HAUNTED WORLD
ALABAMA
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- Pickens County Courthouse (Carrollton, Alabama)
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No one really knew who set the fire that burnt down the original Carrollton Courthouse on November 16th, 1876. But everyone blamed Henry Wells, a rowdy black man who lived outside of town. The sheriff arrested him and held him in the attic of a building that was to become the new courthouse. One afternoon in February 1876, a lynch mob gathered in front of the new courthouse and demanded that Wells be turned over to them. As a violent thunderstorm approached the town, Wells peered out at the crowds through the garret window at the top of the building. Suddenly, a lightening bolt struck the roof, killing Wells. The flash of brilliant light etched his defiant expression into the window pane, and no amount of scrubbing or solvents in the decades since has been able to erase it. And on those days when thunderstorms roll through Pickens County, it is said that the ghost of Henry Wells stares out from the garret window of the old courthouse.
Carrollton is 30 miles west of Tuscaloosa in Pickens County, it is located at the intersection of Highways 17 and 86. It is said that the face of Henry Wells can still be seen on the lower right-hand pane in the garret window of the Pickens County Courthouse.
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ALASKA
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- Golden North Hotel (Skagway , Alaska)
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The town of Skagway is 100 miles north of Juneau and is most easily accessible by boat or plane. From Whitehorse in the Yukon, follow Highway 2 south to the town. There you'll find the three-story Golden North hotel, it has a corner cupola facing Main Street.
There are two ghosts that haunt this old hotel. Employees have nicknamed one of them "Mary." They believe she is the spirit of a young lady who died of pneumonia in her room, while waiting for her fiancé to return from a gold-prospecting expedition. She still haunts Room 23, where ghostly images of a woman have appeared and guests have complained of choking sensations in the middle of the night. Room 14 is haunted by a strange "light form" that moves around in the room at night. Nobody knows who, or what, it represents.
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ARIZONA
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- Apache Sitgreaves National Forests - Diamond Rock Camp (Springerville, AZ)
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Once called home to the Apache Indians; this campground in the White Mountains sits alongside the East Fork of the Black River. The campsite in a forested valley, shaded by tall ponderosa pines is said to be the site of alot of paranormal activity. According to reports, photographic anomalies of a phantom woman have appeared in photos taken here. Strange sounds and noises have also been heard here. And people who visit the area report an uneasy feeling about the place.
- Bisbee Inn Bed & Breakfast (Bisbee, Arizona)
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Many visitors to the Bisbee Inn have witnessed paranormal activity throughout the house. Room 23 as well as the blue room are two of the more active rooms in the building. In the Grand Ma room, various guest have reported seeing a spirit of an elderly woman. Thought to be a benevolent spirit, her presence has made some of the guest in the room alittle nervous.
- Big Nose Kate's Saloon building (Tombstone, Arizona)
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Big Nose Kate's Saloon Building can be found on 417 East Allen Street. Allen Street was the main drag which ran into the old town of Tombstone, and Big Nose Kate's Saloon was located in the very center of it.
The Big Nose Kate's Saloon Building opened in 1881, as a high class establishment, called The Grand Hotel, a classy place where the weary rested their heads, enjoyed fine dining, and a good brew in the basement bar. Local people, cowboys, miners, out of town travelers all enjoyed having a nice hotel in town. It probably hosted social events, like weddings as well. Wyatt and Virgil Earp, the Clantons and the McLaurys all stayed here. The Clantons and the McLaurys had stayed here the night before three of them were killed at the shoot out at the OK corral, which occurred on Wednesday, October 26, 1881 around 3:00 pm.
A business-oriented, prosperous ex-prostitute, known by the name of Big Nose Kate, Mary Katharine Harmony, owned the Grand Hotel. Originally from Texas, Kate saved Doc Holiday's life by busting him out of jail in Texas. Though they never got married, Doc Holiday was eternally grateful to her, and they had a long lasting relationship. They lived together in Tombstone for many years.
The building was built on top of a silver mine shaft, which runs throughout underneath the town. There was a basement saloon, a basement bedroom, a first floor lobby, a dining area, and a second floor with an elegant parlor and 17 single rooms for the guests as well. There was a handsome staircase leading up to the second floor and guest rooms. Unfortunately the second floor and staircase leading up to it are gone now. Only a little balcony remains up there today.
Many people have reported witnessing paranormal activity here inside the building. An entity of a man, called Felix by the staff, dressed in 1880's attire is seen wandering around the halls and rooms of the building. Another entity, this one a nicely dressed female entity, has been seen dressed in 1880's attire, with shoulder-length ringlets, holding a parasol. She has been seen standing in the halls and also has been spotted enjoying the musical entertainment from the balcony. A male entity, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, has been seen sitting at the bar in the basement area. Two cowboy ghosts have also been seen here as well as in the first floor bar too.
Two mannequins which were placed on the closed off balcony, have been known to be moved by an unknown presence. After hours, the owner, his brother, and a few friends were sitting at a table, when the female mannequin suddenly fell off of the balcony onto the floor below. The male mannequin was then seen turning its head. Glasses on the bars and tables have also been known to move by themselves.
Booted footsteps and jingling spurs have been heard on the stairs from the first floor to the basement, and in the first floor saloon as well. Witnesses have even heard disembodied voices coming from the basement area even when its suppose to be empty. This building is supposedly very haunted. There are many eye witness accounts here, and paranormal investigations have come up with some interesting results.
- Buford House Bed & Breakfast (Tombstone, Arizona)
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Located at 113 East Safford Street in Tombstone, Arizona. This adobe home was built in the 1880’s by George Buford, a prominent mine owner. Before becoming the bed and breakfast of today, it was called home to two sheriffs, a mayor, a state senator, and none other than Hollywood star John Wayne. Today, it is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young man who committed suicide here after his girl rejected him. Both the owners and guests have seen this ghost walking around inside of the house, as well as along the street in front of the old adobe structure. Often, the doorbell rings in the middle of the night, seemingly of its own accord. Others have reported hearing knocking on walls, faucets turning themselves on and off, and strange lights appearing. Some women have reported feeling someone touching their hair or stroking the back of their necks, even when no one was around them. And people have caught orbs, and strange lights appearing on photographs taken here at the Buford house.
- Clawson House Inn (Bisbee, Arizona)
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Three murdered miners are said to haunt this 3-room inn. In the 1890's, there was a bitter labor dispute at the Queen mine southwest of town. Large numbers of striking workers were rounded up by authorities and shipped out of the area, and then strike-breakers moved in to take their jobs. According to some accounts, 3 scabs staying at the Clawson house were killed by strikers. Their spirits are said to be trapped in the house where they were killed. Along with the 3 murdered miners, another spirit has also been seen in the building. The ghost of Mrs. Clawson has been seen on many occasions by guests and employees too.
