Gadsby's Tavern Museum consists of two buildings, the 1770 tavern and the 1792 City Hotel. The buildings are named for Englishman John Gadsby who operated them from 1796 to 1808. Mr. Gadsby's establishment was a center of political, business, and social life in early Alexandria. The tavern was the setting for dancing assemblies, theatrical and musical performances, and meetings of local organizations. George Washington enjoyed the hospitality provided by tavern keepers and twice attended the annual Birthnight Ball held in his honor. Other prominent patrons included John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Marquis de Lafayette. Gadsby's is said to be haunted by a young woman in period clothing.
The 16 year old founder's daughter, who died from a sudden illness, makes her presence known in the attic and her mother has been seen in the quad near the old plantation home.
Located on a Civil War battlefield this museum, which contains old planes from WWII, has been the site of mysterious footsteps and the sound of a stopwatch ticking.
This grand 1805 house overlooking the Potomac River was a gift from George Washington to Eleanor "Nelly" Custis, granddaughter of Martha Washington, and her husband, Maj. Lawrence Lewis, the General's nephew. Washington secured the services of Dr. William Thornton, first architect of the U.S. Capitol, to design the house for the young couple and provided 2000 acres of his Mount Vernon estate as part of his gift. Woodlawn interprets the lives of the Lewis family as well as the numerous African-Americans, both free and enslaved, who lived and worked on this Virginia plantation. Numerous spirits haunt there.
Said to be haunted by the spirit of a murdered girl who can be heard running and screaming as well as the decapitated spirit in the Smith Banquet Hall who died in an automobile accident while on this way to a dance on grounds.
The childhood home of Thomas Jefferson, the spirit of an unhappy bride is seen wandering the ground here. It is said she was forced to marry and died of a broken heart.
The spirit of an inmate who died at the jail can be seen walking the halls on various floors at the Norfolk City Jail.
-Witch's Pond, Stafford.
See below for location.
Located just off of a trail by Telegraph Road, there is an old sacrificial table here scribed in Latin characters. A woman has been spotted on the lake near this table.
The site is actually a Roman Catholic settlement from the 1500s. The crucifix on Route One explains the actual events. The pond is called Witch's Pond because in the late spring the pond turns red. There are several grave stones and a altar of some sort.
Haunted by the spirit of a Civil War nurse who can be seen wandering the fields looking for injured. You can also hear her playing the piano late at night.
-Southern Virginia College, Buena Vista.
A small boy can be heard riding his bike up and down the fourth floor woman's dorm here. Some also say there has been an unusual death on grounds every year since the college was built.
The spirit of a former caretaker who died in a fire is said to still haunt these grounds. Activity seems to be centered on the basement, balcony and back porch costume storage area. Also, seat CC1 is often found in a down position even after be lifted the night before.
A small gazebo that borders the campus lake is haunted by the spirit of a young man who drowned. He is said to be seen sitting by the lake or in the gazebo beckoning for girls to come sit with him and then quickly disappearing if they approach.
Many spirits haunted this historic hotel. Three men can be seen watching people in the ballroom, an old woman who passed in one of the rooms still haunts there today and a man can be seen smoking a pipe at a second floor table kicking the tablecloth with his foot.
A glowing fireball is seen appearing in the cemetery near by. It moves to circle the castle and then enters through a wall, disappearing in the basement kitchen.
-Tandem Friends School, Charlottesville.
279 Tandem Lane, 804-296-1303
The old building of this school was once a Civil War hospital. The spirit of a confederate soldier can still be seen walking the upstairs hall.
-Fall Hill Plantation, Fredericksburg.
No location found.
Reports of voices, odors, cold spots, apparitions which circle the beds, cabinets that open and close and various odd electrical problems.
Noises in the catacombs and old cellars under the barracks, the sound of cannon fire Jackson memorial hall, as well as a painting over the alter that is said to bleed.
