Fort Washita is haunted by many ghosts of the Civil War. The most famous is a lady named “Aunt Jane,” who was killed by decapitation during the war. She is said to wander the grounds with her head under her arm.
Fort Mackinac has its own collection of ghost stories and paranormal activity. The spirits of the post commander’s children are said to haunt the officers’ hill quarters. The hospitals located near and within the fort are reportedly haunted, with visitors experiencing an unsettling atmosphere of sickness that persists to this day. A skeleton was discovered […]
Locals claim the ghost of soldier George Fikes will haunt the person you name if you perform a ritual that involves jumping over the grave, spitting, and lying on the grave while reciting the appropriate chant. None of the kids I grew up with was ever brave enough to perform the entire ritual, but the […]
The west wing of this old fort is haunted by two ghosts, the “Candle Lady” ghost and the “Floating Lady” ghost. There is cold spot in the kitchen. Staff have seen orbs and experienced flickering lights.
There have been hundreds of sightings here of soldiers from the Civil War and fog-like apparitions sifting up the chimney in the officers’ quarters. This fort was built in the 1800’s during Bleeding Kansas and border wars with Missouri. People have also reported seeing ghosts in the cell block.
This fort was visited by the now famous William & Clark and is the oldest fort west of the Mississippi River. The fort hauntings have raised many questions over the years. People have claimed to see, hear, and feel things constantly. The most eerie of all of the hauntings though is at the staircase. The […]
