Wood County Historical Museum, County Home Road. The museum was once an infirmary and nursing home. Ghostly noises have been heard in and near the shed where insane patients were locked long ago. Also, a padlock on a door was once seen to spin without being touched.
Long tied to the town’s cycles of birth and death, the old Fitzgibbon Hospital site is notorious for inducing intense physiological reactions in those nearby.
Former overnight caregivers detailed aggressive activity commencing around 12:30 AM, including sounds of breaking glass, low animalistic growling, slammed heavy doors, running footfalls, flickering electrical fixtures, and residual 1920s music drifting through empty rooms.
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.
The Pink Lady was a benevolent spirit believed to be a young former patient buried in a pink gown. She is said to have appeared to help ease the passing of current clients. A worker in the 1980s saw her looking down from a second-story window. Another night-shift worker on L2 South Hall heard noises […]
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 […]
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 […]
Employees report a man walks around the plant, reported to be a worker who was beheaded by a train in the early 1930s. He can be seen walking the plant, and he turns on and off equipment. He turns off the plant lights in the middle of shifts; you can see his flashlight beams on […]
Footsteps and strange, low whispers are heard late at night in dorm rooms. Occasionally, objects move by themselves and lights flicker.
Every once in a while, you can see the ghost of a sick, old, hunchbacked man walking through the hallways of this inn. He is sometimes even seen walking down the street. While alone you will hear the baby cry, or while upstairs on 2nd floor you’ll hear the creaking and sounds of the ghost […]
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.
Most Holy Trinity Church is famous for its numerous paranormal legends. Reports include unexplained footsteps throughout the four-story rectory, disembodied voices, and lights in the school gymnasium turning on and off by themselves. The church’s former sexton, George Stelz, was murdered in the vestibule in 1897, and legend has it that his spirit roams the […]
The PACAF Headquarters building is a historical site of WWII because of the bullets holes on the outside from the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Inside many soldiers were killed. Moans of dying soldiers can be heard, and bombing sounds. Doors open and closing on their own and ghosts of dead soldiers are known to roam […]
There is a mansion set off the road in Brunswick, that is said to be haunted in the bay windows at the front of the house, there have been sightings of figures moving to and from the window. Anyone who dares to go there will in some cases be chased out by a ghost who […]
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.
It has been recorded that the 13th floor of this world-renowned hotel is haunted by the ghosts of soldiers who were treated there during the WWII era. Unexplained noises and lights are seen here. Here is a history of the Biltmore Hotel: It served as a hotel in the early twenties, and then it was […]
In the late 1930s and early 1940s Clearwater Beach stationed not only the Coast Guard, but also had a Military Police Training Barracks. There Army MPs would train there for deployment to WWII. There are sightings of a young woman in her early 20s running down the beach while wearing an all-white dress. It is […]
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 […]
When it is quiet enough, or there are not too many people, you can hear footsteps walking up and down the aisles.
There is an asylum on the grounds where, if you put your ear up to the door, you can hear screams and knocking. There is also a stone with a baby carved on it; it is said that when you look at it, turn away, and then look back, it faces a new direction.
Built in the mid-1800s by Gen Robert Scott, the house has many incidents of paranormal activity. Gen Scott can be seen walking down the steps in his suit and top hat. There are reports of levitation of people sleeping on the 3rd floor bedrooms, sounds of people walking through the hallways, cold spots, and infants […]
The park used to have a house that sat there on the lands of the park. The house caught on fire and the man burned alive in the house. Witnesses report of the sounds they would hear in the house before the house was torn down.
Catering Hall – the place is haunted by two guys and a girl. At night you can hear walking (footsteps), and doors shutting. It’s possible that they were killed there and brought down to the basement by the alleged mafia people who owned it years ago.
In a theatre room, when you’re in there alone just after the workers finished cleaning from the last viewing of the movie, you can hear someone trying to open the emergency exit door on the right. You can feel this gust of wind pass through the room when all the doors are closed, and in […]
The vaudeville-era Palace at 6th and Broadway is said to be extensively haunted by spectral stage workers and theatre guests. One of the seats near the front of the house supposedly is haunted by a man who was shot there when discovered out on a date with the wrong woman. Two old stage hands bicker […]
Ghosts are said to wander the woods, where disembodied voices and moaning can often be heard, especially during late summer and autumn. Local legends speak of dark witchcraft rituals and human sacrifices once performed here. Througout the fog and mist, spectral figures stand atop the hill at the end of Glenwood Avenue, accompanied by other […]
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 […]
Witnesses report a small yeti-type creature. There is a foul smell, followed by the feeling of being watched and hearing screams. Witnesses also report seeing large eyes all around and creatures that stand taller than cars, but only at night.
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.
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.
Many soldiers died and their ghosts were said to haunt this former site of an army hospital in the Presidio. Before demolition, the abandoned building was boarded up, graffiti-filled, and spooky. Witnesses reported hearing footsteps, seeing reflections of light, and feeling cold drafts. The hospital was torn down, and the site is now the Letterman […]
The Riley-Carmack House in Plattsburg is widely known for its supernatural activity. Stories tell of friendly spirits lingering in the halls, with guests reporting soft touches, faint voices, and the feeling of unseen companions. However, the activity is not always welcoming. Rumors of a darker presence have also emerged, notably after a team of paranormal […]
Employees of The Old Spaghetti Factory claim to hear children playing in the basement restroom areas. Dishes are also known to fall to the floor, which is said to be the children playing games. A September 2004 update noted an emblem on the entrance that reads “Duarte High School 1904.” The building was originally constructed […]
Lake Concord is host to a tragic local history anchored by the fatal drowning of a young boy who fell through thin winter ice. This tragic event remains the historical focal point for the supernatural phenomena reported in the area today. The spirit of the young boy is said to actively haunt the surrounding water […]
There is an urban legend of an elderly church-going woman who was murdered by being pushed from a steep staircase, and whose body was later disposed of in the nearby dumpster. It is said that when young girls use the bathroom near the staircase, you can hear her praying. Witnesses claim to hear her whispering […]
Cold spots are often felt around some of the unmarked graves. Footsteps have been heard trailing behind witnesses as they walk through the middle of the cemetery toward the entrance. Three tall, shadowy figures of people have been seen standing by some large oak trees. Witnesses have recorded a strange voice chanting repeatedly, and another […]
This building formerly served as a mental hospital, built in the mid-1800s. It consists of an old stone center building with newer brick wings extending to the east and west. Before it was converted into a prison in the 1980s, a former employee working the 11 PM to 7 AM shift reported an incident on […]
Ghostly figures of a little boy and of a man who both died in a trailer park previously on the site – one was murdered, and another burned to death when the whole thing went up in flames. Doors open, voices are heard at night, and lights turn on by themselves.
