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beings, including
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s. States with several haunted locations are listed on separate pages, linked from this page. Many of them appeared on ''
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''.


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Alabama

* The Boyington Oak in
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is a
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that reportedly grew from the grave of Charles Boyington in the
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just outside the walls of
Church Street Graveyard Church Street Graveyard is a historic city cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. The cemetery is situated on and is surrounded by a brick wall that dates to 1830. At the time that the cemetery was established it lay about a half mile away from ...
. Boyington was tried and executed for the murder of his friend, Nathaniel Frost, on February 20, 1835. He said a tree would spring from his grave as proof of his innocence. * The Dr. John R. Drish House in
Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of 1 ...
has a tower that has reportedly been seen on numerous occasions to be on fire, when no fire was actually there. Also, ghostly lights are said to be seen emanating from the house. *
Gaineswood Gaineswood is a plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. It is the grandest plantation house ever built in Marengo County and is one of the most significant remaining examples of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama.Gamble, Rober ...
in
Demopolis Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, Marengo County, in west-central Alabama. The population was 7,162 at the time of the 2020 United States census, down from 7,483 at the 2010 census. The city lies at the confluence of the ...
is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a former housekeeper from
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. She was in charge of running the house for General Whitfield after the death of his wife. Her ghost supposedly plays the piano in the music room. * Kenworthy Hall near
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has a fourth-floor tower room that is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman. She sits in a window awaiting the return of a lover who died during the
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. *
Edmund King House The Edmund King House is a historic residence on the campus of the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama. The house was built by Edmund King, a native Virginian who arrived in Alabama in 1817. First building a log cabin, he built the h ...
on the
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campus in Shelby County is reported to be the site of spectral lights, the sound of footsteps, and other unexplained noises. * Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a former slave, Henry Wells, who was lynched by a mob after being accused of burning down the second county courthouse. Soon afterward, the ghostly image of a face appeared in an upper window of the new third county courthouse to profess Wells' innocence. Supposedly, every windowpane in the courthouse was broken in a
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storm one year, except for that pane. *Pratt Hall at
Huntingdon College Huntingdon College is a private Methodist college in Montgomery, Alabama. It was founded in 1854 as a women's college. History Huntingdon College was chartered on February 2, 1854, as " Tuskegee Female College" by the Alabama State Legislature ...
in Montgomery is reportedly haunted by a Red Lady. Huntingdon was originally a Methodist female college and the Red Lady is alleged to be the ghost of a lonely girl who committed suicide. *
Sturdivant Hall Sturdivant Hall, also known as the Watts-Parkman-Gillman Home, is a historic Greek Revival mansion and house museum in Selma, Alabama, United States. Completed in 1856, it was designed by Thomas Helm Lee for Colonel Edward T. Watts. It was adde ...
in
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is purported to be haunted by the ghost of the second owner, John McGee Parkman. Parkman, imprisoned by
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authorities for alleged embezzlement, died during an escape attempt from
Cahaba Prison Cahaba Prison, also known as Castle Morgan, was a prisoner of war camp in Dallas County, Alabama where the Confederacy held captive Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The prison was located in the small Alabama town of Cahaba, at the ...
in 1867. * Sweetwater Mansion in
Florence, Alabama Florence is a city in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. It is situated along the Tennessee River and is home to the University of North Alabama, the oldest college in the st ...
, was built during 1828. Both Union and Confederate officers stayed there during their respective occupations of the city during the Civil War. Alleged paranormal activity has been investigated by local paranormal groups and a team from the television show ''
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''. * The Tombigbee River near Pennington is reportedly haunted by the ghost ship ''
Eliza Battle The ''Eliza Battle'' was a Tombigbee River steamboat that ran a route between Columbus, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama in the United States during the 1850s. She was destroyed in a fire on the river near modern Pennington, Alabama on March 1, ...
''. The ship is supposed to return during especially cold, stormy nights to warn of impending disaster. Likewise, the former captain of the ''
James T. Staples ''James T. Staples'', officially registered as the ''Jas. T. Staples'' and also known as the ''Big Jim'', was a Tombigbee River sternwheel paddle steamer that ran a route between Mobile, Alabama, Mobile and Demopolis, Alabama, Demopolis, Alabama, ...
'' reportedly appears near the site of that disaster at Bladon Springs.


Alaska

* Alaskan Hotel and Bar in
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. * West High School in Anchorage.