- Cochise Stronghold in Coronado National Forest - (Douglas, Arizona)
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Located to the west of Sunsites, Arizona in the Dragoon Mountains, this beautiful woodland area was once the refuge of the great Apache Chief, Cochise, and his people. At an elevation of 5,000 feet, Cochise Stronghold lies in a protective area of granite domes and sheer cliffs. In this area the spirit of a man playing a flute has often been seen atop the boulders that tower over the campsites. The spirit of Cochise himself is also said to walk among these hills.
- Congress Hotel (Tucson, Arizona)
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Built in 1919, the hotel was constructed to serve the growing cattle and railroad industries. The roaring 1920’s saw the hotel filled with both genteel travelers and high rollers.
However, this changed temporarily when on January 22nd, 1934, a fire started in the basement of the hotel and spread upwards through the elevator shaft. As the firemen helped the guests out of the windows via aerial ladders, an astute firefighter recognized several of the men as members of the John Dillinger Gang. Passing the information along, a stakeout was established and in the space of just a few hours the Tucson police had captured the gang that the combined forces of several states and the FBI had not been able to do. Today, the hotel has been artfully restored to its original Western version of art deco. Though no known ghosts of the Dillinger Gang haunt the hotel, it is home to a couple of other unearthly spirits. One known ghost, who is often seen staring out of a window, is of a man who suffered a heart attack and died inside the hotel. Room 242 is also said to be haunted by a troubled woman who shot herself in the bathroom after a standoff with the police and a SWAT team. Her apparition has been seen in the bathroom and in the hallway outside the room. Others have reported hearing strange noises and had nightmares while staying in that room.
- Crater Range (Ajo, Arizona)
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In the 1950's, a couple was married in Ajo and was driving to Lake Tahoe for their honeymoon. Around midnight, while they were passing through Crater Range, they lost control of their car and crashed into a big rock. Both of them were killed instantly.
It is said that if you drive through Crater Range after midnight you might just see the couple and their wrecked car on the side of the road.
- Hassyampa Inn (Prescott, Arizona)
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Located at 122 East Gurley Street in Prescott, Arizona. The Hassyampa Inn opened in 1927 as the Prescott’s grand hotel. Almost from the start, trajedy befell on the hotel. A newlywed honeymoon couple checked into the hotel as one of its first guests. The couple was checked into the balcony suite, and the groom soon stepped out to buy a pack of cigarettes. He never returned. After three days of waiting, the devastated bride killed herself by hanging herself off of the bell tower above her room.
Today her ghost, called Faith, apparently continues to wait for her long lost love. Numerous sightings of her spirit have been seen throughout the years here in the inn. She has been seen crying at the end of a bed, standing on a balcony holding flowers, and floating through the hallways in a pink gown. She is also thought to be behind such pranks as shutting off the gas burners in the kitchen, spilling coffee, and flapping bed sheets too. In addition to the forlorn bride a child spirit is also thought to lurk within the hotel. Although never seen, the child ghost has been heard by a number of guest. A bouncing ball is often heard coming from different areas of the hotel as well as the sound of a childs laughter.
- Hermosa Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona)
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In 1930, A cowboy/artist named Lon Megargee built the Hermosa Inn building on some land that he purchased in Paradise Valley. He helped build it with his own hands and money but afterwards couldn't afford the house's maintenance cost. To deal with the money shortage, he rented out rooms to travelers. This solution helped for awhile but unfortunately in 1941, Megargee was forced into selling it. Along with the house he built, Mr. Megargee also sold his furniture, his paintings, and everything else he had in the house. Today, some of his paintings still hang on the walls inside the Hermosa Inn.
Since Lon Megargee's death in 1961, his spirit has been seen on the property many times. Witnesses reported seeing him in ghost form, dressed up like a cowboy. Other people have reported hearing toilets flush even when the bathroom was empty. And drinking glasses have also been knocked off tables and broken by an unseen force.
- Hotel Lee (Yuma, Arizona)
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Built in 1917 in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style, the Hotel Lee is Yuma’s oldest hotel. Located on a corner of what was once the busy Main Street of Yuma at the southern terminus of the commercial district, the hotel has been full restored today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
It is also allegedly haunted by at least three different female spirits. The first spirit is that of the original owner who has been seen walking down the halls at night and has been known to knock and rattle the doors of the rooms. An Indian woman, thought to predate the hotel has also been seen here at the hotel most often hovering above the guest beds. Employees also blame her for moving tools and other small items only to replace them in odd places. The third ghost is that of a young teenage girl who has been spied walking down the back hall in the evening sometimes carrying towels.
- Hotel Vendome (Prescott, Arizona)
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Built in 1917, this two-story landmark hotel has hosted not only travelers but a number of Hollywood celebrities over the years. At some point in the early 1900's, a woman named Abby came to Prescott in an attempt to heal herself of tuberculosis, then called “consumption.” She soon met and married a man and the pair bought the hotel. After a time, they lost the hotel due to unpaid taxes. However, the generous new owners allowed the couple to stay on at the hotel at no charge. Somewhere along the line, when her husband went out to get medicine, he never returned. The devastated Abby refused to eat or drink and ended up dying of starvation in Room 16 in 1921. After World War II, guests began to report seeing the ghost of Abby, along with her cat in the room that she died. Apparently still waiting for her husband’s return, she is described as a benevolent ghost, friendly to those that she encounters.
- The Pointe Hilton Tapitio Cliffs Resort (Pheonix, Arizona)
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Featuring dramatic views of the Valley of the Sun, the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort offers over 500 rooms within a three-acre oasis of waterfalls, streams, and beautiful gardens. It also provides guests with the potential to see a ghost.
Some 20 years ago a drunken man attending a wedding reception walked up to the cliffs behind the ballroom of the hotel and accidently fell to his death. Today he is said to haunt the main ballroom, where the wedding reception he was attending years ago was held, as well as the boiler room.
- The Red Garter Bed & Bakery (Williams, Arizona)
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Located in an 1897 restored saloon and bordello, this two-story Victorian Romanesque brick building with twelve foot ceilings, skylights, and antique furnishings captures the 1890's old western atmosphere without giving up the comfort and security expected by today's traveler. Once considered the rowdiest business on William’s Saloon Row, the saloon and brothel continued to be operated until the mid 1940s, when a murder committed on the stairs of the Red Garter led to a city-wide crackdown on saloons and houses of ill repute. The building then served several different businesses including a general store and a rooming house. In 1994 it opened as the Red Garter Bed and Bakery.
