History & local legend
The Black Horse Inn in Flourtown was the setting for an October 2009 investigation by the Philadelphia Area Paranormal Society. Ed Zwicker, then president of the Springfield Township Historical Society, joined the group and described his experience in the society’s November newsletter.
Walking through one of the older upstairs rooms, Zwicker felt a distinct chill only across the front of his body. A step to either side returned him to the room’s normal temperature. He encountered the same sensation in an adjoining room. An investigator slowly moved a hand through the air and also noticed sharply different temperatures from one spot to the next.
The group looked for a draft but found no explanation in either room. When they returned later that evening, the cold patches had disappeared.