Arizona

*
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in Tombstone is reportedly haunted. These reports date back to the 1880s. It was investigated on ''
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'' in 2009 and on '' Ghost Hunters'' in 2006. * Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee is reportedly haunted. It was investigated on both ''Ghost Adventures'' and ''Ghost Hunters''. * Part of the football field at
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in Kingman lies atop an old Pioneer Cemetery. Women in prairie gowns and men wearing suits from the 19th Century have reportedly been sighted during outdoor graduation ceremonies. *
Monte Vista Hotel The Monte Vista Hotel was a building which had been formerly located at the intersection of what today are Fenwick Street and Floralita Avenue in the Sunland-Tujunga district of Los Angeles. It was considered the first structure built in the di ...
in Flagstaff is reputed to be haunted. A phantom bellboy is said to knock on the door of room 210 and announce "Room service."
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reported seeing a ghost in his room while staying at the hotel in the early 1950s. *
Hotel San Carlos The Hotel San Carlos branch in Phoenix, Arizona, also known as San Carlos Hotel, is both an operating hotel and tourist site. It has been associated with ghost sightings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1983 a ...
in
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is filled with rumors that a 22-year-old girl jumped off the seven story hotel to her death after several weeks when the hotel first opened, along with other witnesses saying a girl mysteriously appearing at the foot of their
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s for several seconds until she goes to their doors and vanishes. *The
Yuma Territorial Prison The Yuma Territorial Prison is a former prison located in Yuma, Arizona, United States. Opened on July 1, 1876, and shut down on September 15, 1909. It is one of the Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites on the National Register of Historic Places ...
in Yuma is reported to be haunted by multiple entities, including the spirit of a little girl in a red dress, death row inmates and others, and has been listed by
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as one of the 10 best haunted destinations in the USA.


Arkansas

* The
Gurdon Light The Gurdon Light is a mystery light located near railroad tracks in a wooded area of Gurdon, Arkansas. It is the subject of local folklore and has been featured in local media and on ''Unsolved Mysteries'' and ''Mysteries at the Museum ''Myst ...
is a mysterious floating light above the railroad tracks near Gurdon (Clark County), a few miles away on Highway 67, which was first sighted during the 1930s. A popular legend is that a railroad worker was in an accident in which he was decapitated and now he is holding a lantern going up and down the tracks searching for his missing head. The other legend involves the murder of a foreman for the
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. The Gurdon Light was reportedly sighted shortly after his murder near those tracks during 1931. The local legend appeared on NBC's television program
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during 1994. *The
Crescent Hotel The Crescent Hotel is a historic hotel at 75 Prospect Avenue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It is billed as "America's most haunted hotel" and offers a ghost tour for a fee. The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa is a member of Historic Hotels of America, t ...
in Eureka Springs bills itself as America's most haunted hotel. It was featured on the television show ''Ghost Hunters'' in 2005.


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California

California is the location of many supposedly haunted locations. Notable locations with reputations for being haunted include
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, the former
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in
Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
,
El Adobe de Capistrano El Adobe de Capistrano, or El Adobe, is a restaurant located in at 31891 Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California. It has been operated since 1948 and is in a building composed of two historic adobes near Mission San Juan Capistrano. ...
in
San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (Spanish for " St. John of Capistrano") is a city in Orange County, California, located along the Orange Coast. The population was 34,593 at the 2010 census. San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when St ...
, and the
Winchester Mystery House The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester. The house became a tourist attraction nine months after Win ...
. *
Henry Levy House The Henry Levy House at 155 S. G Street is a historic American Craftsman home located in Oxnard, California. The house has 18 rooms with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, a detached two-car garage, and a detached workshop in the rear. It is approxi ...
in
Oxnard, California Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west ...
was featured on the TV series Ghost Adventures on Thanksgiving night 2022. The episode featured the 108 year old, 4800 square foot home once owned by Henry and Camille Levy, and her sister Juliette. Long time neighbors were also featured in the episode, detailing their experiences with the "racist" Levy sisters. Homeowners Eric Andrist and Jeff Rizzo provided security camera footage of a locked door flying open and a creepy voice captured while the show's host, Zak Bagans was filming on the second floor. Both Henry and Camille Levy died in the house.


Colorado

* Pioneer Park in
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is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Harriet Webber, wife of its builder, who died of what was ruled to be an accidental
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during 1881, four years before it was built. * Stanley Hotel in
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Colorado, was built by a Massachusetts couple named F.O. and Flora Stanley. They lived there, and reportedly never left. Staff says Flora can be heard playing her piano at night. If you take a picture in the hotel, it is said Mr. Stanley can show up at any time in that picture. Children can be heard running up and down the halls. This lovely mountain resort in the Colorado wilderness was the inspiration for Stephen King's thriller, '' The Shining.''