Guests not only enjoy the bakery delicacies, but also that of a resident spirit called Eve. Described as a shy Hispanic girl, she has appeared in photographs, left her impression on mattresses, and has been heard coming up and down the stairs when no one else is present.
- Royal Elizabeth Bed & Breakfast (Tucson, Arizona)
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Located on 204 South Scott Avenue in Tucson. It is the oldest Victorian era inn operating in Arizona today. This adobe crafted mansion was built in 1878. Utilizing a combination of architectural styles, the classic 19th century home, hides an abundance of period antiques and beautiful woodwork inside. Originally serving as the personal home and offices for a prominent Judge Blenman, his descendents continued to occupy the home into their old age. Afterwards, the building began to fall into disrepair and was converted into small apartments. In 1998, it was fully restored to become the beautiful bed and breakfast inn of today.
Judge Blenman seemingly doesn’t wish to leave his old home as he has often been spied inside the inn, most often in the Sydney Marie Suite that once served as his law office. He has also been seen at the private entrance to the patio that adjoins the room and in the grand main hall as well.
- San Carlos Inn Hotel (Pheonix, Arizona)
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Hotel San Carlos is located at 202 North Central Ave in Phoenix, Arizona. Competed in 1927, the Italian Renaissance-inspired hotel was touted as one of the most modern hotels in the Southwest at the time. Being the first high-rise, fully air-conditioned hotel of the day, it soon became a gathering place for Phoenix’s elite as well as numerous Hollywood stars.
Built on top of the original site of Phoenix’s first elementary school, several spirits of young boys have often been seen inside the hotel. However, it’s most famous ghost is that of a woman named Leone Jensen who killed herself in 1928 by jumping off the roof of the seven-story hotel. Most often spied as a white, misty figure, eerie moaning sounds often accompany her spirit. Other reports include the sounds of children running through the halls and playing in empty rooms.
- Santa Rita Hotel (Tucson, Arizona)
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Tucson’s most elegant hotel when it opened in 1904, it has been fully refurbished today continuing to cater to Tucson visitors. A number of spirits are said to continue to call the old hotel home, including a Texas rancher who killed his cheating wife before hanging himself. Said to sometimes appear in room 822 where he killed himself, the unearthly rancher also likes to play with the lights. Another spirit who is sometimes seen, is that of a young boy who slipped while running around the pool and drowned here in the Santa Rita Hotel. Allegedly, this boy spirit is searching for his mother. People have heard him call out the word MOM around the swimming pool area.
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CALIFORNIA
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- Alcatraz Island (San Francisco, California)
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Every year, over one million people come by ferry to this most famous landmark. Located in the San Francisco Bay in California, Alcatraz Island served as a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a federal prison as well. In the beginning, the Native Americans believed the island to be inhabited by evil spirits. As severe punishment for violations of tribal law, Indians were sometimes isolated for a period of time on the island or even banished for life to live among the evil spirits. Since the early 1800's, American Indians prisoners were often jailed at the military prison here on Alcatraz Island. Since then, in 1964 and again in 1969 Indians of all types, took control of Alcatraz Island and liberated it in protest against the U.S. Government. Today, the island is a historic site operated by the National Park Service and it is open to tours.
One of Alcatraz's most famous prisoners was Gangster, Al Capone. During his stay here, Capone often complained about being harrassed by the ghost of the men he had killed. He said that the spirits wouldn't leave him alone and slowly it seemed to be driving him insane. Capone spent four and a half years here in Alcatraz.
Although No executions were ever done here on Alcatraz island; 8 murders, 1 suicide, and 1 unexplained death did occur here when it was a federal prison. These deaths might be the cause of some of the hauntings here on Alcatraz. Many of the guards who work here have reported seeing, hearing, and being touched by the ghost. One of the most haunted places in the old jail is the former cell of prisoner Bird Man Robert Stroud. People have reported being grabbed by an unseen entity while standing in this cell. Others report feeling very scared or worried for no reason at all as soon as they entered the cell.
Since the 1940’s, apparitions have been seen at the site of the now burned-out shell of what use to be warden Johnson’s house. When the prison was still open, guards told of hearing phantom cannon and gunshots, accompanied by screams that were so real they sent the seasoned guards diving to the ground, believing that prisoners had somehow escaped and obtained weapons. After taking cover, the guards would then cautiously look around to see absolutely nothing. Another often reported experience of the guards was the smell of smoke that often came from a deserted laundry room as if something was on fire. When they went to investigate the black smoke was so thick it drove the guards from the room. However, just minutes later, the room was completely smoke free. These kinds of incidents could never be explained.
The notorious D-Block of the prison is said to have been, and continues to be, the most haunted block in all the prison. While first built the same as the other cellblocks, the Bureau of Prisons appropriated additional money for a more secure D-Block after the 1939 escape attempt, in which Arthur "Doc" Barker was killed.
During a Christmas Party at Warden Johnston’s house, several guards told the story of a ghostly man who suddenly appeared before them wearing a gray suit, brimmed cap, and sporting mutton-chop sideburns. As the startled guards stared at the apparition, the room suddenly turned very cold and the fire in the stove was extinguished. Less than a minute later, the spirit vanished.
Often it has been reported that on foggy nights, an old lighthouse will suddenly appear out of no where, accompanied by an eerie whistling sound and a flashing green light which makes its way slowly around the island. Appearing to both guards and visitors alike, the spectacle vanishes just as quickly as it appears.
Alcatraz is a strange, but awesome place to visit. It definately deserves its rank as one of the most haunted places in America.
- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood, California)
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Some say the Hollywood elite who stayed at this hotel left a bit of themselves behind. Located on Hollywood Boulevard across the street from the Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was a focal point for the movie business in the 1920's and 1930's.
During the making of the film "From Here to Eternity", Montgomery Clift stayed at the Roosevelt hotel in room 928. Now to this day many visitors who have stayed in that room have reported that you can still hear Clift play his bugle.
Cabana 246 is another part of the hotel that has had many paranormal reports. It is where Marilyn Monroe lived on and off. Her personal mirror is still located in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel, and some visitors and hotel employees have claimed seeing Monroe's image reflected in the mirror.
- The Queen Mary (Long Beach, California)
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This once famous luxury cruise liner was purchased by the city of Long Beach and converted into a hotel in 1967. It is said that many of its passengers and crew members from the past still haunt the ship today.
