The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
Off of National on Bennett is Phelps Grove Park under the third bridge late at night you can see a woman in a wedding dress known as “Bride under the Bridge” that was killed on her wedding day.
Lights flickered at night. Some have said it was the ghost of “Bob”. Strangely, the theater was dedicated to Bob Wilhoit.
The soccer field off of Bennett Street was built over sacred Native American ground. There have been reports of a presence there.
The origin is not known of this ghost, but many people have seen pianos playing by themselves and doors closing.
The first high school in Springfield was built in the late 1800s. Old room 311 is supposedly haunted by sounds and a door that locks itself, but renovations of the school have renumbered the rooms and straightened out the hallway. Many places in the basement have been said to be haunted as well as the […]
Correction (May 2005): It was previously stated that this location was a former Girl Scout camp. However, this is incorrect. While the area is believed to be haunted due to unexplained sounds and other occurrences, these are not connected to Girl Scouts. The property, once the site of an old hunting club, is located just […]
In the main building, at night, a presence can be felt following you. Also, there is an elevator shaft no longer in use where one can feel cold spots and a presence watching them. Presence can be felt in the basement and also on the roof. The building was once a bank and there is […]
“The Colonel” has been seen by almost all the hotel staff that work in the Convention Center. He is seen late at night between midnight and 4am. Staff will see him in the ballroom and in the back hallways. He is an older man dressed all in black. The most infamous sighting was by a […]
A former employee of the plant who was killed in a workplace accident is known to turn lights on and off and is a nuisance to the businesses that occupy the building now by tossing paper and rubbish around.
People have seen ghosts and heard strange noises like guns and cannons. Apparitions of Confederate soldiers are seen more often.
Site of a Civil War battle in southwest Missouri. At night, you can hear soldiers walking and talking in the woods at the site.
On the 4th floor balcony, if you are very quiet and still you can hear footsteps and even low murmurs sometimes.
A janitor is believed to have died in this theater during a fire in the early twentieth century. His ghost has been seen in the upper balcony by lone actors on the stage. There is also a story about a baby that was accidentally dropped from the upper balcony one evening. It is said to […]
Cold spots and apparitions have been reported.
Carl, a former shuttle bus person, still haunts the grounds. He has been seen in the kitchen and in the halls. Things fall off of the shelves. You see legs on the other side of the work table, but when you crouch down to see who it is and no one is there. Out of […]
Little Theatre – Along with the spirit of the stage manager who comitted suicide and the baby, there are, in addition, some 100 other ghosts haunting the theatre. For example, there are the spirits of two secretaries in the box office that like to throw things. There is even the spirit of a little dog […]
Before Smith Hall was built, there used to be lots of old Victorian houses. One house had a little girl in it. That house caught on fire one day, but the girl stayed in the house so she could retrieve her teddy bear. Some days the girls that live in Smith Hall find their locked […]
Off of National on Bennett is Phelps Grove Park under the third bridge late at night you can see a woman in a wedding dress known as “Bride under the Bridge” that was killed on her wedding day. This is a bridge made out of concrete and medium to small sized rocks. At night, when […]