-FREDERICKSBURG
Chatham Manor
The apparition of a white lady walks a path on these grounds that has become known as Ghost Walk. Chatham was built in 1771 by William Fitzhugh. He named it after a close friend, William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham. Another English friend of Fitzhugh brought his daughter to live at Chatham in an effort to break up her romance with a commoner. But the man followed her to America, and the two planned to elope from Chatham Manor. He gave her a rope ladder and waited in a small boat in a nearby river. Unfortunately, none other than George Washington, another close friend of Fitzhugh, was staying there at the same time. He learned of their plans from a maid and had his men arrest the suitor. The girl returned to England with her father and later married. But she vowed to return to Chatham Manor to look for her lover. Her ghost was first sighted there on the day she died, June 21, 1790, and returns every seven years on the anniversary of her death to wander along the path to the river, looking for her lost love. The Lady in White is next due to appear on June 21, 2000.
Follow Williams Street south to Chatham Manor, also known as Lacy House. Ghost Walk is the path at Chatham that leads to a high bluff overlooking the Rappahannock River. Chatham Manor, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22405. Phone: 540-373-4461
-CHARLES CITY
Shirley Plantation
Martha Pratt was a daughter of Edward Hill II, who built the great house now called Shirley Plantation in 1723. When she married an Englishman and settled in England, all she left behind was an unsigned portrait of herself. By 1858, family descendants had noticed an unusual property of the painting. Whenever Aunt Pratt's portrait was removed from its spot on the second floor, the frame would start shaking violently. They moved it to a bedroom on the third floor, stored it in the attic, and hung it on the first floor, but the portrait was never "happy" unless it was back in the second-floor bedroom. In 1974, the Virginia Tourist Office put the touchy painting on display at Rockefeller Center, along with other items related to psychic phenomena in the state. Martha Hills' portrait created quite a sensation. Spectators saw it moving constantly. It swayed back and forth so violently that other exhibits were also vibrating. The phenomenon was documented on an NBC-TV national news broadcast. The painting caused such hysteria that it was removed from the display. That did not stop Martha Hill. Dozens of office workers near the storeroom in which the painting was locked heard incessant knocking sounds coming from the room. When officials retrieved the painting, its frame was so badly damaged that it was sent for repair to Linden Galleries in Richmond, Virginia. The same eerie vibrations were reported by workers there. Finally, the portrait of Martha Hill was returned to the Shirley Plantation, where it hangs, peacefully, above a mahogany chest in Martha's second-floor bedroom.
Shirley Plantation is on the James River, southeast of Richmond, on Highway 5. Follow signs to the plantation grounds. The mailing address is Route 2 Box 635, Charles City, VA 23030. Phone: 804-829-5121
-Mason County
The Plumly Mansion
There was a woman in a white dress that got thrown in the well by her husband. Now she haunts the place. There was also a guy who hung himself in the closet upstairs. If you go in the basement you can see blood on the walls you can also get lost down there. If you go in there at night you will hear the woman screaming and you will hear the guy upstairs hang himself. Also the porch light is always on welcoming people but the place is abandoned with no electrical power.
Many people have witnessed a shadowy ghost that haunts here.
-Old School House, Coupeville.
Location unknown.
This old one room school house is now used as a rental unit. Ask around in town for it's location since it is well known among some long-time locals. A small girl dressed in period costume has been spotted here. She can be seen peering from a window or standing on the porch.
Now a movie theater, this building was once a meeting place for a woman's organization. A spirit of a woman has been seen hanging in the hallway. Also, footsteps and voices have been encountered.
-Maltby Cemetery, Seattle.
See below for location.
Hidden off to the right of Redmond Duval Road, about twenty miles east of Seattle, this tiny cemetery has about fifteen grave sites. People report seeing women and children dressed in raggedy clothes wandering about.
-Skykomish Hotel Bed & Breakfast, Skykomish.
