Nebraska

Olde Main Street Inn

The Old Main Street Inn not only is a bed and breakfast inn but also a bar/restaurant. A friendly ghost by the name of Jack haunts the place. He loves to walk up and down, giving delight to the occupants who hear his footsteps especially going up and down the stairway where it is obvious there is no one there.

The history of the house is as follows and gives little clue to the why and the who of “Jack”. The O’Hanlon family built the house in the 1800s and only the best and finest they could obtain went into the building and the decorating of this luxurious inn. A portion of the gold and green wallpaper covered with gazebos, sailing ships and flora was kept to show future generations some of the remains of the opulent days that the inn enjoyed with its Brussels carpeting and marble washstand in each bedroom. It was reported in the Chadron Democrat in 1890 that "hotel laurels will have to be brushed up when the cuisine of the Hotel Chadron is once more in full blast."

Those were the days where General Nelson Miles walked with his heavy boots and he and his staff quartered here during the Battle of Wounded Knee. The boardwalk fronted the hotel and the railroad was in full speed.

Perhaps it is the General or a member of his staff that walks the halls and the stairway and moves things from one place to another as if trying to keep some order in the house.

One couple told of the time they stayed there and had a glass of water on their bed stand and then went to sleep only to awaken to find that water class on a counter in an adjourning room.

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