The Bartholomew Sisters: The Mountain Inn with an Impossible Date

They built an inn with 67 rooms and almost no guests. In the 1860s Alaska high country, the Bartholomew triplets offered shelter to anyone who could reach their mountain. On “September 31, 1869,” more than 100 soldiers arrived half-starved and were served a feast. Hours later, the story says, men awoke paralyzed, dragged toward a basement door. Some regained control and fled into a whiteout. A few who reached the valley flagged a car—until the driver turned and smiled. It was one of the sisters.

This episode runs as a Debate. The Folklorist argues the anachronisms are badges of legend: an impossible date