102 Railroad Ave E, (360-677-2477)
Today's Skykomish Hotel and Restaurant was built in 1905 by D.J. Manning. The restaurants and card rooms were open twenty-four hours a day to accommodate the railroad crews. Card games consisting of poker and panguingue (pan) were the favorites of railroad men to pass the time between calls to work. It's the home of The Blue Lady, a prostitute murdered by an enraged lover.
The Castle was completed in 1892 as the home of Charles and Kate Eisenbeis. Mr. Eisenbeis was a prominent member of the early Port Townsend business community. Some say this was once a home for monks. The spirit of one who killed himself can still be heard swinging from his rope.
Once an old Bed & Breakfast during the depression, this mansion is haunted by the dead wife of a previous owner. Many abnormal occurrences have been reported.
On foggy nights you can sometimes see the lantern from a coal miner swinging about the cemetery. Also, people have reported the spirit of a white horse trotting about.
-The Cabbage Patch Restaurant, Snohomish.
111 Ave. A, Snohomish (360)568-9091
The spirit of a nine-year-old girl who fell to her death from a flight of stairs can still be heard walking those same stairs today.
There are those who say the Snohomish Library has a librarian who's not on the payroll. Noises coming from the library's dark-wooded third-story loft; the sense of a calm, peaceful presence in the 90-year old historic Carnegie section of the building. A rustle of clothing, a glimpse of a blue dress. Can you spot her? Check the GhostCam!
-Double Tree Hotel, Spokane.
Spokane City Center North 322, Spokane Falls Court, 509.455.9600
Since October of 1998, people report hearing a strange noise on the 15th floor each and every night. Mysterious shadows have also been spotted.
-Oysterville Schoolhouse, Oysterville.
See below for location.
The Oysterville Schoolhouse was built in 1908 and is located on the LongBeach Peninsula. It is a single story building set on brick piers, of plank construction sheathed with cedar shingles. In addition, the original double hung and casement windows have been restored, as have the doors. No longer used as a public school the old building now serves as a community center. The spirit of a young girl who died during an epileptic seizure still haunts here.
The Oxford Saloon & Eatery, established in 1910, is one of the oldest restored saloons in the northwest. Housed in the Oxford Building (built in 1889 as Blackman Dry Goods Store) this fine old place, totally restored in 1992, has the look and feel of an 1880's saloon. There are two floors with original and restored fixtures of the period throughout. The main floor still has the original large oak back bar, the moose head where patrons would pitch nickels for beers, and Big John the Knight in Shining Armour. The back bar survived a sailing voyage from the east coast around Cape Horn and was retrieved from the Seattle Hotel in the late 1890's. Read more about the hauntings at their website above!
-Shuksan Rehab, Bellingham.
No location listed.
This old building was once an old school and appears to be haunted by various spirits. Two nurses once spotted a spirit going through a door, there are moving objects, call lights go on and off on their own and the sound of someone shuffling down the hallway with a walker has also been reported.
-Auburn High School, Auburn.
No location found.
The spirit of a girl who fell to her death in the 1950's has been seen walking the pit area and catwalk in the auditorium here.
-Spanaway Jr. High School, Spanaway.
15701 "B" Street East, Tacoma.
The school was constructed in 1977 by the James Bethel School District (known now just as Bethel - no historical reference to whom James is). Before that it was a roughly empty field. The town of Spanaway was first founded in 1836 by Russian fur traders. In 1880 the town developed into a large logging encampment due to the thick forest and the natural resource of a lake which made it easy for milling. My thoughts are the if a ghost is haunting only the grounds of school it would have had to be there due, most likely, to a logging accident during the clearing of the forest that became a field. there is no found historic reference to any specific incident.
The spirit of a girl who went missing, and is widely recognized as possibly being Ted Bundy's first victim, is rumored to possibly be buried in the foundation of a building on the grounds. Although her body has never been found, many have heard odd noises and seen her walking the hall.