The most haunted room is said to be the engine room where a 17-year-old sailor was crushed to death while trying to escape a fire. It has been numerously reported that he bangs on pipes throughout the room. There have also been reports of a "lady in white" around the front desk of the hotel and the ghosts of children haunting the pool area. Many visitors claims to hear the ghost of a little girl, who reportedly broke her neck while swimming, asking her mommy for her doll. In the pool's changing room, there has been plenty of strange activity. Furniture is said to move by itself and unseen figures touch hotel guests. In the front hull of the ship, there is a ghost that some guest say they can hear screaming. He is said to be a sailor who was killed when the Queen Mary collided with another smaller ship.
Many investigations have occured here on this ship. TV shows like Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters, and Dead Famous have all held vigil's aboard the Quenn Mary and alot of interesting evidence has been gathered here on this site.
- Sacramento Theatre Company (Sacramento, California)
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Located at 1419 H Street in downtown Sacramento; the Sacramento Theatre Company building is rumored to be haunted by atleast 5 different spirits. Recent investigations have documented strong paranormal activity here. In the auditorium, disembodied footsteps have been heard and even were recorded on audio tape during one investigation.
The 50-year-old vaudeville stage is home to a ghost that employees have named Pinky — because of the pinkish aura it manifests. The apparition has been seen on numerous occasions and is even credited with warning electricians an impending collapse of a overhead lightbar. Several people could have been seriously injured had they not evacuated the area because of Pinky's ghost.
- The Whaley House (San Diego, California)
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The Whaley House has long been known to be one of the most haunted homes in America and it dates back to 1856. From 1868 to 1871, the Whaley House was not only the family home, but it also was San Diego's first theater, the county courthouse, and the Whaley and Crosthwaite General Store.
The suicide of Violet Whaley in 1885 deeply affected Thomas and Anna Whaley and that same year, Thomas Whaley moved his family to a new home. These events, as well as the numerous hangings which occurred on the property before the Whaley house existed, have filled the house with an atmosphere of mystery, darkness and the paranormal.
In 1852, a man known as "Yankee Jim" Robinson was accused of attempting to steal a boat in the harbour. He was sentenced to die by hanging and as the executioners didn’t take into account his tall stature, it took him 45 minutes to slowly strangle to death. He has often been heard trudging around in his heavy boots upstairs. It is said he walks to the top of the stairs and then stops, dead. Both Thomas and Anna Whaley are regularly seen in various parts of the property and Violet is said to appear in her bedroom, one of the most haunted and most paranormally active rooms in the house.
Visitors have also described feeling moving cold spots, smelled cigar smoke, smelled flowery perfume, heard creaking sounds, and have even seen strange light anomalies. It has even been reported that the ghost of the Whaley dog named Dolly, makes an appearance and is seen or sometimes just heard barking.
The Whaley house has been investigated by a number of different paranormal groups. Much evidence has been captured here and to this day reports of its hauntings continue to be collected. Historically and paranormally the Whaley House is a very interesting place to check out.
- Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, California)
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Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is named after a wealthy widow named Sarah L. Winchester. She began a construction project of such magnitude in 1884 that it was to occupy the lives of carpenters and craftsmen until her death thirty-eight years later. The Victorian mansion, designed and built by the Winchester Rifle heiress, is filled with so many unexplained oddities, that it has come to be known as the Winchester Mystery House.
Sarah Winchester built a home that is an architectural marvel. This 160-room Victorian mansion had three working elevators and 47 fireplaces. Sarah held séances to receive instructions on building the mansion from spirits of those killed by Winchester guns. Many visitors to the house and staff report unusual and unexplained sightings and sounds. There are special flashlight tours.
There are 160 rooms, 2,000 doors, 47 fireplaces, and six kitchens. The mansion includes stairs that lead to nowhere, doors that open onto nothing, windows that look out at solid walls. Sarah supposedly built it that way to confuse the ghosts. When she died in 1922, construction ceased. But the phantoms are still there, say folks who work at Winchester Mystery House. They swear they hear footsteps in the hallway, voices from the kitchen and doors that seem to slam all by themselves.
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COLORADO
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- The Brown Palace Hotel (, Colorado)
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Built by businessman Henry Cordes Brown on a triangular lot in downtown Denver in 1888, the Brown Palace Hotel is located at the intersection of 17th street & Broadway. It has been catering to the upper class since it opened over a century ago.
A former owner of the hotel, named Mary Hedges died in one of the hotel rooms here at the Palace Hotel. Her spirit has been seen by a few guest and the current owner of the hotel also claims seeing her spirit as well. A child ghost has also been seen and heard running through the hallways here on a few occasions. Some of the staff members working here have also claimed seeing a ghost dressed in a old fashioned uniform.
- The Imperial Casino Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colorado)
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Located at 3rd Street and Bennett Avenue, The Imperial Hotel was built in 1896 during the reconstruction of Cripple creek, after 2 fires destroyed the town completely leveling it. Originally named the Collins Hotel, the place changed owners several times during its first few years. In 1910, a English man named George Long purchased the hotel and changed the name of it to the Imperial Hotel.
George Long lived in the Imperial with his wife and children. His oldest daughter, Alice, suffered from some kind of mental illness. She would have violent fits of rage in which she would scream and wildly fling herself around. During these outbursts, George and his wife would lock her in a room, away from the hotel guests. In 1930, she attacked him from behind and murdered her father on the stairs that lead to the basement. For her crime, she was placed in an institution for the rest of her life.
Since his untimely death, George Long's restless spirit has been seen here at the Imperial Hotel. Some hotel employees and visitors alike have seen the well dressed, balding spirit throughout the property. It is believed that George is a friendly spirit and only wants to be left alone.
In 1992, the Imperial was renovated to fit a new casino and restaurant. During this renovation, supernatural phenomena picked up. On one occasion, when the Casino was closed, the security guards heard one of the slot machines going off. When they got to the machine that was making the noises, it began to spit out coins as if it was paying off a winner. On another night, security guards were called to investigate banging sounds coming from one of the hotels rooms. When they opened the door to the room where the noise was coming from, the noise stopped and nothing and nobody was found in the empty room. To this day it is still unknown what or who caused the disturbance. Reports of water being turned on or off in the sinks and doors opening and closing on their own still come in to this day. People believe that this might be George's way of letting people know that he is still around.
- The Molly Brown Mansion Museum (Denver, Colorado)
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A female spirit has been seen here by staff members and guests alike.
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- Dudleytown (Cornwall, Connecticut)
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Cornwall is located in the northwestern corner of Connecticut. There lies what remains of a small town now famous for the settlement of Dudleytown. This abandoned town is now believed to be one of the most haunted places in the United States. Dudleytown was founded by Thomas Griffis in 1645, but it was named after three Dudley brothers, who moved there a few years later. It is believed that the Dudley's were cursed, and that they brought this curse over with them to Dudleytown when they came here.
