The fine dining area of the restaurant, in this former Wayne County Jail in Wooster, used to actually be the cell block. The area is located in the basement of the building. The restaurant is said to be haunted by a man who was the first, and only, person to be hanged in Wayne County. […]
When visiting the basement portion where prisoners were held in the jail, a visitor heard the crying and screaming of men, though no one was there.
In Coloma, CA, there is a famous Victorian house called the Vineyard House, which has been reputed to be haunted by its original owners for many years. The house was built in the late 1800s and served over the years as a jail, an inn, a restaurant, and a winery. According to records, the original […]
Late at night while everyone is quiet and still, a ghostly figure can be seen leaving the cell in the middle of the jail. Also, you can hear the toilet flushing, even though no one is ever in that cell. The legend has it that the cell served as a “drunk tank” and the cops […]
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon served as a British prison during the Revolutionary War, with its basement, the Provost Dungeon, reportedly haunted by the spirits of prisoners and pirates. Visitors have reported sightings of apparitions, hearing phantom screams, and experiencing cold spots throughout the building and its dungeon.
While working on the third floor, an electrician noticed someone watching him. When the electrician made eye contact, the individual turned and walked out the door. When the electrician described the individual to the deputies on duty, he was told that his description fit the old Sheriff, John Keeler, who had been dead for at […]
It is said a ghost haunts the fourth floor of the old Overby’s Furniture store (now a music store) at the corner of Vine and Broadway. According to accounts after the tornado of 1927 the Butler County Courthouse was destroyed and a temporary courtroom was established on the fourth floor of the building. It is […]
It is said that there are at least 2 ghosts haunting the old Jail. One is of the sheriff’s young bride often seen wearing a white dress and holding a lit candle near the 2nd story window facing Main Street. The other is of a black man who was lynched on the side lawn facing […]
A very tall old brick building. People have said that as you reach the second floor where the first cellblock is located 2 or 3 ghosts follow you as you progress up the stairs. You can also look down at the cells and see a red glow as though from a cigarette. Many people are […]
Two little girls are repeatedly spotted wandering around these grounds, and another can be heard singing in the basement of one of the oldest buildings there.
Sounds, cold spots, and foot steps are observed here.
