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Lily Dale Spiritualist camp

Founded in 1879 beside Cassadaga Lake in New York's Southern Tier, Lily Dale is the world's largest Spiritualist community, where registered mediums offer readings to about 22,000 visitors a year.

1879 CE · 42.35, -79.32 · status: claim

The account

In 1916 the Fox sisters' cottage from Hydesville was moved here; it burned in 1955.

The sceptical view

Mediumship has never been shown to work under controlled conditions.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Lily Dale, New York
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