Pioneer Park in Aspen is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Harriet Webber, wife of its builder, who died of what was ruled to be an accidental strychnineoverdose during 1881, four years before it was built.[43]
Stanley Hotel in Estes Park 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.[44]
Dudleytown is an abandoned town founded in the mid-1740s. It lies in the middle of a forested area in Cornwall. The original buildings are gone and only their foundations remain. Videos purport to show restless spirits in the area[46] and hikers have reported seeing orbs in the area.[47]
Union Cemetery in Easton (also Bridgeport), 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 "White Lady" has also been reported.[48][49][50]
Norwich State Hospital 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[51]. It was featured on Ghost Hunters (TV series) season 6, episode 10.[52]
Several sites in Washington are reputedly haunted, including the Capitol Building, the White House, and the Octagon House (1801).
Florida
Don CeSar Hotel[53] in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, reportedly is haunted by the ghost of its original owner, Thomas Rowe, 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 Maritana,[54] 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",[55] 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 ,[56] see Haunted Love: Tales of Ghostly Soulmates[57] for full particulars of this 'historia reconti'}.
The Leaf Theater in Quincy reportedly is haunted by several former movie operators and theater attendees[58]
The May-Stringer House in Brooksville reportedly is haunted by the spirit of Jessie Mae, a young child crying out for her mother. There have also been reports of moving shadows, glowing orbs of light, and the apparition of a soldier staring out of an upstairs window.[59]
Ebos Landing (Igbo Landing) in Dunbar Creek, St. Simons Island, Glynn County is allegedly haunted by the souls of Igbo slaves who committed mass suicide by drowning there during 1803 to protest their enslavement.[61][62]
Moon River Brewing Company in Savannah is allegedly haunted by angry spirits. It was featured on the TV series Ghost Adventures.[63]
17Hundred90 Inn in Savannah, Georgia, is believed to be haunted by two spirits. A girl named Anna haunts room 204 of the Inn and the spirit of a little boy has been spotted in the bar in the basement of the building.[64]
Southeastern Railway Museum has a passenger car believed to be haunted by the spirit of man. Seen dressed "old fashioned" attire. President Warren G. Harding's personal Pullman sleeper, The Superb, is also housed here and is said to also hold a restless spirit.[65]
A security camera in the PocatelloHigh School 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.[71]
Crenshaw House in Equality. The house was constructed in the 1830s as a station on the Reverse Underground Railroad. In 1978, a reporter from Harrisburg 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. [75]
Culver Mansion in Decatur purported to have extreme paranormal activity and built on a former Indian Burial Ground. Bones were removed from the construction site of the house. [76][77]
Greenwood Cemetery in Decatur. Founded on a former Indian Burial Ground with many unmarked graves.[78]
McPike Mansion in Alton. According to the owner, the mansion is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a former owner and a former domestic servant. The entire city of Alton is stated to be the "Most haunted small town in America" [88][89] It frequently is a part of the area's many haunted tours.[90][91]
The Le Hunt Cement Factory in Montgomery County is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a former worker who died in an accident at the site.[100]
Stull Cemetery in Stull, Kansas, is surrounded by mostly baseless legends about the Devil.[99][101]
Theorosa's Bridge, a bridge just outside of the Wichita suburb of Valley Center that according to an urban legend is haunted by the ghost of a young woman, though different versions of the urban legend exist with different reasons as to why she haunts the area.[102]
The Brown Mansion in Coffeyville, Kansas, is rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of the two children that died in the home. [103]
Kentucky
White Hall
X Cave at Carter Caves State Resort Park located in Carter County, Kentucky, is said to be haunted by two Cherokee Indian lovers according to the book, 'More Kentucky Ghost Stories' by Michael Paul Henson. When the cave was reopened, the bones of two Indian bodies and silver artifacts were allegedly found, but later lost.[104]
The Bourbon Inn in Louisville, Kentucky, is believed to be haunted by the spirit of the nanny of the family the lived in the building in the late 1800s. Visitors to the Inn have reported seeing the apparition of a woman on the stairs.[105]
Waverly Hills Sanitarium in Louisville, Kentucky, is said to be haunted by two nurses and victims of tuberculosis patients. Located in Jefferson County, Waverly held more than 400 patients at its peak. A tunnel was used to remove patients who had died.[107]
Louisiana
Jean Lafitte is thought to be the most prevalent ghost haunting Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans. Lafitte's "creepy spectral form" has been spotted by the fireplace or near the ladies' restroom. A well-dressed woman from the 1700s also has been sighted in the bar.[29]
A New Orleans restaurant, Muriel's, is said to be haunted by Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan, who bought and restored the building now housing the bar in the late 1700s after the mansion was damaged in a fire. Jourdan committed suicide on the second floor after he bet, and lost, his home in a poker game. Each night Muriel's staff set bread and wine on a table reserved for Jourdan.[29]
Don CeSar Hotel[53] in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, reportedly is haunted by the ghost of its original owner, Thomas Rowe, 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 Maritana,[54] 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",[55] 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 ,[56] see Haunted Love: Tales of Ghostly Soulmates[57] for full particulars of this 'historia reconti'}.
