2 men died in a fire of the upstairs. When you go up there you can feel something is there with you. Employees also see figures standing in numerous places inside building.
It is said that a male ghost has been seen in the engine room where he was killed while the ship was still in service, there have also been reports of the sound of children playing in the pool; sounds of splashing water in the empty pool area, accompanied by wet feet prints & apparitions […]
The woman known as The Waving Girl, Florence Martus, was immortalized in a statue on the Savannah River for her habit of waving a cloth or towel from the land as a helpful signal to boats coming in. The statue depicts her waving with a large dog sitting next to her. Many times the stone […]
Balls of light, voices, the feeling that you are not alone, and figures walking around. The spirit of a dog named Pee-Wee barks. A deceased neighbor walks on the property in the shape of a vortex. A man with no face looks through the living room window. A man whose skull was crushed inside a […]
Two former owners haunt this house: Sarah Gordon and her daughter-in-law, Nellie Kinzie Gordon, who was the mother of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts. Nellie is said to rearrange furniture, play the piano, and slide down the banister after the museum closes for the night. Visitors to the museum often see […]
Residents on the second floor complain of being kept up at night by the “little black children sitting on my bed”. Water faucets turn off and on by themselves, doors open and close on their own, children laughing and playing in the attic can be heard almost anytime.
The resident ghost, Lola, has been seen walking around a table and lifting the lid of the trash can sitting in the corner of the break room. Lola also moves money around in the cash register. She also clangs items around in the back room of concessions and the doors on the poppers in front. […]
The college was built on the site of an old Navy hospital that existed during WWII. The hospital took in all the soldiers that were wounded in the Pacific. The hospital was torn down and the dorms for Cal State Long Beach were built. Many students report seeing men in Navy garb. A man in […]
The mansion was used as a hospital during the 1863 siege of Vicksburg. There have been sightings of Union and Confederate soldiers, as well as former owners.
On certain nights, ghostly figures will walk throughout the cemetery.
According to security guards, a woman was shot by her husband because she was sleeping with other men. She is now a very active spirit supposedly begging men who visit the building that see her to (to put it nicely) have sex with her as well as playing with the electrical system. Contractors doing work […]
Some of the most unusual occurrences include the “Battle Echoes” heard by visitors. By placing an ear to the wall, it is said you can hear the echoes of cannon fire and yelling. There is also telling of a young soldier that can be seen leaning on the outside wall facing the bay after sundown. […]
Reported by residents and staff of a little girl in rooms and the hallways. Apparently in the lake behind the building a 7-year-old girl drowned.
In the 1960s, a man fell off the top floor of the sports complex to his death. Many people thought that he had been pushed, but the court ruled it an accidental death. On night games, towards the end of the game, an apparition of a man is seen on the top floor of the […]
Screams are often heard in the area, and witnesses have reported seeing apparitions of little girls walking around. It is believed that in the 1800s, little girls died of the bubonic plague. Most of the graves are coming out of the ground.
A woman from Spain came to live in the house with her new husband that was picked for her by the bride’s father. Soon after the newlyweds settled in, the husband became very abusive and threw his bride down the staircase, and she died. Soon after the bride was dead, the French man committed suicide. […]
When I was in high school, I went up to Ft. Washita about twice a year for Civil War reenacting. A couple of us guys were sitting outside on the second-floor deck looking out toward the old stables. We saw a green apparition walking across the field toward the stables, and we also saw apparitions […]
Many years ago, in the late 1960s, a janitor was staying after hours to clean up after a banquet. While he was in the cafeteria folding up tables, one suddenly collapsed and crushed his neck. He is said to be seen by school officials and students after school functions and when the cafeteria is being […]
An old building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and previously used as a flour mill, is now a brewery, pub, and restaurant. Employees have mentioned hearing footsteps and other strange noises. Reports of presences felt and unexplained apparitions and disturbances have also taken place here. This activity has been given the name […]
This place has a huge reputation for paranormal activity that seems to pull from all its different eras. People walking in often talk about a heavy, sudden silence hitting them—like walking into a packed room where everyone just stops talking to stare at you. Back when it was a community theater, actors would catch glimpses […]
While walking the horse trails back by the old watermill, a man in full historically dated costume has been seen walking. He will glare at you but not say anything. He disappears when you look back at him.
Back in the day Drumright High School used to be a bomb shelter. Late at night or during a bad storm when lights go out you can see a ghostly figure of a soldier walking up and down the hallways. If you stare at the soldier long enough he will turn and look at you […]
On the road between the main campus of Berry College and the new mountain campus, the 2-mile road is bordered by woods on both sides. In the days before there was a mountain campus, students from Berry would go up into the woods to fool around. One such couple who attended Berry in the 1940s […]
Reports of several apparitions including a couple dressed in black, a pit bull who follows visitors around the cemetery and suddenly disappears (no animals are allowed inside the gates), and a little girl seen playing near the headstone of a deceased child. The cemetery is closed at night except for occasional guided tours and is […]
Established in 1837, the Old Baptist Cemetery is the oldest burial ground in Hannibal. Time has taken its toll on the grounds, leaving many headstones broken and countless more graves completely unmarked. Local lore suggests that a deeply solemn spirit protects the back area where many of these unmarked graves lie, and he makes it […]
Witnesses report seeing the apparition of an old nurse/caretaker.
The previous owners hosted an annual Halloween bonfire outside. The house is extremely creepy-looking, and the mansion is currently in the process of being restored. Visitors are currently allowed in the gift shop and on private tours. There is a lot of history and unexplained phenomena here, including felt presences, the smell of perfume, apparitions, […]
The ghost of a former priest has been seen walking the halls of this high school. He is said to be watching over the students as he walks the halls. Most incidents occur at night and have been witnessed by faculty and some students.
Back in the early 1900s until the 30s and 40s, near the Undercliff Institution, there was a sanatorium made for sick children with diseases like rubella, mumps, German measles, etc. Most of the children were brought there to die. The old brick building still stands near the old institution. Residents say that they can hear […]
A woman wrapped in chains is said to frequently haunt this area.
Situated along the historic river town of Hannibal, Missouri, the property known as Riverside Inn—formerly operating as Lula Belle’s Bed and Breakfast—harbors deep residual energy rooted in its storied past. Originally opening its doors as a bordello in 1917, the structure maintained that operation through the 1950s, absorbing decades of human emotion, transience, and clandestine […]
The stretch of U.S. Highway 36 between Hannibal, Missouri, and Springfield, Illinois, is notorious for a phantom phenomenon known as the Vanishing Hitchhikers. According to local legend, a young couple in the 1950s was on their way to their senior prom when their car broke down on the side of the highway. As they walked […]
Saint Mary’s is an old church (no longer used) which is connected to the college. A nun was walking down the first flight of stairs near the doors and had tripped and fallen to her death. From personal experience, (the doors usually aren’t locked), you can hear the moaning of an old woman at the […]
This small local market is the scene of many spooky things. For example, the old meat room is haunted by cows with voice boxes, and old man Ronny, a butcher who was impaled by a meat hook, is seen walking around in his bloody butcher’s coat. If you are the only one in the store, […]
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 […]
Ghosts of Civil War soldiers haunt the area. December 2003 update: Located about 20 miles north of Warren, in Cleveland County. The battlefield and state park are located at the intersection of Hwy. 8 and Hwy. 97.
