Case file · Haunting
White Eagle Saloon, Portland
A Polish workingmen's saloon opened in 1905 near Portland's riverfront, with rooms above, the White Eagle has stories of a murdered prostitute named Rose and of 'Sam', a worker said to have lived and died upstairs.
1905 CE · 45.55, -122.67 · status: legend
The account
It is often linked with the shanghaiing tales of Portland's waterfront. McMenamins, which owns it, collects and publishes its ghost stories.
The sceptical view
The tales can't be tied to documented deaths, and the shanghai-tunnel connection is disputed by historians.