University of Vermont – Farm
Another ghost resides in the Farm at the University of Vermont on Spear Street.
Another ghost resides in the Farm at the University of Vermont on Spear Street.
The Agriculture Department has a female ghost in period dress (c. late 19th century) that appears from time to time.
Center for Counseling and Testing – The former director saw the ghost of Captain Jacobs, a retired seaman who died there in the early part of the 20th century. Also, mild poltergeist activity has been reported there as recently as 1992
There is a man who sings to Frank Sinatra songs wandering the theatre, sometimes he opens and closes the elevator door or sits in the audience section clapping unexpectedly. He is usually around, students and teachers have said to feel his presence moving around.
The Clara Ford Pavilion, formerly a live-in nursing school, is quite haunted. Security and maintenance personnel have had doors locked behind them during the early morning hours. One of the first-floor boardrooms has a particularly obvious cold spot and a feeling of dread, as well as the smell of decay. In 1926, a nursing student, […]
The dorms at Sue Bennett College are said to be haunted by the ghost of Belle Bennett, who roams the halls all night, turning off and on lights and watching people sleep. If you go in, you’re sure to find something.
The Belle Bennett Theater at Sue Bennett College is said to be haunted by the ghost of Belle Bennett. Visitors report hearing her playing the pianos all night, turning off and on lights, and watching people.
There is said to have been a suicide here, and at night in a certain dorm, you can wake up and see a male student standing in front of your bed wearing a pair of gym shorts.
In 1946, a student fell from a catwalk to his death. He haunts the theater to this day with crying and other noises, and he is visible from the stage if you look up. He is well documented by the media and school officials, and seen by the majority of the students. He still haunts […]
It is said that in the basement auditorium and in the area where it links to the Middle School, there are restless creatures that are only semi-human. They take out their anger on many students and young teachers. Rumor has it that West High and its neighborhood was once a swampy forest area, and the […]
Some say they have seen a young girl walking around this school. The story is that the girl died there during construction of the building. It seems she only comes out during the early morning and late at night. Janitors and some young children have said they’ve seen the young girl. They say she looks […]
Lambertville High School was built in 1854. A fire destroyed much of it in 1926, but it was remodeled in 1927. Another fire in 1992 destroyed the school for good. The official closing date is June 1960. Local legends tell of “Buckeye Billy,” a New Hope football player who died during a game against Lambertville. […]
Apparitions of priests and nuns are seen in the halls.
This old school is haunted by a woman in a white dress. She plays with band instruments, appears in empty hallways during summer, and turns classroom lights off. She’s known to scare people, not harm them. Most teachers mention a female ghost rising through the floors, though others dismiss it as hocus pocus.
The echoes of a past tragedy, a life lost to fire, still linger here. An unseen presence makes itself known in chilling ways: doors creak closed on their own accord, and the distinct sound of phantom footsteps can be heard when no one else is present. Electronic devices are not immune; a radio, once playing, […]
This large enclave of buildings in Camarillo is now a university, but it was originally built in the 1920s as a state mental hospital. It was converted into a school in the mid-90s. Over the years, there have been many stories of ghosts of all kinds, likely due to the fact that patients once lived—and […]
It is said that if you go to the third floor at night and try to walk down the 200-foot hallway, books will be thrown at you. It’s also rumored that if you walk down the hall and yell, lockers will start opening, and you’ll hear voices over the intercom – voices coming from the […]
The annex of the school is haunted by a mysterious ghost. One night, a woman reported seeing it enter a room, turn on the television, and sit down to watch. People have also claimed to see a red, glowing light floating down the halls.
In the middle of the Stadium there have been reports of a man or teen running laps. When people go to confront him he disappears right in front of them.
Some people say that if you go on the famous day of Halloween at midnight and shut off your car, soon after you can hear a baby crying. This story is similar to the Hart Cemetery.
If you ride by the front of the school at midnight, you will always see a janitor ghost that died there while cleaning bathrooms. He waves at you when you drive by.
It is said that there is a little girl roaming and haunting the whole school. Staff members and students have seen and heard her. She would sometimes hum, appear in both the boys and girls bathrooms, turns lights off and on, and bounce a basketball. No one really knows how she died but it is […]
Supposedly one of the former Brothers of the Sacred Heart (The brothers that run the high school) had died and was so disliked that the students stuck pencils in his eyes at his funeral. For revenge he is known to haunt the 4th floor and walk in and out of the rooms.
Richmond is an old high school that was said to have burned in the mid 1900’s. If you go into the old gym you will hear either a pep rally or basketball practice. Be careful if you go up the stairs, the upper floors are rotting but you will see lights looking down at you […]
In the library, there have been many sightings of walls shaking and stuff falling off the walls.
In the 1980’s a janitor was cleaning a large clock hanging off the balcony and apparently he fell off the balcony and a chair broke his back and sometimes if you’re sitting in the area he fell on you get a crushing sensation and a very odd smell.
On the 4th floor balcony, if you are very quiet and still you can hear footsteps and even low murmurs sometimes.
The spirit of former star athlete haunts this high school. On random nights, people in the building have heard basketballs bouncing in the gym when no one is there. There are also reports of strange whisperings, eerie lights, and other strange occurrences.
In the 1900s a little girl who didn’t have any friends killed herself by hanging herself in the girls locker room. People say that the little girl walks around the girls locker room looking for a friend to play with.
One of the many classrooms in the vocational building has been condemned, because of rumors of a student killing himself there. The student now haunts the room. Students and teachers have reported hearing loud taps on the door, cold spots, and eerie footsteps when no one is around.
Built over an ancient Hawaiian Heiau (place of worship and/or human sacrifice). Also in about the early 80’s a school bus full of children crashed at the same area where the Heiau was located. The Manifestations in this building are that an old man in his late 50’s sits watching you from a top corner […]
Theatre/Auditorium – Voices have been heard in the auditorium and deep laughter is heard on the balcony. Erratic footsteps have been heard on the roof.
Elsinore Middle School – March 2008 update/correction: Formerly posted as Elsinore High School – In the early 50’s, a freshman hung herself in the back of the stage in the theater. She had been hurt and embarrassed in a hazing by the Soccer team. On several occasions, people have claimed to hear a girl choking […]
Located at the corner of Sutter And Octavia, the Queen Anne Hotel is an elegant Victorian style hotel, which dates back to the 1890’s. With free access to all of the floors and some of the rooms, it’s a great place to perform an investigation. If you want you can spend a night or so […]
A lot of the places in the downtown area are claimed to be haunted by people who lived in all of the old houses. Ste. Gen was the first settlement west of the Mississippi, so it is really old. The Valle house across from Valle School and the Catholic Church is claimed to be haunted […]
A lot of people might not know this, but this elementary school is an eerie place. About sixty years ago, before the school was ever built and before the neighborhood around was constructed, there was a cemetery in the area where the school is now. The state ordered the owners of Leaf Brown Cemetery to […]
It is known around the school that the girls 2nd floor bathroom of the C building is haunted by a janitor that jumped out of the window. He is said to flush the toilets just to scare girls. He closes the doors for the other janitors at night when they get done cleaning.
A ghost supposedly by the name of “Joe Beisly” haunts our school. He was a very loyal janitor and he fell off a ladder and now people say that if you call his name 3 times he will appear.
Reports of cold spots, noises, doors locking, & lockers open and shut.
On an old bridge leading to the golf course the apparition of a female cadet has been spotted.