The spirit of an Indian woman haunts this area which was once sacred Indian grounds. Also, in the Bead Emporium, there is a small child who is thought to be the owner of a basket of beads that were discovered during renovations.
-Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.
106 North Commercial Street
The spirit of a woman, thought to be a previous owner, still haunts here.
The South Annex, which now houses a dental office and the English Institute of Seattle Central Community College, was once the Burnley School of Art. A young man who killed himself at the art school is said to still roam the halls, moving objects and shoving things from shelves. Some even report having seen his apparition.
Once a Masonic Hall for over 100 years, the voices of men can still be heard here when the building is thought to be empty. Noises and moving objects in the basement have been reported, as well.
-The Old Everett Movie Theater, Everett.
See below for location.
Located downtown in North Everett, apparitions have been reported many times over the last twenty to thirty years.
The wife of a previous owner has been spotted here. May have seen her wearing a red dress and wandering the second and third floor. Some have even reported seeing her riding her favorite motorcycle down the hall!
-Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane.
6 West Castle Street
Some call the spirit in the weapons storage area The Goat Man. He has been spotted many times.
Being one of Washington's oldest cities, Port Townsend is well known for its ghosts. In this home, many spirits seems to reside. An odd looking man in turn of the century clothing has been spotted by the owners, piano music is heard even though there is no piano in the house and cigar smoke is frequently smelled in one of the upstairs bedrooms.
Monaghan Hall, the music building, was once a private residence for James Monaghan. Brutally murdered, James still seems to haunt here today. Musical instruments have been heard playing unaided, growling is heard, and at one time a cleansing was attempted. Must not have been very successful, as the hauntings continue still.
-Frances Anderson Leisure and Cultural Arts Center, Edmonds.
Once Edmunds Elementary, this art center built in 1929 is home to the spirits of children who walk the halls. Also, many report the spirit of Frances Anderson herself, for whom the building was named.
-Native American Burial Ground, Queets.
No location found.
Many people report the sound of drums beating and singing here.
-D.A.R. Building, Seattle.
No location found.
Strange voices and eerie music have been heard in the church here. Also, the apparition of a woman in a gown from the 1800's has been seen walking down the stairs.
-Cinema 17, Super Mall Theater, Auburn.
No location found.
A spirit haunts one of the projection areas here and movies in theaters 2, 9 and 17 have been known to turn themselves off on their own.
-Kamola Hall, Central Washington University, Ellensburg.
A young girl, after losing her true love in the war, hung herself from the top floor rafters. Her spirit is still here, knocking on doors and opening and closing them as she pleases. She has been sighted over the years and odd noises are often heard.
-Billy's Bar and Grill, Aberdeen.
322 E. Heron Street 360-533-7144
This 1906 building, with unique back bar, has two floors. The first floor houses the restaurant and the second floor was once a brothel. The infamous ghost of Billy Ghol is thought to haunt here among some of the leftover ladies of the night. Cold spots are reported, mirrors fog and lights go on and off on their own.
-Cherub Bed & Breakfast Inn, Wenatchee.
410 N Miller St, (509) 662-6011
A stairway here still has the blood of a man murdered by a husband who caught him with his wife. You can also hear him walking the stairs when no one is there.
-Puyallup Tribal Administration Office, Tacoma.
No location found.
Once and old hospital, this building is rife with spirits. A woman cries for her family on the fifth floor, children's voices can be heard, the elevators move from floor to floor on their own and in the basement, which was once the morgue, you can sometimes hear a woman complaining about how cold she is.
-The Old Western State Sanitarium, Tacoma/Lakewood.
No location found.
On rainy nights, when the moon is full, footsteps and moaning can be heard here.
Late at night, when the museum is closed, you can see a candle light burning within and curtains will open and close. The curtains are also known to move as if someone is peering out from behind them.
