Before Las Vegas, there was Phenix City, Alabama--the original sin city.

Once the sprawling capital of the Muscogee Indian Empire, the region took a sinister turn when a holy war engulfed the southern territories in 1812, leading to th

Faith Serafin is a historian and folklorist from southeast Alabama. She works as a full-time writer and photographer and is the official tour guide of the Sea Ghosts Tours at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia. Faith is also the host of Parafied-Overnight Ghost Hunts, and she is the founder and director of the Alabama Paranormal Research Team, a team of dedicated paranormal investigators and researchers. She also volunteers her time in local schools for reading workshops and creative writing classes. You can find out more about Faith's work by visting www.AlabamaGhostHunters.com.