Connecticut

* Bara-Hack is a
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in the northern part of the state that is reportedly haunted.Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman, ''Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets'', p. 281, index at p. 346 (Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2009) . Found online a
Google books
. Accessed August 7, 2010.
*
Daniel Benton Homestead The Daniel Benton Homestead is a historic house museum and the oldest house in Tolland, Connecticut. It was built in 1720 and has been operated by the Tolland Historical Society as a museum since 1970. Along with the Old Tolland County Jail and ...
is a historic house museum in Tolland,
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. It is reputedly haunted by the ghosts of Hessian soldiers and 18th-century lovers Elisha Benton and Jemima Barrows, who tragically died from smallpox. * Dudleytown is an abandoned town founded in the mid-1740s. It lies in the middle of a forested area in
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. The original buildings are gone and only their foundations remain. Videos purport to show restless spirits in the area and hikers have reported seeing orbs in the area. * Union Cemetery in Easton (also
Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...
), which dates back to the 17th century, is touted as "one of the most haunted cemeteries in the entire country" by authors of paranormal books who claim that visitors have photographed orbs, light rods, ectoplasmic mists, and apparitions. A spirit known as the "
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" has also been reported. *
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is a former psychiatric hospital spreading across a 70-acre campus. Before the majority of it was demolished, there were reports of lamenting patients near the Salmon building and the lobotomy room. It was featured on
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season 6, episode 10.


District of Columbia

Several sites in Washington are reputedly haunted, including the Capitol Building, the White House, and the
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(1801).


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Florida

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Don CeSar Hotel The Don CeSar is a hotel located in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Developed by Thomas Rowe and opened in 1928, it gained renown as the Gulf playground for America's pampered rich at the height of the Jazz Age. The hotel was designed by Henry H. Du ...
in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, reportedly is haunted by the ghost of its original owner,
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, who built the Moorish-style "Pink Palace" during 1926. The story is that Thomas Rowe was forbidden to marry the love of his life, a singer in the opera
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, by her parents. He built the Don CeSar in remembrance of her, and named it after a character in the opera. "Time is infinite. I wait for you by our fountain", she wrote to him on her deathbed, and after his own death, it was reported that they were seen to be meeting by the fountain in the hotel lobby''. * House of
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, colonial governor of Florida, in St. Augustine. Alleged encounters with the Horruytiner ghost, as well as that of a cat supposedly killed in the house, have been reported there. * The Leaf Theater in Quincy reportedly is haunted by several former movie operators and theater attendees * The
University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, and other campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. It is one of 12 members of the State University System of Florida. USF is ...
Library in
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reportedly is haunted.


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Georgia

* Augusta State University in Augusta. * Ebos Landing ( Igbo Landing) in Dunbar Creek, St. Simons Island, Glynn County is allegedly haunted by the souls of
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slaves who committed mass suicide by drowning there during 1803 to protest their enslavement. *
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in Savannah is allegedly haunted by angry spirits. It was featured on the TV series ''Ghost Adventures''.


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Hawaii

*
ʻIolani Palace The Iolani Palace ( haw, Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dyna ...
is said to be haunted.


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Idaho

* A security camera in the
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captured a translucent figure going down a hallway and in and out of a bathroom when the school was closed for winter break in 2014. People report hearing voices in conversation and the sound of a piano inside the school's otherwise empty theater.


Illinois

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Bachelor's Grove Cemetery Bachelor's Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, in Chicago's southwest suburbs. The cemetery has also been called Bachelor Grove, Batchelor Grove, Batchelder's Grove, and Everden (or Everdon). This cemetery is ...
,
Midlothian, Illinois Midlothian () is a village in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,325. History Like many southwest suburbs of Chicago in the 1800s and ear ...
was mentioned on
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. *
Former Chicago Historical Society Building The Former Chicago Historical Society Building is a historic landmark located at 632 N. Dearborn Street on the northwest corner of Dearborn and Ontario streets near downtown Chicago. Built in 1892, the granite-clad building is a prime example of ...
is said to be haunted since its use as a temporary morgue for victims of the ''Eastland'' Disaster (1915). * Former
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a
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hospital in
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. * Crenshaw House in
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. The house was constructed in the 1830s as a station on the
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. In 1978, a reporter from
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named David Rodgers spent the night in the attic as a Halloween stunt for a local television station. The reporter managed to beat out nearly 150 previous challengers and became the first person to spend the night in the slave quarters in more than a century. Rodgers later admitted that he was 'queasy' going into the house and also said that his experience in the attic was anything but mundane. He heard many sounds that he could not identify and later, he would discover that his recorder picked up voices that he himself could not hear. *
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,
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was mentioned on
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. *
Manteno State Hospital Manteno State Hospital (formerly Manteno State Mental Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital located in rural Manteno Township in Kankakee County, Illinois. Founding The facility was authorized in 1927 by the 55th Illinois General Assembly with ...
,
Manteno Manteno is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,204 at the 2010 census, up from 6,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Origins ...
was mentioned on
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. * Peoria State Hospital in
Bartonville, Illinois Bartonville is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,471 at the 2010 census. Bartonville is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Peoria metropolitan area, Metropolitan ...
. Originally named the Illinois Asylum for the Incurably Insane from 1907 to 1908, but later renamed to the Peoria State Hospital in 1909. An additional name for it is the "Bartonville Insane Asylum".


