Built between 1898 and 1900 by J.J. Cruikshank Jr., one of Hannibal’s most successful lumber barons, the historic Rockcliffe Mansion sat abandoned for over four decades, earning a local reputation as “the haunted house on the hill.” Today, the beautifully restored mansion is believed to be watched over by Cruikshank’s protective spirit. Visitors and staff […]
Now on the historical registry. The story goes that the owner left his wife to go off to war during the Civil War. She received a letter toward the end of the war from him stating that he would arrive on a particular ferry and to wait for him there. She went down to the […]
There was a story that said a girl went to a party at Swinging Bridge Park. She got drunk, and she wanted to go home. Her boyfriend offered to take her home, but she refused. She said that she would walk home. When crossing the highway, she was hit by a car and she died. […]
At night, if you park your car on the other side of the road in front of the cemetery, you will see the grim reaper on the big oak tree in the middle of the cemetery. There is a huge knot on the trunk of the tree, but above this you can see strange orbs.
This is a turn of the 20th century mansion that has had more than its share of tragedy. Despite his wealth, Mr. Brown lost all of his children but one in childhood. In the basement, employees tell of hearing bowling balls striking pins where the alley used to be. In the 3rd story ballroom, cherry […]
During school hours, local legend claims that peeking through the basement windows or doors at the base of the annex reveals shadowy figures and echoes of children moaning and crying, believed to stem from historical harsh corporal punishment in the district’s older facilities.
It’s a creek where people have died before. Sometimes you can hear little girls screaming in the distance, you might see or feel a completely black shapeshifter, or you might just get a really bad vibe—but if you go there at night, it is terrifying.
The Dake House is known to be haunted by many spirits. It is now an antique shop. It was once home to the local undertaker. Afterwards, it became a family home. The Dake House is very old, and its most common spirit is of an old woman. Workers report seeing an old woman in a […]
There is a grave of a so-called witch hidden in the back of a cemetery on a tall hill north of town. People have stayed there overnight to see if it was haunted, only to hear weird sounds like mumbling and sometimes see a strange figure walking around, only to disappear next to a tree.
5th Floor – Witnesses have seen and heard a ghost of a woman She seems to be all in white. Files and different items turn up missing or messed with. Also doors slamming.
The Lady in White is also known as “Mary.” Mary was dating a jealous boyfriend who believed she was cheating on him. While driving down Sweet Hollow Road, she was pushed out of the car. Her injured body lay in the street, where she was struck by another passing vehicle. Her spirit is said to […]
Loud cries for help are heard in the poker rooms and also rooms 123, 230, 576, and 203. In the bathroom at night, you hear the words “help me” and screaming bloody murder that they want help. Also, a 76-year-old man who worked there for 20 years claims that 3 people were killed in the […]
The golf course is built atop the former Venango Trail, a Native American ‘highway’. Indians in period dress supposedly emerge from the forest to cross the fairway before disappearing into thin air.
The story goes that a couple who just got married were passing through the park on their way to their honeymoon. When all of a sudden the groom lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an old tree, the impact was so devastating that the bride was ejected from the car and fell next […]
There have been sightings of a woman standing in the window screaming for help.
When the concert hall was built during the early 70s, a workman fell headfirst from the still unfinished catwalks. Every once in a while, theater workers catch a glimpse of him during shows.
Bunce Hall (the first building constructed on campus) is where a ghostly lady haunts the upper floor and bell tower area.
Lights turn on and off by themselves. Cool breezes can be felt in the hallways when there are no windows or doors open. People have reported seeing a shadowy figure out of the corner of their eye but when they turn to look nothing is there. One employee reports feeling what seemed like icy cold […]
