\u00a0 The great great great great grandson of Mortimer J Griggs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mortimer Griggs was born in November 10,1837 to poverty stricken Scottish immigrants who emigrated to Boston in 1829.\u00a0 He grew up there until the age of 18 when he set off to explore the wild west and find his own destiny.\u00a0 He discovered a major gold mine at Pikes Peak when he was 24 and … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4430","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"\nTHE LEGEND OF MAYOR MORTIMER J GRIGGS - The Adventures Of Mystic Investigations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/blog\/mortimer-griggs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE LEGEND OF MAYOR MORTIMER J GRIGGS - The Adventures Of Mystic Investigations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mortimer Griggs was born in November 10,1837 to poverty stricken Scottish immigrants who emigrated to Boston in 1829.\u00a0 He grew up there until the age of 18 when he set off to explore the wild west and find his own destiny.\u00a0 He discovered a major gold mine at Pikes Peak when he was 24 and ... 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