People who have explored Dudleytown have experienced a lot of strange activity taking place here in this former settlement. It has been reported that strange dark creatures have been seen here in the woods. These unknown creatures have been rumored to chase people out of the area and they have even been known to attack people sometimes. Strange lights have also been seen here in Dudleytown and the surrounding woods. Strange noises and sounds have been heard here as well. The most often reported paranormal phenomena that takes place here is the sightings of phantom shadow figures. These large black shadowy beings have been seen on a number of occasions by a number of people. They have been seen hiding in the foundations of the ruined houses and they have also been seen hiding behind the many trees here. Some people believe that these shadow people protect the area, and others say that the entities are just bad, evil demons.
Dudleytown is definately a strange and erie place to visit. Being in the woods, I would recommend that if you want to check this place out, come in the day time and come with a group. Coming here alone could be dangerous. Devil worshipping and other rituals have been known to take place here and I wouldn't want to be alone and run in to those kind of people.
- New London Ledge Lighthouse (New London Harbor, Connecticut)
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Almost a century old, New London Ledge Lighthouse was built in 1909. It is believed that this lighthouse's ghost is named Ernie. In 1936, when Ernie learned that his wife had run off with the captain of the Block Island Ferry, he jumped to his death from the roof of the lighthouse. He has since haunted the lighthouse, and his ghost has been known to open and close doors, wash the decks, turn off televisions, turn the fog horn off and on, and untie secured boats to let them drift away.
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FLORIDA
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- Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse (Gasparilla Island, Gulf of Mexico, Florida)
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Built in 1890, this lighthouse might have two ghosts. The first is the young daughter of one of the lighthouse's keepers, who died in the building, perhaps of diphtheria or whooping cough. Tour guides say that she can be heard playing in one of the rooms of the building's upper floor. The second ghost is reputed to be the headless spectre of a Spanish princess named Josefa. According to the legend, when Josefa rejected the love of the Spanish pirate Gasparilla, so then he lopped off her head with his sword. Her headless spirit has allegedly been seen wandering the beach, possibly looking for her head.
- St. Augustine Lighthouse (St. Augustine, Florida)
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Originaly built in 1824, this place is very paranormally active. Several ghosts are said to haunt this lighthouse. The voice of the 12-year-old daughter of the lighthouse's builder, who drowned near the building, can sometimes be heard. Footsteps from some unseen presence can be heard shuffling on the gravel and on the steps outside and inside of the lighthouse. A large, dark male looking figure also has been seen in the basement area, possibly the spirit of a former caretaker who hung himself in the lighthouse. From shadows being captured on video, to voices being heard on evp's, St. Augustine has been a great place to capture evidence of the paranormal.
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GEORGIA
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- St. Simons Lighthouse (St. Simons, Georgia)
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St. Simons Lighthouse was first built in 1810 and then rebuilt again in 1872. The keeper's house was the dwelling place of the lighthouse keeper, his assistant, and both of their families too. In 1880, an argument broke out between the lighthouse keeper Frederick Osborne and his assistant, leaving Osborne dead. Since then, many witnesses have claimed that his heavy footsteps can still be heard climbing the tower's staircase.
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- Idaho State Penitentiary Historic Site (Boise, Idaho)
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When the Idaho Territory was less than 10 years old, the need for a prison became evident. So in 1870, using prisoner labor, the first structures were built using hand-cut sandstone. Other sandstone buildings are found in the center yard and include cellhouses 1, 2, & 3, the Commissary building, the Barber Shop, the Hospital, the Chapel, and a dining hall and kitchen building too. Some of these buildings were drafted by prisoner George Hamilton, who was in jail for armed robbery at the time.
Throughout its use as a jail, Idaho State Penitentiary has seen its share of violence. From murder, to rape, to assaults, to prison riots, the jail has had many bad and evil things happen within its walls.
Many visitors to this old jail have claimed experiencing paranormal events taking place here. In the Solitary Confinement building, Cold spots and apparitions are sometimes seen. In the Rose Garden, the place where the portable gallows use to be set up during the early years, apparitions and cold spots have been seen there as well. In building 5, the Maximum Security, death row building. An inmate living on death row jumped off the third floor and killed himself. He still makes his presence known today by causing fresh batteries to go dead, and he has also been seen as a floating greenish misty light. Throughout the jail, people have reported strange sightings and sounds that so far cant be explained. More paranormal research needs to be done here but the building seems to be very paranormally active to this day.
- Idaho University (Pocatello, Idaho)
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Two buildings, located on the Idaho University campus are rumored to be haunted. Frazier Hall Theatre and Graveley Hall both have their share of strange reports occuring within them.
At Frazier Hall, an entity named Alex is said to haunt the building. People say that he loves to play tricks on the living. Other apparitions have been seen sitting in the theatre seats and phantom foot steps have been heard up on the fourth floor.
At Graveley Hall, A strong presence is felt in the building. Just locked windows have been found opened a few minute later when no one else living was present in the building. And doors have also been un-locked by unknown forces.
Stories from the custodians and others who find themselves in these buildings have given their testimonies. Ghosts of Idaho paranormal investigators have done some investigating, and have listed both buildings as being haunted.
- Pioneer & Boot Hill Cemeteries (Idaho City , Idaho)
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Once a booming gold rush town, Idaho City is now is a small town of 300 residents, though there are also unseen residents of the past hanging around various parts of town.
The city, like many of the gold towns of the past, has suffered a series of fires, which destroyed about 80% of the original towns buildings. The wealthier residents were able to rebuild the city to the liking of all concerned, leaving a nice town for generations to enjoy. Visitors to Idaho City today enjoy this well preserved gold rush town, with its plank-covered board walks, the 19th century buildings, and the Pioneer & Boot Hill Cemeteries that are there to see and explore, as they stimulate the local economy.
Many people died during the town's violent past, which often happened during the time period of the gold rush era. Besides the casualties of the many gun fights here, the fires, disease, and even death from child birth took their toll.
Many ghosts and apparitions float, linger, and saunter through both of the town's Cemeteries. Several pre-teen boys, while exploring the Pioneer Cemetery, saw a foggy, misty apparition of an old prospector, described as sporting a short beard, western clothes, and a vest. In the Chinese section of this cemetery, a young chinese girl is seen standing by a grave. Both cemeteries are believed to be haunted to this day and are open to visitors year round.
- Pocatello High School (Pocatello, Idaho)
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The original Pocatello High School was built on this same spot probably in the early 1900's. It burned to the ground in 1914. The oldest buildings of the current Pocatello High school were built in 1916. A major addition and the gymnasium were built in 1939. Since then, more buildings and a new gym have been added to the campus but the school still manages to keep its 1916 charm.