-SAN JUAN COUNTY
Orcas Island
Creaking beds and low moaning sounds suggest the presence of a very passionate ghost at the Rosario Resort on this island. The spirit of Alice Rheem, who lived in a mansion that is now part of the resort, returns to reenact good times in her room. She lived here in the late 1930s and died from alcoholism. Her husband built a mansion on the isolated island to try to control his libidinous wife, but his efforts only made her wilder. Her ghost, clad in a skimpy red nightgown, reappears in her old room. In 1987, three traveling entertainers were kept awake all night by the sounds of lovemaking from the room, which was empty at the time. They said the activity started just before midnight, after the light in the room went on and off three times.
San Juan County is made up of the San Juan Islands in the East Sound, eighty-five miles north of Seattle. The resort is located on Orcas Island. From I-5, take Exit 230. Follow the road to Anacortes, where the ferry for Orcas Island departs. The address of Rosario Resort is Orcas Island, East Sound, WA 98245. Phone: 206-376-2222
-SEATTLE
Pike Place Market
The ghost of an American Indian woman loaded down with baskets is seen trekking up and down the underground ramps of this shopping plaza. Since 1982, she has been spotted at three-month intervals in the Craft Emporium, only to disappear before astonished clerks. Her ghost has also been seen in the old Goodwill Store, as well as in the present Sound View Cafe and Shakespeare & Company Bookstore. History suggests she is the spirit of Kickisomlo, daughter of Chief Seattle. Her white friends called the woman Angeline, a name that stuck with her until her death in 1896, at the age of sixty-nine. In 1854, Chief Seattle prophesied: "When the memory of my tribe shall become a myth among white men, when your children think themselves alone in the field, the store, the shop they will not be alone. When you think your streets deserted, they will throng with the returning hosts that once filled and still love this land, for the dead are not powerless." Other ghosts have been reported here too. The phantom of a tall black youth has been observed looking out the window of the Vitium Capitale Restaurant, and strange footsteps have been heard by clerks at Left Bank Books. And the ghost of a three-hundred-pound woman who fell through the floor of a wooden balcony haunts the spot where she died.
In downtown Seattle, follow First Street to the Pike Place Market on the waterfront. The center is at 1501 Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA 98101. Craft Emporium: 206-622-2219. Sound View Cafe: 206-623-5700. Shakespeare & Company: 206-624-7151. Left Bank Books: 206-622-0195
WASHINGTON, D.C.
-LAFAYETTE SQUARE
Decatur House
Despite attempts to keep it away, the ghost of Commodore Stephen Decatur has returned to his former residence. Just before the War of 1812, Decatur pushed for the conviction of Commander James Barron for not resisting a British patrol looking for American deserters on his frigate, the Chesapeake. Barron was convicted and suspended from the navy, and Decatur took over his post on the Chesapeake. Barron hated Decatur for ruining his career and eventually challenged him to a duel. Decatur kept the duel a secret from his wife Susan, and spent the night before staring blankly out of his first-floor bedroom window. The next morning, March 14, 1820, Decatur sneaked out the back door and rode to a field in Maryland to meet Barron in a duel. Decatur was shot in the liver and mortally wounded. He died at his home in his first-floor bedroom. His hysterical wife was not fit to be at his side. Since 1821, passersby have seen his morose figure staring from the downstairs bedroom window. To prevent his reappearance, the window on H Street was ordered walled up, and a fixed shutter now hides the wall. Recently his apparition has been seen in the early morning hours, slipping out the back door with a small box under his arm. It is the black velvet box that carries his dueling pistols. The haunting sounds of a sobbing woman, assumed to be his wife Susan, have also been reported in the house.