The Leaf Theater in Quincy reportedly is haunted by several former movie operators and theater attendees[58]
The May-Stringer House in Brooksville reportedly is haunted by the spirit of Jessie Mae, a young child crying out for her mother. There have also been reports of moving shadows, glowing orbs of light, and the apparition of a soldier staring out of an upstairs window.[59]
Ebos Landing (Igbo Landing) in Dunbar Creek, St. Simons Island, Glynn County is allegedly haunted by the souls of Igbo slaves who committed mass suicide by drowning there during 1803 to protest their enslavement.[61][62]
Moon River Brewing Company in Savannah is allegedly haunted by angry spirits. It was featured on the TV series Ghost Adventures.[63]
17Hundred90 Inn in Savannah, Georgia, is believed to be haunted by two spirits. A girl named Anna haunts room 204 of the Inn and the spirit of a little boy has been spotted in the bar in the basement of the building.[64]
Southeastern Railway Museum has a passenger car believed to be haunted by the spirit of man. Seen dressed "old fashioned" attire. President Warren G. Harding's personal Pullman sleeper, The Superb, is also housed here and is said to also hold a restless spirit.[65]
A security camera in the PocatelloHigh School 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.[71]
IllinoisCulbertson Mansion in the former shipbuilding town New Albany.
The Le Hunt Cement Factory in Montgomery County is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a former worker who died in an accident at the site.[100]
Stull Cemetery in Stull, Kansas, is surrounded by mostly baseless legends about the Devil.[99][101]
Theorosa's Bridge, a bridge just outside of the Wichita suburb of Valley Center that according to an urban legend is haunted by the ghost of a young woman, though different versions of the urban legend exist with different reasons as to why she haunts the area.[102]
The Brown Mansion in Coffeyville, Kansas, is rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of the two children that died in the home. [103]
Kentucky
White Hall
X Cave at Carter Caves State Resort Park located in Carter County, Kentucky, is said to be haunted by two Cherokee Indian lovers according to the book, 'More Kentucky Ghost Stories' by Michael Paul Henson. When the cave was reopened, the bones of two Indian bodies and silver artifacts were allegedly found, but later lost.[104]
The Bourbon Inn in Louisville, Kentucky, is believed to be haunted by the spirit of the nanny of the family the lived in the building in the late 1800s. Visitors to the Inn have reported seeing the apparition of a woman on the stairs.[105]
Waverly Hills Sanitarium in Louisville, Kentucky, is said to be haunted by two nurses and victims of tuberculosis patients. Located in Jefferson County, Waverly held more than 400 patients at its peak. A tunnel was used to remove patients who had died.[107]
Louisiana
Jean Lafitte is thought to be the most prevalent ghost haunting Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans. Lafitte's "creepy spectral form" has been spotted by the fireplace or near the ladies' restroom. A well-dressed woman from the 1700s also has been sighted in the bar.[29]
A New Orleans restaurant, Muriel's, is said to be haunted by Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan, who bought and restored the building now housing the bar in the late 1700s after the mansion was damaged in a fire. Jourdan committed suicide on the second floor after he bet, and lost, his home in a poker game. Each night Muriel's staff set bread and wine on a table reserved for Jourdan.[29]
The Horse You Came In On Saloon has been operating in Baltimore since 1775 and reputedly was a haunt of Edgar Allan Poe. The staff have nicknamed the bar's resident ghost Edgar, though it's uncertain whether Poe is the spirit who likes to break glasses and cause the chandelier to sway.[29]
Massachusetts
The USS Salem (CA-139) in Quincy, which now serves as a museum ship open to the general public. Though never seeing combat, the ship has seen its fair share of life and death, notably after the 1953 Ionian earthquake serving as a hospital ship.[114][115]
Lyceum Hall in Salem which now serves as a restaurant used to be a lecture hall where Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alexander Graham Bell and other notable men delivered lectures and presentations in the 19th century. The building is built on land that belonged to the Bridget Bishop, the first person executed in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The ghost of Bishop is believed to haunt the building.[116]
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There are a number of Reportedly haunted locations in Oregon. Reported hauntings in the state are linked to such historic places as the Oregon Trail and early coastal communities, as well as the history of Portland, the state's largest city and metropolitan area, which was considered one of the most dangerous port cities in the world at the beginning of the 20th century.[174] During 2012, USA Today named Portland among the top ten most haunted cities in the United States.[175]