Indiana

There are several reputedly haunted sites in Indiana, including the Culbertson Mansion in the former shipbuilding town New Albany.


Iowa

* E. H. Harrison House in
Keokuk, Iowa Keokuk is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States, along with Fort Madison. It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk, who is ...


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Kansas

* Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia has stories of a ghost that haunts the theater.


Kentucky

*
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near Richmond in Madison County, owned by Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810 -1903), is said to be haunted by the ghosts of Clay, his former wife, and his son.


L


Louisiana

* Myrtles Plantation is allegedly home to several ghosts.


M


Maryland

*
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Potomac Canal, ...
is said to have a few ghosts, including dead soldiers from the
Battle of Ball's Bluff The Battle of Ball's Bluff was an early battle of the American Civil War fought in Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 21, 1861, in which Union Army forces under Major General George B. McClellan suffered a humiliating defeat. The operation was ...
fought during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
haunting near the 33–34 mile mark, p. 66 a lady ghost on the 2 mile level at Catoctin (between locks 28 and 29), a headless man haunting the
Paw Paw Tunnel The Paw Paw Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) in Allegany County, Maryland. Located near Paw Paw, West Virginia, it was built to bypass the Paw Paw Bends, a stretch of the Potomac River containing five horseshoe-sha ...
, and a ghost of a robber at the
Monocacy Aqueduct The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. The 438 foot (133 ...
carrying a lantern.


Massachusetts

*
Lizzie Borden House The Lizzie Borden House is notorious for being the home of Lizzie Borden and her family, and it is the location of the 1892 unsolved double murder of Lizzie's father and stepmother Andrew and Abby Borden. It is located on 230 Second Street in ...
*
Longfellow's Wayside Inn The Wayside Inn Historic District is a historic district on Old Boston Post Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The district contains the Wayside Inn, a historic landmark that is one of the oldest inns in the country, operating as Howe's Tavern ...
*
Concord's Colonial Inn Concord's Colonial Inn (also known as Colonial Inn) is a historic inn in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Its original structure, which is still in use, was built in 1716. It became a hotel in 1889. * Hawthorne Hotel * House of Seven Gables *


Michigan

*
Big Bay Point Light The Big Bay Point Light is a lighthouse which stands on a tall bluff over a rocky point near Big Bay, Michigan, approximately northwest of Marquette on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Today it is the only operational lighthouse with a bed and ...
is reputedly haunted by the red-haired ghost of its first keeper, Will Prior. * The
Landmark Inn The Landmark Inn is a historic hotel on Front Street in downtown Marquette, Michigan. The hotel originally opened in 1930 as the Hotel Northland. As it originally did, the hotel operates as a full-service hotel with 66 rooms, many of which overlo ...
in Marquette supposedly has a room haunted by a librarian who lost her lover in a shipwreck.


Missouri

* Town of Avilla on historic
Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
is said to have large numbers of Shadow Folk throughout village and also haunted by a
Revenant In folklore, a revenant is an animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. The word ''revenant'' is derived from the Old French word, ''revenant'', the "returning" (see also the related French language, F ...
Civil War-era bushwhacker nicknamed "Rotten Johnny Reb", from a gruesome historical event now known as the "Legend of the Avilla Death Tree". * Vaile Mansion in
Independence, Missouri Independence is the fifth-largest city in Missouri and the county seat of Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County. Independence is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the largest suburb on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro ...
is said to be haunted. *
Lemp Mansion The Lemp Mansion (3322 DeMenil Place, St. Louis, Missouri) is a historical house in Benton Park, St. Louis, Missouri. It is also the site of three suicides by Lemp family members after the death of the son Frederick Lemp, whose William J. Lemp B ...
in
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
is said to be haunted.


