Built in 1848; operated as a jail until 1978; adjacent hanging barn
Dating back to 1848, this historic jail resonates with the frantic rattling of cell doors by a restless young inmate. In the nearby hanging barn, visitors experience icy temperature drops, creeping shadow figures, and the sound of heavy boots on floorboards.
Discover documented hauntings, folklore, and spectral sightings within 5 miles of Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn.
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The ghost of the female cadet can be seen jogging around the track and disappears near...
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Footsteps can be heard. During refurbishing, the footsteps could be heard, and when investigated, nothing found,...
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You can see figure standing in window at night on the floor that was closed down...
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You can see civil war solider in a doorway. It was the old band barracks also...
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On an old bridge leading to the golf course the apparition of a female cadet has...
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Across the Missouri River from Boonville, MO stands the faithfully restored 12,000 Sq. Ft. Rivercene Mansion...