White Horse Tavern in Newport is haunted by a man who checked in with a companion one night in the 1720s but was found dead beside a fireplace the next morning. His companion had disappeared sometime during the night. Today his ghost reportedly hangs out by that fireplace, daring others to solve his freak death. Also, a man in colonial-era clothing occupies an upstairs bathroom.[29]
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. [1]
Pawleys Island is said to be haunted by a Gray Man, who appears shortly before dangerous storms to warn the inhabitants.[98]
Folly Beach is said to be haunted from the time of the Civil War. Nearby Morris Island was the site of the famous Fort Wagner battles of 1863. The western side of Folly was thus used as a Union Army field hospital where many wounded soldiers—including members of the famous 54th Massachusetts regiment—returned from battle. Over the years, hurricanes and heavy storms uncovered some of these unmarked graves even as late as 1987.[179]
The Carnton Mansion in Franklin 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.[181]
The Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee, was used as a hospital after the Battle of Franklin in 1864 and is also the location of numerous executions and lynchings in the 19th century. The building is believed to be haunted by soldiers who died there during the Civil War.[182]
The Palace Theatre in Gallatin is believed to be haunted by its former owner, Bill Roth Sr. Patrons of the theatre have seen the apparition of Mr. Roth upstairs by the projector.[183]
The vicinity of Hurricane Mills is said to be haunted by the founders of the town, which adjoins a farm owned by singer Loretta Lynn. During 2011, the Ghost Adventures crew conducted an investigation inside the house, and broadcast the episode Loretta Lynn Plantation House.[184]
Earnestine & Hazel's location in Memphis has reputedly been the site of 13 deaths. Phantom piano music has been heard coming from the upper floor, and the jukebox plays by itself. An employee and a patron were engaged in a conversation about James Brown when the unplugged jukebox began playing I Feel Good.[29]
The Orpheum Theatre in Memphis is said to be haunted by the ghost of a small girl who was killed in a car accident in front of the theater.[185]
The Devil's Backbone in Texas Hill Country is allegedly haunted by Spanish monks, Native Americans, Confederate soldiers on their horses, and a wolf's spirit.[188]
The Marfa lights have been attributed to haunting. In May 2004, students from the Society of Physics Students at the University of Texas at Dallas 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 and Presidio, Texas.[189]
USS Lexington -- The-Blue-Ghost' -- Corpus Christi
USS Lexington in Corpus Christi. 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. [190]
The commissary at the Houston Zoo 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.[191][192][193][194]
Steven Spielberg's inspiration for Poltergeist may have come from his stay at the Excelsior Hotel in Jefferson. 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.[195]
The former Burnley Professional School of Art in the former Booth Building at 905 E Pine Street (now a part of Seattle Central College) 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.[202]
The Yesler Building (400 Yesler in Seattle) is one of the most haunted buildings in the state. Seattle pioneer and Yesler Way namesake Henry Yesler was not just one of the city's first mayors and millionaires—he was also a spiritualist, believing the living could communicate with the dead. Alongside their astrologer friend William Henry Chaney, Yesler and his wife, Sarah, allegedly hosted seances and attempted to contact their late son George.[206] It was said that the design of the building was meant to enhance its ability to house or contain spirits and other non-earthly beings. The building, in 1909, was also once home to the city's jail and emergency hospital. [207] The related hospital morgue was located on the lowest level of the building, with the entrance off of 4th Ave. (under the bridge).
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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. [1]
Pawleys Island is said to be haunted by a Gray Man, who appears shortly before dangerous storms to warn the inhabitants.[98]
Folly Beach is said to be haunted from the time of the Civil War. Nearby Morris Island was the site of the famous Fort Wagner battles of 1863. The western side of Folly was thus used as a Union Army field hospital where many wounded soldiers—including members of the famous 54th Massachusetts regiment—returned from battle. Over the years, hurricanes and heavy storms uncovered some of these unmarked graves even as late as 1987.[179]