Montana

*
Bannack Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, located on Grasshopper Creek, approximately upstream from where Grasshopper Creek joins with the Beaverhead River south of Dillon, Montana, Dillon. ...
, a
ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
, was founded in 1862 and named after the
Bannock Bannock may mean: * Bannock (food), a kind of bread, cooked on a stone or griddle * Bannock (Indigenous American), various types of bread, usually prepared by pan-frying * Bannock people, a Native American people of what is now southeastern Oregon ...
Indian tribe. Several claims of hauntings have been made there, including the apparition of a woman in a blue gown named Dorothy who drowned in Grasshopper Creek. A gang of outlaws were also executed in the town and their ghosts are said to haunt the area. There were several epidemics of illnesses there as well, and a reported 8 to 14 infants died in the town. * Boulder Hot Springs Hotel, near
Boulder, Montana Boulder is a town in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It is on the north bank of the Boulder River between Butte and Helena, slightly east of the Continental Divide, at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Mon ...
is said to be haunted by "Simone", the ghost of a prostitute who was murdered at the hotel. * Carroll College, in Helena, supposedly has a ghost in the men's restroom in St. Charles Hall, where a drunken student died of a
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after falling and smashing his head against a sink in the middle of the night. * The
Copper King Mansion The Copper King Mansion, also known as the W. A. Clark Mansion, is a 34-room residence of Romanesque Revival Victorian architecture that was built from 1884 to 1888 as the Butte, Montana, residence of William Andrews Clark, one of Montana's thre ...
in
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is said to be haunted by its original owner, Senator William A. Clark. The mansion also served as a
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convent A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...
during the early 1900s. *The
Dude Rancher Lodge The Dude Rancher Lodge is a motel in Billings, Montana, on the National Register of Historic Places. Known as "Billings' most unique motel", it was built in 1950 with a Hollywood-western style theme inside and out with many custom features, most ...
,
Billings Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Met ...
, is said to be haunted by one of its original owners, and also by a long-time cook. *
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, a
ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
in the Garnet Mountain Range about 40 miles outside of
Missoula Missoula ( ; fla, label=Salish language, Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, Missoula Cou ...
, is said to be haunted by several ghosts, including gold miners and a woman executed for murder there. * The Little Bighorn Battlefield, located near Hardin, is said to be haunted by the ghosts of both U.S. soldiers and Native Americans who participated in the battle. * Montana Territorial Prison in
Deer Lodge, Montana Deer Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Montana, Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,938 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Description The city is perhaps best known as the home of t ...
is said to be among the most haunted locations in the state. A number of deaths occurred there, including during a riot in 1959. Ghost researchers claim to have identified odd sounds and sensations, including voices and mists. *
Virginia City Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virginia City developed as a boom ...
, a
ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
-turned-tourist-attraction, is said to be haunted. The saloon and theater are two areas of reported ghost sightings. The town had a violent past and was home to many outlaws.
Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Late ...
lived in the town as a child.


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Nevada

* The Nevada Governor's Mansion in Carson City was first occupied by the family of Governor Denver S. Dickerson during July 1909. Guests and staff have reported seeing a woman and child on the premises, thought to be Dickerson's wife Una and daughter June, the only child to have been born in the residence.


New Jersey

*
Burlington County Prison The Burlington County Prison is a historic museum property, located next to the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Operating from 1811 to 1965, it was the oldest prison in the nation ...
in Mount Holly is reportedly haunted. *
Cape May Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The so ...
is one of the oldest towns in America, established during 1620. It is also said to be one of the most haunted cities in the country, with many haunted 19th century style house
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s, including
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, the
Emlen Physick Estate The Emlen Physick Estate is a Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey. The estate is located at 1048 Washington Street. History The 18-room mansion, designed by American architect Frank Furness, was built in 1879 for Dr. Emlen Physick J ...
, Peter Shields Inn, and Southern Mansion (featured on '' Ghost Hunters''). However, the town's best known haunt is
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, famous for its
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"
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", said to be haunted by a phantom black dog, or "hell hound", that is said to be cursed by Native Americans. * The
Essex County Hospital Center The Essex County Hospital Center, also known as the Overbrook Hospital, the Overbrook Asylum, or simply the Overbrook, was a psychiatric hospital that was located around 125 Fairview Avenue in the Township of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. It was used as ...
in
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is believed to be haunted by full-body apparitions of nurses and patients. * Leeds Point is the birthplace of the "Leeds Devil", better known as the
Jersey Devil In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil (also known as the Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forest of Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying bipe ...
. The
Pine Barrens (New Jersey) The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Two other large, contiguou ...
gave fame to the legend of the Jersey Devil, said to have been birthed by a local woman named Mrs. Leeds during 1735. It was her 13th child and she didn't want any more, so she cursed the child by saying, "May it be the devil!" Another version tells of Mother Leeds giving birth to a hideous horned monster that attacked her and her midwife, sprouted bat wings, and flew out through the chimney, disappearing into the Pine Barrens, which is where most of the alleged sightings have occurred.


New York

* 112 Ocean Avenue House, (a.k.a. Amityville Horror House) in
Amityville Amityville () is a village near the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 9,523 at the 2010 census. History Huntington settlers first visited the Amityville area in 1653 due ...
is the basis for the 1977 book ''
The Amityville Horror ''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family, b ...
'' by
Jay Anson ''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family, b ...
. It was the scene of a tragic
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of the DeFeo family on November 13, 1974, committed by Ronald DeFeo, Jr. The Lutz family, the next inhabitants of the home, claimed that it was haunted and fled after 28 days. Their experiences were described by Anson's bestselling book, which was followed by the 1979 movie ''
The Amityville Horror ''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family, b ...
''. Despite accusations of fraud, the Lutzes maintained that they experienced
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while living in the Ocean Avenue home. * Cherry Hill Estate, in southern Albany is a late 18th-century farm manor house that was the site of an 1827 murder that resulted in Albany's last public hanging after a controversial trial. An unidentified ghost has allegedly been seen on the property. *
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building in Albany is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a night watchman who died in a 1911 fire, artist
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, and others.