Some students have claimed seeing ghostly apparitions in various parts of the school. An apparition of a young girl has been seen wandering around the school at night by custodial staff. During the 1930's a female student commited suicide in the school by hanging herself by her locker. It is still rumored that the smell of her favorite perfume hovers in the area where she died. In the auditorium, teachers and students alike have heard music coming from an empty auditorium. The schools library is also said to be haunted and an unknown alarm sound is heard late at night coming from the area where the schools old gym was located. What is causing this alarm sound and other strange activity is still a mystery today.
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- The Hickory Hills Old Slave House (Junction, Illinois)
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This house was built in 1842 by a wealthy man named John Hart Crenshaw. He used this house to kidnap free blacks and then turn them into slaves. He kept the kidnapped victims up in the attic, where he tourtured and abused them. Some even died because of the abuse they suffered at the hands of Crenshaw.
In the 1920's, the house was opened to the public as a tourist attraction. People came from all over to visit this house of horrors. Soon after, tourists visiting the house began reporting strange occurances happening inside and around the building. Reports of moving cold-spots and strange sounds were heard, along with people hearing cries and loud moans coming from the attic area, even when the attic was suppose to be empty.
A local legend about the Hickory Hills Old Slave House started when a local ghost hunter named Hickman Whittington investigated the building, went home, and died a few hours later. After this incident, it was stated that no one could last a whole night in the attic. Dozens of people have tried, but failed at the task and were sent running by the houses spirits way before sun break. Finally in 1978, one man did manage to spend one entire night inside of the attic. He also experienced some strange occurances while in the attic and said he wouldn't want to spend another night there.
The new owners of the house, and dozens of visitors as well, still report hearing unexplained phantom voices, noises, and sounds. And also say that they have felt cold spots that make the hair on your body stand on end.
Currently the Hickory Hills Old Slave house is CLOSED to the public. No tours or visits are allowed or given and the police will be called on anyone trespassing on the property.
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- Kansas Aviation Museum (Wichita, Kansas)
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An old disused airport and museum combined together - and plus its haunted too! This is my kind of place to visit! This wonderful building was one of the busiest airports in the 1940's with airplanes taking off and landing about 1 every 90 seconds. Eventually it was closed down and changed to an aviation museum. Paranormal activity has been regularly reported here for many years now. In particular the sounds of crowds walking, talking and laughing are heard even when there isn't anyone around. Also residual tannoy announcements have been witnessed by people visiting this place. An apparition of a man wearing a fedora hat has been seen. Doors slam on their own, and music from the 1940's and 1950's can be heard coming from unknown sources. People have also stated that there is a feeling of people all around the building even when its empty of living souls. Definately this is a very fascinating place to visit.
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- Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Louisville, Kentucky)
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Waverly Hills, was opened in 1926 and was considered to be the most advanced tuberculosis hospital in the country. Records have been lost, but it is estimated that tens of thousands of people have died here at Waverly Hills.
In many cases, entire families came to live at Waverly Hills. Some were cured but many others left the hospital through what was called the “body chute”. This was a tunnel that led from the hospital to the railroad tracks at the bottom of the hill. It consisted of a motorized rail and cable system where the bodies were placed and lowered down on one side of the tunnel and steps led up and down on the other.
There have been many tales of patient mistreatment and unusual experiments that have filtered down from the hills over the years. Some have been proven false, while others unfortunately have turned out to be true. Due to this and all the death that has occured here, it is no wonder that Waverly Hills truely is haunted by something.
Reports of hearing sounds where no one is and being touched by unseen hands have been claimed by visitors. Orbs on photographs and voices appearing on evp's have also been captured here at Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
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- Chalmette National Battlefield & Cemetery (Chalmette, Louisiana)
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The Chalmette Battlefield and Cemetery are located about 6 miles southeast of New Orleans. Site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, it is the final resting place for soldiers from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War.
On January 8th, 1815 the U.S. fought the battle that brought victory over British forces, the bloody official ending of the War of 1812. With the aid of famous Louisiana Pirate Jean Lafitte and his Buccaneers, the U.S. forces at Chalmette soundly defeated the more skilled and more numerous British forces. General Andrew Jackson’s stunning victory over the British at Chalmette wasn't without loss, and some say the memory of that loss still lingers in the swampy fens and mist-enshrouded paths of the Chalmette Battlefield.
Reports continue to come in of paranormal occurrences including the sound of ghostly cannons going off and voices barking out military commands to unseen troops. Many have heard whispers in the cemetery and some have even seen a wandering figure of a lone British soldier walking among the headstones.
- Lafayette Cemetery (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Unquestionably one of the most interesting and written-about cemeteries in the country, Lafayette Cemetery in the Big Easy stands as one of the most haunted cemeteries in America. Ghosts have been seen flitting in and around the above-ground graves for many years now.
Lafayette Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city. If you are a movie buff, parts may seem familiar to you, as this is a favorite scene in many movies made here in New Orleans. The cemetery bounded by Washington Avenue, Prytania Street, Sixth Street, and Coliseum Street. The history of the cemetery goes back to the beginning of the 19th century, even before it was part of New Orleans. Built in what was once the City of Lafayette, the cemetery was officially established in 1833. The area was formerly part of the Livaudais plantation, and that square had been used for burials since 1824.
In 1841, there were 241 burials in Lafayette of victims of yellow fever. in 1847, approximately 3000 people died of yellow fever, and Lafayette holds about 613 of those. By 1853, the worst outbreak ever of yellow fever caused more than 8000 deaths, and bodies were often left at the gates of Lafayette cemetery. Many of these victims were immigrants and flatboatmen, who worked in the area on the Mississippi river.
With so many bodies piling up in the cemetery, it was almost impossible to to give all of the yellow fever victims a proper burial. This might be one of the reasons that the cemetery is so haunted to this day. Others believe that voodoo rituals done at the cemetery may have been the cause of all this paranormal activity.
- The Myrtles Plantation (Saint Francisville, Louisiana)
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The Myrtles Plantation has been regarded by many as the most haunted house in America for a long time. Located on the outskirts of St. Francisville, 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, it is currently a bed and breakfast.
It is believed that the plantation house was built on Tunica Indian burial mounds in 1794, by General David Bradford. Supposedly General Bradford was the first to see a ghost at the Myrtles - a naked Indian girl - who is still occasionally seen today. Eventually, the house belonged to Bradford's daughter Sara and her husband, Judge Clark Woodruffe.
