One Lane Bridge – A warlock who is said to have hanged three girls from the bridge after they stepped on his wife’s grave, which is in his front yard near the bridge. Late at night at the bridge you can hear male and female voices, the female voices are screams. There are visions of […]
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.
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.
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 […]
A female spirit, appearing to be in her twenties or thirties, is frequently seen walking around the building and moving objects. She is often mistaken for a living employee. Typically spotted after closing time, she has a habit of getting in the way of janitors while they are vacuuming. Although she does not harm anyone, […]
The institution was designed for youth eighteen years old and younger. It closed in the 1970s. Although the buildings were recently torn down, the site was a hotbed for paranormal activity. Voices of children playing could be heard, as well as a little girl crying in one of the rooms. Apparitions appeared in the form […]
Witnesses have reported seeing objects moving in the balcony windows even when the lights are out, as well as hearing unexplained whistling noises. The building was previously under construction, leading to rumors that a related death may have occurred.
Ellender Hall dormitory is reportedly home to flickering lights, moving objects, and phantom scratching. While rumors of a student suicide exist, no records confirm this. The activity is often linked to the campus being built on former Civil War hospital grounds.
Carts move by themselves near the garden area. The women’s restroom above gate 31 is supposedly haunted. Also near gate 31, a worker in the cockpit of an aircraft saw a bloody face in a gate area window near the same restroom. When the worker did a double take, the face was gone.
Bruté Hall is one of the most notoriously haunted buildings on campus. Room 252 in particular has a long history of poltergeist activity dating back to at least the 1970s. Objects have been found moved or thrown, lights and electronics flicker on and off, and beds have been pushed across the floor. The building is […]
Many people claim to see the ghost of a woman. Things fly off the walls, footsteps can be heard, and more. The ghost likes to roam on the third floor, where the library is.
On numerous occasions vaporous forms are seen in the back hallway by the bathrooms where the man died. After closing things are also moved around not as people left them. Occasionally cold spots are noticed.
Milwaukee – Sandburg Halls – there have been many incidents in North Tower. On the G2 level there is occasionally mysterious squeaking coming through the concrete floors, objects are known to move independently.
The Avenue Theatre in downtown West Plains has been host to many strange events. Built in 1950 as a movie theater, it has a balcony section that was originally segregated. On quiet nights, a baby’s cry can be heard near where the old projection booth was located. Objects sometimes go missing and reappear in different […]
In the Lafayette Lounge objects have been known to move of their own accord. Hotel and restaurant staff have reported mysterious goings on with the small elevator in the lobby, among other happenings elsewhere in the building. Sense of being watched. Sometimes the scent of rosewater perfume can be detected.
Willard Carpenter, of Willard Library, occasionally adds a bit of excitement for PBS Station WNIN staff and volunteers. Mostly strange noises, objects mysteriously shifting when no one’s looking, and fleeting sightings just out of the corner of the eye.