North Carolina

* The Attmore-Oliver House in
New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
has allegedly been the scene of some poltergeist-like activity stemming possibly from either deaths in the house during a
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epidemic or the spirit of the last private owner. * Brown Mountain in
Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...
and Caldwell Counties is reputed to have ghostly orbs of light radiating from the mountain. According to local
Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
legend, the " Brown Mountain Lights" date back as far as 1200. This was the year of a great battle, and they believed the lights to be the spirits of Native maidens who still search for lost loved ones. Also, there has been speculation of extraterrestrial activity. Wiseman's View on Linville Mountain is the best vantage point for viewing the lights. This lookout was used by a German engineer,
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during 1771 while studying the phenomenon. He attributed the lights to nitrous gases emitting from the mountain and combusting upon collision, but his theories were later disproven. * The Carolina Theatre in
Greensboro Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...
was set ablaze on July 1, 1981, by a woman who was assumed mentally disturbed. Melba Frey went up to the upper balcony and started the fire, which burned the entire balcony and lobby. Her body was found in the stairway by firefighters, and she is now believed to haunt the area in which she died, flipping the folding seats up and down. * Fayetteville allegedly hosts ghosts such as "The Lady in Black" who haunts the Sandford House, formerly known as the Slocumb House. Her apparition first appeared in the late 19th century and has been sighted by members of The Woman's Club of Fayetteville. * The Harvey Mansion Historic Inn and Restaurant in
New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...
has claims of an older woman in 18th-century dress haunting the second and third floors. * The
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, near Tarboro in
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, is associated with a legend of a
banshee A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name i ...
. The legend speaks of a Patriot miller who was killed by a small group of British soldiers during the
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. Before they drowned him in the river, he warned the soldiers that if he were killed, they would be haunted by a banshee. After his death, she appeared and caused the deaths of the soldiers and supposedly still haunts the river. * The
Roanoke Island Roanoke Island () is an island in Dare County, North Carolina, Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke (tribe), Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the ar ...
was known for urban legend of
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that involves the mysterious disappearance of the colonists along with its local population during its colonization. The urban legend remains unsolved until today.


North Dakota

* The Liberty Memorial Building in Bismarck, according to former employees is said to be haunted by a ghostly presence nicknamed the "Stack Monster". *
Saint Anne's Guest Home St. Anne's is a Catholic health care facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, operated by sisters belonging to the Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen. It has been in operation since the mid-1940s and is currently in its third location. The home offers ...
, a
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in
Grand Forks Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
has a reputation for being haunted by the ghost of Sister Mary Murphy, who reportedly committed suicide by throwing herself from the bell tower in 1978.


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Ohio

* Arnold's Bar and Grill, the oldest continuously operated bar in Cincinnati, is rumored to be haunted. *
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is a theater that was built over a
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. Reports of spirits on the property date back to 1876. During 1988, during the installation of an elevator shaft, bones of adults and children were exhumed from under the hall. * Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane is said to be haunted by the ghost of Celia Rose, who murdered her family with rat poison. Robert Mihlbaugh, a special prosecutor investigating the facility, stated, "If hell has a basement it's the Lima State Hospital." * Madison Seminary in Madison is an 88-room building that has been a school, a home, and an asylum for the insane. Figures move through locked doors, screams have been heard, and a killer may have buried his victim beneath the basement floor.


Oklahoma

* Dead Women Crossing in Weatherford allegedly has paranormal activities including a mysterious blue light that originates in the creek and a spectral woman crying for her baby around the area.


Oregon

There are a number of
Reportedly haunted locations in Oregon There are a number of widely reported haunted locations in the state of Oregon in the United States. Many reported hauntings in Oregon are linked to such historic places as the Oregon Trail and early coastal communities. Portland, the state's l ...
. Reported hauntings in the state are linked to such historic places as the
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and early coastal communities, as well as the history of
Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, the state's largest city and
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, which was considered one of the most dangerous
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cities in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. During 2012, ''
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'' named Portland among the top ten most haunted cities in the United States. Allegedly haunted locales in Portland include the
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, a
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theater built by
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during 1927;
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, a mansion overlooking the city; the Roseland Theater, a former church and
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; and the city's Portland Underground (or so-called
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), made up of various passages beneath the streets of
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that were used to smuggle
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and sailors onto ships in the port, where they were often sold into slavery or forced labor.


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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has many locations that are reported to be haunted, including the town of Gettysburg (site of the Civil War battle of the same name) and, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, such places as Cliveden Manor, the
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,
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, Library Hall,
Pennsylvania Hospital Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located in Center City Philadelphia and is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Founded on May 11, 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylv ...
, and Powel House.


