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Between the dorms of East Mary and West Mary on the Berry College campus is a tower that has stood there ever since the college opened almost a century ago. It is said that a student at Berry hanged herself in the tower and was not found for days. No one knows why she killed […]
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.
Lockers slamming. The toilet in the girls’ bathroom flushes by itself all the time, accompanied by chills.
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 […]
Pocahontas Hall – is the freshmen girls dormitory and has been reported to have a haunted basement. The story goes that a girl hanged herself in the basement which houses the girls laundry facilities. To this day most people will not go down in the basement in fear of seeing the girl hanging there from […]
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.
Ball Hall – Said to be haunted by George H. Ball, in who’s name the building stands in honor of. Doors slam, objects move, “eerie” feelings at night.
Just south of Taminend Hall, there is a small cemetery with about 70 markers of children who died from a smallpox epidemic that plagued the city of Lawrence for a good year. When you approach the cemetery don’t be afraid if you start to hear the sound of children crying. This is a common occurrence […]
When Prestonsburg High School was built, a man was pushed from a ladder and was decapitated. Now in the old upstairs hallways, you can hear strange and unusual sounds, and sometimes you feel as if someone is running into you when there is really no one there.
The basement of one of the dorms holds the stuffed remains of Penn State’s first mascot, Old Coaly the mule. His ghost is said to be heard braying down there some nights.
The locked 4th floor of Young Hall remains closed to students, surrounded by local lore concerning the mid-20th-century suicide of a student athlete. Investigators frequently note heavy orb activity and structural anomalies on this floor.
When this used to be an orphanage, night staff documented recurring, activity like clockwork between 1:00 AM and 1:30 AM. Common reports included the distinct, heavy scent of vintage ladies’ floral perfume, phantom crying from sleeping quarters where all children were confirmed asleep, and the sound of a woman humming “Amazing Grace” down empty corridors.
Old Botany – Closely related to Schwab Auditorium’s stories, Old Botany may be haunted by the president’s wife. She is occasionally seen, sitting near a window on the second floor, rocking and knitting. Also, Old Botany is one of the oldest remaining buildings on campus, and there have been many stories of noises and sightings […]
Central Pattee Library – Students have reported odd feelings of a presence and being watched on the top floor of Central Pattee (Murder of a librarian years ago?). According to a January 2004 update/correction, the #1 ranked haunted place at Penn State, Pattee Library, was the site of a murder in 1969. A girl named […]
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.
Schwab Auditorium – is supposedly haunted by a few separate ghosts. One of them may be Charles Schwab. The other may be President Atherton who was president of the school and is buried beside the building. There has also been a soldier seen. An article about this was written in the last alumni newsletter. January […]
Footsteps and strange, low whispers are heard late at night in dorm rooms. Occasionally, objects move by themselves and lights flicker.
Pollock Laptop Library (a study library on the east side of campus) – has someone wandering around in it. One day late this summer, a worker there slowly became aware of someone grumbling behind them. They were the only ones there.
Bunce Hall (the first building constructed on campus) is where a ghostly lady haunts the upper floor and bell tower area.
There is said to be a ghost of one of the Biology Professors roaming the halls of the science building. He appears to be in his sixties and walks through the labs wearing a white lab coat and carrying a beaker and apothecary bottle. He has also been known to put away glassware and models […]
There is a ghost named Amanda who is supposed to haunt the Chi Omega Sorority house on campus. She was said to have been killed in the 1940s or 1950s by a train nearby.
Most of the staff members and students have reported that strange noises can be heard in the auditorium, and lights go off and on when no one is there.
Bohm Hall is haunted by a girl who was raped there a number of years ago.
Keller Dorm – This dorm was the site of a student’s suicide years ago. He hanged himself in a stairwell. Perhaps related to that, and perhaps not, there are a couple of rooms (rumors are that they’re near his old room, but then again others say that’s not so) that have had some freaky things […]
Rippe Hall is haunted by a little girl who lived in a house that was located on the site before the dorm was built.
Sieker Hall is haunted by a pre-seminary student who died of pneumonia many years ago.
There is a ghost named Alice who is supposed to haunt the Joe E. Brown theater on campus.
Feth Hall is said to be inhabited by a ghastly Rev. Dr. Henry Feth.
A running figure can be seen along the track of the high school. This person was said to be running at a time late at night when some gang members saw him, and chased him with their car, killing him. Now this runner haunts the track. Another haunting at Wilson is in one of the […]
Strange activity has also been documented in Dole Hall, one of the campus residence halls. In the basement, individuals walking away from the laundry room frequently report an overwhelming sensation of being watched from behind. According to local lore, when the original cemetery was relocated to accommodate the expanding campus, several graves were reportedly overlooked […]
Students living in this residence hall have reported numerous unsettling occurrences, including locked dorm room doors suddenly unlocking on their own and waking up to find their bedsheets ripped. Others have experienced terrifying nightmares involving an elderly woman, accompanied by visual sightings of an apparition of an old woman roaming the hall. Campus police have […]
In the basement of the Kerns Religious Life Center, the oldest building on campus, witnesses have felt an extremely cold feeling and had a difficult time breathing. They have also reported experiencing an instant feeling of dread. It is rumored that the tower is haunted. When maintenance turns off the lights in the tower, before […]
Grady Nutt Athletic Center: Strange happenings have frequently unsettled visitors and athletes in this facility, particularly in the locker room areas where bathroom stalls have been seen opening and closing on their own. Others using the facilities have reported the disturbing sound of heartbeats emanating directly from the shower vents, prompting reports to campus police […]
Back before the extensions were built to expand the high school, tunnels and walkways were constructed beneath the older structure, creating a maze of disjointed underground paths. Strange occurrences are frequently reported, including malfunctioning equipment that causes erratic temperature shifts throughout the building. Hatches leading into these areas reportedly vibrate periodically with audible growling sounds, […]
Not to be mistaken for Raceland-Worthington. In the basement, in the old Shop Classroom, there is a guy who wanders around mainly at 2:45 when in 1956 he cut off his hand with a table saw. People have tried to go in the old room to investigate, but they come out frightened, unable to go […]
The college was founded in 1844. Within the Margaret Upton Conservatory of Music, there have been recurring reports of phantom piano melodies drifting from empty practice rooms when no one is inside. Campus lore attributes the playing to Margaret Upton herself, the building’s namesake.
Lilly Hall – Second Floor Suite: Strange and unusual noises have been heard from this room. There is a mechanical room in the back where scratching and moaning take place at night. The girls who live there have seen shadows of an unknown figure.
This radio station is haunted by a man named Cushing. Has been seen by numerous employees in this building.
Andersen Science Center: Faculty and students have encountered unexplained phenomena throughout this facility, including books spontaneously falling off shelves. Late at night, disembodied voices can frequently be heard echoing from completely empty classrooms. Campus police investigating unusual activity in the building have also reported eerie, unexplained encounters.
Shipherd Hall – Phantom music has been noted coming from empty dorms when security was the only one in the dorm. There are many different pictures and eyewitness accounts as the college and town are over 150 years old.