Legend says that a slave woman named Chloe was owned by the Woodruffes, and was the Judge's reluctant mistress. Eventually, the Judge seemed to tire of Chloe and she feared what might become of her so she took to listening at keyholes to learn her possible fate. The Judge caught her one-day and had her ear cut off in punishment. Because of that, Chloe always wore a turban.
Eventually, Chloe devised a plan for insuring her place in the household. She would save the family from a mysterious ailment! So, Chloe poisoned the birthday cake of the eldest daughter with Oleander leaves, intending to nurse the family back to health after the leaves made them sick. Unfortunately, Sara and her two daughters died from the poison, only the Judge was spared since he had not eaten the cake.
Chloe was terrified and fled to the safety of the other slaves. But unfortunately for Chloe, the slaves knew hiding her could result in all of their deaths, so they drug her out of hiding and hanged her in a tree. Her body was then weighted and thrown into the Mississippi River. The ghost of a turbaned woman has been seen at the Plantation ever since.
Even if Chloe were the only ghost, surely that would be haunt enough to dissuade anyone from wanting to own the property. Instead, the ghosts were a bonus for the present owners, Teeta and John Moss. "There's a million old homes," Teeta told one interviewer. "But how many are haunted?" Mrs. Moss even believes Chloe helps keep her children safe. When she isn't looking after the Moss children, Chloe has been known to peek in on overnight guests, peering at them intently. No one knows who she is looking for.
The Chloe incident is not the only tragedy that the Myrtles has borne through the years. In fact, there have been at least 10 homicides or suicides on the property through the years. During the Civil War, a confederate soldier dragged himself through the front door where he died from his wounds. Legend says that he left an impression of his fallen body that could not be removed and that the spot even resisted cleaning, stopping mops before they could cross the area or filling the maids with dread as they approached.
In 1927, a man was killed during a robbery of the plantation, and it is said that his ghost roams the property, as well, ordering strangers to leave. The Woodruffe children have also been seen and heard on the property, laughing and playing. They have even been spotted perched in the chandeliers or peering at guests from the foot of their beds. Startled visitors to the Myrtles have also reported seeing a Voodoo priestess, chanting over a little girl. And, even odder still, some have seen a ballet dancer, complete with black tutu, who dances about a foot off the ground. Some folks haven't seen a whole ghost, but have seen disembodied hands or candles floating in midair.
Strange sounds also seem to abound at the Myrtles. The grand piano has been known to play by itself. People have heard crying babies. Others report the sound of a man staggering up the stairs in the dead of night and collapsing on the 17th stair. This has been attributed to the ghost of William Winter, who staggered up the stairs as he was dying of a gunshot wound in 1871, and collapsed into his wife's arms on the 17th step.
- The 1891 Castle Inn (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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Standing in the Garden District of New Orleans, the 1891 Castle Inn is a Gilded-Age mansion that seems plucked out of history. The 9,500-square foot mansion has 38 rooms total. It also has a century old piano in it that guest are allowed to play and the mansion is also filled with restored furniture from a past era. Nine suites are available for guest to come and stay in to experience the house and maybe the spirits who still reside in it.
Two spirits are believed to haunt this place. They have been seen all over the building by guest and the staff members who work here. One of the owners of the 1891 Castle Inn says the third floor seems to have the most paranormal activity in it. The employees here say that the ghosts like to move and hide certain objects. Keys go missing all the time. Drinking cups and glasses also are sometimes moved from one spot in the room to another when the drinker isn't paying attention to it. Guest wallets and purses are also moved and later found in strange places like inside the microwave or under the bed.
Room 10, called the Gothic Sanctuary, is one of the more haunted places in the castle inn. People have had weird experiences in the room like the lights turning off by themselves or the TV turning on or off too. Guests have reported feeling strange sensations while staying in room 10 and others have heard weird noises as well.
The 1891 Castle Inn transports its visitors to another time and mindset. Its a great place to experience the past and maybe even a ghost or two.
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- Antietam Battlefield (Antietam, Maryland)
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On one single day, September 17th,1862, over 23,000 men were wounded or lost their lives here during the battle of Antietam. The second bloodiest battle during the Civil War, the Union's victory at Antietam stopped Robert E. Lee's northern invasion. Second only to Gettysburg in the annals of warlike horror, more soldiers were killed on this one day then in the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican American war, and the Spanish American conflicts combined.
Strange events have taken place throughout the area that lead people to believe it is haunted. The sounds of gunfire and the smell of smoke and gunpowder are just some of the strange things that have taken place here. People have also seen strange blue lights near Burnside Bridge where many Confederate soldiers died while trying to cross Antietam Creek during the battle. The Pry House is also haunted, supposedly by a female ghost witnesses say. Ghosts have also been seen at the Piper House, the Sherrick House, the Otto House, and in the St. Paul Episcopal Church.(which was used as a Confederate field hospital following the bloody battle.)
Many ghost hunters have investigated Antietam Battlefield and have come away with paranormal photos of "orbs" and strange mists. Others have caught unknown voices while recording evp's.
With all of the killing that took place during the one day battle here at Antietam, its no wonder that this place is still haunted today, almost one hundred and fifty years later.
- Point Lookout (Chesapeake Bay, Maryland)
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First built in 1830 and then rebuilt in 1883, Point Lookout has been called "America's most haunted lighthouse,". This might be mostly because of its unfortunate past. In the years of the Civil War, a prison camp was established next to the lighthouse by the Union Army. It was terribly overcrowded and became a breeding ground for disease, despair, and death. Many signs of hauntings have been reported since the 1860s. Strange noises and disembodied voices, some of which have even been recorded on audiotape have been heard here by witnesses throughout the years. It has also been reported that the ghost of the first lighthouse keeper, Ann Davis, has been seen standing at the top of the stairway. Other ghostly figures have also been seen in the basement area.
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- Plymouth Lighthouse (Gurnet Point, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
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Plymouth Lighthouse was first built way back in 1769. It was built on the property of John and Hannah Thomas, whom became the lighthouses first keepers. John was killed during the Revolutionary War, leaving Hannah as America's first woman lighthouse keeper. It is believed that her spirit still visits this lighthouse to this day.