S


South Carolina

Many areas in South Carolina are reportedly haunted. This stems from the state's historic role in the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Charleston is considered by many to be the most haunted city in the state, and some even venture as far as to say it is the most haunted city in America

* Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Pawleys Island is said to be haunted by a
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, who appears shortly before dangerous storms to warn the inhabitants.


T


Tennessee

* The town of Adams was the site of the
Bell Witch The Bell Witch or Bell Witch Haunting is a legend from Southern United States folklore, centered on the 19th-century Bell family of northwest Robertson County, Tennessee. Farmer John Bell Sr. resided with his family along the Red River in an ...
haunting, as well as the Bell Witch Cave. * The Carnton Mansion in
Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
was used as a hospital for Confederate Soldiers during the Civil War. Many of the deceased here were buried in mass graves and some of their ghosts are alleged to haunt the site. * The Orpheum Theatre in
Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...
is said to be haunted by the ghost of a small girl who was killed in a car accident in front of the theater.


Texas

* The
Menger Hotel The Menger Hotel is a historic hotel located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA, on the site of the Battle of the Alamo. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a contributing building in the Alamo Plaza Historic Dis ...
is located in
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. It is part of the Historic downtown district; opened for business in February 1859. * The
Driskill Hotel The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886,
in Austin has several stories associated with it, and has been called the most haunted spot in Texas. * The
Marfa lights The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, have been observed near U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas, Marfa, Texas, in the United States. They have gained some fame as onlookers have attributed them to paranormal ...
have been attributed to haunting. In May 2004, students from the
Society of Physics Students The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is a professional association with international participation, granting membership through college chapters with the only requirement that the student member be interested in physics. All college majors a ...
at the
University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD or UT Dallas) is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It wa ...
spent four days investigating and recording lights observed southwest of the view park using traffic volume monitoring equipment, video cameras, binoculars, and chase cars. The conclusion was that all of the lights observed over a four night period southwest of the view park could be reliably attributed to automobile headlights traveling along U.S. 67 between
Marfa Marfa may refer to: Music * Marfa (instrument), an African percussion instrument * Marfa (music), celebratory music of the Hyderabadi Muslims Places * Márfa, a village in Baranya county, Hungary * Marfa, Chad * Marfa, Texas, a city in the hi ...
and
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, Texas. * Houston's Spaghetti Warehouse has been rumored to be a hot-spot of paranormal activity. The location became a restaurant in 1974, but the building had a long and varied life before that. Built around 1912, it was the site of a fruit and vegetable warehouse and later a pharmaceutical company. A pair of ghosts are now said to haunt the building. Some people eating there have seen floating objects. Employees have reported strange sightings on the second floor (which is open for parties) and have even heard their name called when no one else is around. Apparently the male spirit shuffles around the restroom. * USS Lexington in Corpus Christi. A uniformed sailor helps lost guests find their way back to the deck and a sailor in the engine room gives a lecture on how the turbines work before vanishing into thin air. * The commissary at the
Houston Zoo The Houston Zoo is a zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 600 species. It receives 2.1 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo i ...
may be haunted by the first zookeeper, Hans Nagel, who was shot by a park police officer during late 1941 after being caught spying on teenagers in a parked car. *
Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...
's inspiration for ''
Poltergeist In ghostlore, a poltergeist ( or ; German for "rumbling ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most claims or fictional descr ...
'' may have come from his stay at the Excelsior Hotel in
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
. Spielberg threw his briefcase on a chair in the hotel's Jay Gould room and is said to have been surprised when unseen hands tossed it back at him. He also reportedly woke up during the night to see a young boy standing by his bed, who asked him if he was ready for breakfast. * Old Town Spring in Texas is located just north of Houston. There is a curse upon the land. One that has troubled the inhabitants since the 1700s. A curse cast by the Akokisa tribe, also known for their cannibalism. There is a fearful respect for the land and the trees here. Fear being the key word. I’d even go so far as to call many of the shop owners “tree huggers,” especially the ones who have built their stores around the trees to avoid the curse. The numerous fires in the town have been linked to the land owners disturbing the trees.


U


Utah

* Alfred McCune Home on
Capitol Hill Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the ...
in
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
. *
Cottonwood Paper Mill The Cottonwood Paper Mill (also known as Granite Paper Mill) is an abandoned stone structure located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. With ...
in Salt Lake City *
Harold B. Lee Library The Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) is the main academic library of Brigham Young University (BYU) located in Provo, Utah. The library started as a small collection of books in the president's office in 1876 before moving in 1891. The Heber J. Gr ...
at
Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
in Provo. *
Kay's Cross Kay's Cross was a large stone cross (roughly high by wide) located at the base of a hollow in northeastern Kaysville, Utah, United States. Its origins are disputed, and several urban legends are tied to the site. The cross was demolished with ex ...
in Kaysville. It was investigated by ''Ghost Adventures''.


V


Virginia

* A house at Bremo Recess in
Bremo Historic District Bremo, also known as Bremo Plantation or Bremo Historic District, is a plantation estate covering over on the west side of Bremo Bluff in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The plantation includes three separate estates, all created in the 19th centur ...
in Bremo Bluff, is reportedly haunted by Anne Blaws Barraud Cocke, the wife of
John Hartwell Cocke John Hartwell Cocke II (or Jr.) (September 19, 1780 – June 24, 1866) was an People of the United States, American military officer, planter and businessman. During the War of 1812, Cocke was a brigadier general (United States), brigadier genera ...
, brigadier general in the
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and builder of the plantation estate.{{cite web, last=Sancken, first=Kristin, url=http://www.fluvannareview.com/index.php?id=1146:ghostly-legends-of-fluvanna-county&option=com_content&catid=34:headlines, title=Ghostly Legends of Fluvanna County, work=Fluvanna Review, date=October 27, 2010, access-date=December 14, 2010, archive-date=July 11, 2011, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711012411/http://www.fluvannareview.com/index.php?id=1146:ghostly-legends-of-fluvanna-county&option=com_content&catid=34:headlines, url-status=live


W


Washington

* The former Burnley Professional School of Art in the former Booth Building at 905 E Pine Street (now a part of
Seattle Central College Seattle Central College is a public college in Seattle, Washington. With North Seattle College and South Seattle College, it is one of the three colleges that comprise the Seattle Colleges District. The college has a substantial internatio ...
) is said to be haunted by the spirit of a young man who died falling down the rear steps (although no documentary evidence of this accident exists). The ghost is said to manifest itself by "doors opening by themselves, sounds of disembodied footsteps, phones dialed by unseen fingers, coffee percolating without human assistance.{{cite web, title=Burnley Ghost and Other Seattle Apparitions, url=http://www.historylink.org/File/2023, website=HistoryLink.Org, access-date=21 February 2017, archive-date=22 February 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111259/http://www.historylink.org/File/2023, url-status=live * The
Harvard Exit Theatre The Harvard Exit Theatre was a cinema located in Seattle, Washington. It was housed in a building built in 1925 by the Woman's Century Club, which still meets there at midday on the third Friday of the month. The building was sold in 1968 on the ...
in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA is said to be haunted by the ghost of a beautiful woman who is sometimes seen crying. * The parsonage of
First Methodist Protestant Church of Seattle First Methodist Protestant Church of Seattle (Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Catalysis) is an historic building, originally built and used as a church, at 128 16th Avenue East in Seattle, Washington. It was built in 1906 and added to the ...
in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA is said to be haunted by the ghost of Susannah Bagley, wife of pioneer preacher and Territorial University (now the
University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
) founder
Daniel Bagley Daniel Bagley (September 7, 1818April 26, 1905) was a pioneer preacher, educational booster, and industrialist in Seattle, Washington. Arriving in Seattle in 1860, he was instrumental in the founding of the Territorial University of Washington. ...
. One reported sighting "in a diaphanous flowing gown, surrounded by a bluish light. When she asked, "''How do I get out?''" he pointed to the door, but she serenely floated out the upstairs window instead." *
Ye College Inn The College Inn (formerly known as Ye College Inn) is a nationally recognized historic building in Seattle. It is located at the Northeast corner of University Way ne and NE 40th Street in the University District one block west of the University o ...
in Seattle's University District is said to be haunted by "Howard," a beer-drinking ghost who habitually wears a tan trench coat.


Wisconsin

*
The Pfister Hotel The Pfister Hotel is a luxury hotel in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The Pfister Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Owned by Guido Pfister and hi ...
in downtown Milwaukee is said to be haunted. * Science Hall at the
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is said to be haunted.{{Cite web, url=https://www.uwalumni.com/news/haunted-history-the-legend-of-science-hall/, title = Haunted History: The Legend of Science Hall | Wisconsin Alumni Association
Memorial Library
at the
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is said to be haunted.


See also

*
List of reportedly haunted locations in Canada This is a list of locations in Canada which are reported to be haunted. Many have been featured by television programs such as Creepy Canada, The Girly Ghosthunters and Mystery Hunters. It is in alphabetical order by province or territory, then ...
*
Reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom The following is a list of reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom. The kingdom is reputedly the most haunted landmass in the world, with England as the most haunted country, reporting the densest coverage of purported ghost sightings ...
*
List of ghosts The following is a list of ghosts: African folklore * Adze (folklore), Adze, Ewe people, Ewe vampiric being * Amadlozi, Nguni people, Nguni spiritual figures * Asanbosam, Akan people, Akan vampire * Egbere, Yoruba people, Yoruban malevolent spi ...


References

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