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- Presque Isle Lighthouse (On Lake Huron, Presque Isle, Michigan)
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Built in 1840, Presque Isle Lighthouse is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of George Parris, the former lighthouse keeper. The lighthouse is now abandoned, yet an amber light is occasionally seen still flashing from the tower. George and Lorraine Parris moved into the small house attached to the lighthouse in 1977, where they looked after the grounds and provided tours to vacationers. The lighthouse was actually taken out of service in 1870, but it wasn't until 1979 that George and the Coast Guard removed the wiring. Yet after George died in 1991, the mystery light began to appear. "I knew right away that it was George," said his widow, who continued the caretaker duties alone after her husbands death. "He used to cook breakfast for me in the morning. Bacon and eggs. There were many mornings when I'd wake up to the smell of breakfast, but naturally no one was there. I knew that it was him." According to one story, a little girl touring the lighthouse with her family had climbed to the top of the tower and returned giggling. When asked who she had been talking to up there, she said, "To the man in the tower." She later identified the man as George Parris from a portrait of him in the cottage.
- Seul Choix Point Lighthouse (On Lake Michigan, about 14 miles east of Manistique, Michigan)
Visitors and workers at the lighthouse complex have reported strange happenings, including moved silverware and other items, phantom footsteps, the strong smell of cigars in places where no one has been smoking, and the sound of someone climbing the lighthouse steps.
- White River Light Station (On Lake Michigan, Whitehall, Michigan)
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Built in 1876 people say that the ghost of White River's first lighthouse keeper, Captain William Robinson, still haunts this structure. He lived there for 47 years with his wife Sara, where they raised all of their 11 children. When he reached retirement age, his son was appointed keeper, but the Captain refused to leave, keeping up with his daily duties well into his 80's. At age 87 he was finally being forced to vacate the lighthouse, and on the evening before he was scheduled to leave, he died in his sleep. Those who know the lighthouse well say that the ghosts of the Captain and his wife both haunt the place. In his later years, Captain Robinson walked with a cane, and the distinctive sound of his footsteps and thumping cane still can be heard making his rounds late at night. His wife Sara occasionally leaves signs that she is helping to keep the place tidy as well.
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- Hibbing High School (Hibbing, Minnesota)
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The Hibbing High School was built in 1920. Looking like a medieval castle, its definately one of the most beautiful schools in the world. From marble staircases and brass railings to art deco walls, this place is like no other high school out there. It also houses a very awesome auditorium that was modeled after New York's Capitol Theater. The details put into this great room will take a persons breath away. The auditorium is also haunted.
There are many stories told about the hauntings in the auditorium. A disabled girl died in it many years ago, and her spirit is rumored to still reside here. Also a semi-translucent man wearing a top hat has been seen on many occasions sitting in seat J-47. Even a photo has been captured of this ghost sitting in seat J-47. A janitor at the school has reported hearing the foot steps of the ghosts as he cleaned a class room. Every time he turned around to look where the foot steps were coming from they would stop, only to start up again as soon as the janitor stopped looking.
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- The Lemp Mansion (St. Louis, Missouri)
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Named by LIFE Magazine as "one of the most haunted houses in America" in 1980, this mansion continues to be one of the most active locations west of the Mississippi river. The house was built in the 1860's by the Lemp family, an eccentric brewing family who created what is known today as "Falstaff" beer.
The house has been marked with tragedy and suicide over the years and most believe this has been the cause of the haunting. In 1904, William Lemp, who was despondent over the death of his favorite son, committed suicide in the house. In 1920, his daughter, Elsa, also followed suit and killed herself in her own home. Then, two years later, destroyed after being forced to sell the failing brewery during Prohibition, William Lemp Jr. took his own life, shooting himself in the mansion the front office. Then again, in 1949, Charles Lemp also shot himself in the building inside of the basement.
The Lemp family has now completely died out. The mansion was sold and it became a boarding house for many years. Then in 1977, it was renovated and opened up as a fine restaurant. During this time, workers began reporting strange events in the house. So strange that some of the workers walked off the job and never came back. Since the first suicide of William Lemp, the strange activity has never stopped.
Over the years, there have been hundreds of reports of unexplained events, apparitions, and the uncanny happenings in the mansion. Staff members and visitors alike have come to the expect weird things to happen in the house and they have almost become commonplace.
- Zombie Road ( western suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri)
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Located just outside of the western suburbs of St. Louis, the very haunted Zombie Road is an issolated, abandoned road-way that is surrounded by thick forrest, rivers, and caves.
Once believed to be an urban myth, the hauntings here on Zombie Road are now presummed to be true. Many people have lost their lives here along Zombie Road. It is a fact that many years ago a school bus crashed into the river here, and many children lost their lives by drowning. It is also a fact that in the 1970's 3 teenagers drowned here as well. Rituals of Satanic worship and animal sacrifice has also been taking place here in the woods near zombie road.
Some people have claimed seeing the ghost of children shaped as black silhouettes hiding among the trees that surround the road. People have caught these black silhouette ghosts on pictures and video recordings have also been captured as well. A documentary called "Children Of The Grave" shows some of the great photos of these silhouette figures and the investigators in this film also caught these children ghost on their thermal vision camera as well.
Originally Zombie Road was called Lawler Ford Road. The road saw a lot of traffic in the early years of its popularity but today it only see's a handful of visitors. In the 1950's this was a teenage hangout spot. Today most visitors come searching for the unexplained. As so many locations of this type do, Lawler Ford Road gained a reputation for being haunted. Numerous legends and stories sprang up about the place, from the typical tales of murdered boyfriends and killers with hooks for hands to more specific tales of a local killer who was dubbed the "Zombie". He was said to live in an old dilapidated shack by the river and would attack young lovers who came here looking for someplace quiet and out of the way. As time passed, the stories of this madman were told and re-told and eventually, the name of Lawler Ford Road was largely forgotten and it was replaced with "Zombie Road", the name by which it is still known today.
There are many strange stories told here about the road, from ghostly apparitions in the woods to visitors who have vanished without a trace. A man who was killed here by a train in the 1970s is believed to haunt a section of the road near the train tracks. Another spirit seen here on Zombie Road is that of a mysterious old woman who yells at people before disappearing into thin air. There is another ghost story about a boy who fell from the bluffs along the river and died. His body was never found. His ghost is also believed to haunt the area. There are also tales of Native American spirits and modern-day devil worshippers here as well.
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- Area of Custer’s Last Stand (Little Big Horn, Montana)
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Today visitor’s to this area can view the black marker that occupies the spot where General Custer allegedly fell. All around the black marker are other no less significant headstones attesting to the brutal fall of U.S. soldiers who had the misfortune of trying to fend off the Indian attacks. The soldiers were scalped and mutilated in the Indian custom of keeping the warrior from reuniting with his body on the other side. All around, the hollow melancholy of that day still lingers on the hills of Little Big Horn.
Reports have come from the battlefield area of ghostly images and figures being seen as well as strange shadows and mists hovering in the air. Also the eerie sounds of Indian chanting and Indian war cries have been heard and the sound of fighting and screaming has also been heard.
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