Decatur House is a three-story brick structure on the corner of Jefferson Place and H Street in Lafayette Square. It is now occupied by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The address is 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20006. Phone: 202-842- 0920
-WHITE HOUSE
Lincoln Bedroom
President Lincoln was perhaps the nation's most mystical leader, and he generated tremendous psychic energy. While living in the White House, he and his wife held several seances in an attempt to contact the spirit of their son Willie, who died there. One medium who visited the White House regularly gave Lincoln advice from great leaders of history. At one of those seances, the spirit of Daniel Webster pleaded with Lincoln to follow through with his efforts to free the slaves. Medium J. B. Conklin conveyed a message to Lincoln from his close friend Edward Baker, who had been killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff. The cryptic message said, "Gone elsewhere. Elsewhere is everywhere." In 1863, medium Charles Shockle visited the White House and performed a levitation. At another levitation, Lincoln allegedly ordered a Maine congressman to sit on top of a piano that was floating in midair. In November 1860, Lincoln told his wife he knew he would be elected for a second term but would die in office, and he saw his own assassination in a series of dreams three days before that fateful day of April 14, 1865. Afterward, many people reported seeing his ghost in the White House. Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal valet ran screaming from the White House one day, after seeing Lincoln's ghost. Eleanor Roosevelt's maid Mary Eben saw the ghost sitting on his bed pulling off his boots. Even the Roosevelt's dog Fala was said to have sensed Lincoln's presence. Grace Coolidge, Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, Margaret Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, James Haggerty, Jacqueline Kennedy, Ladybird Johnson, Susan Ford, and Maureen Reagan have all admitted sensing the presence of the Civil War president in the White House. The wife of Lyndon Johnson witnessed Lincoln's mysterious presence while she watched a television program about his
assassination. She felt compelled to read a plaque above the fireplace, which explained the dead president's connection to the room. Gerald Ford's daughter Susan saw Lincoln's ghost in the room in the 1980s. In 1987, Ronald Reagan's daughter Maureen and her husband Dennis Revell both saw Lincoln's translucent form next to the bedroom's fireplace.
This room was actually Lincoln's Cabinet Room. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation here. It was named the Lincoln Bedroom when his nine-foot-long bed was moved here.
The room is on the second floor, between the Treaty Room and the Yellow Oval Room.
About 1,000 men and boys worked on the Big Bend Tunnel project, many of them newly-freed slaves trained only for heavy labor and eager to earn the handsome sum of $1.25 per day. Check the above website for more information on John Henry, the spirit who is said to haunt this tunnel today.
-Colonial Lanes, Huntington.
626 5th St. West
Numerous incidents have been reported by the staff here. A women's voice heard whispering, swinging doors, footsteps in the upstairs stockroom, slamming doors and the occasional feeling of being touched by someone unseen.
-The City of Parkersburg
See website and description below for information.
Located along the Ohio River, Parkersburg was once known as "the wickedest city". Numerous places are said to be haunted here. They have reportings of Scottish banshees, the legendary MothMan, and the spirits of Civil War soldiers. There is Blennerhassett Island and the spirit of Margaret Blennerhassett herself, the "Ghost of Silver Run", The infamous East End Ghoul, which terrorized the town in 1888, the woman who weeps over the graves of Stonewall Jackson's relatives, a black cat who appears to be sawed in half, and Bessie, the small spirit girl, not to mention many other paranormal occurrences!
The white-haired ghost of John Brown walks alongside a black dog down the street here. They stroll past the store fronts to the door of the fire engine house, where they disappear. Brown's ghost is so real that some tourists have asked him to pose for pictures. The Kansas abolitionist brought his band of followers to Harpers Ferry to capture the Confederate arsenal and arm the slaves. He took hostages and held them in the arsenal's fire house, but ninety marines under General Robert E. Lee broke into the building and overcame Brown and his followers. John Brown was hanged on December 2, 1859, a little over a year before the start of the Civil War. Hog Alley, also part of Harpers Ferry National Park, is haunted by one of Brown's men who was mutilated and left for the hogs. And at St. Peter's Catholic Church, the ghost of a priest disappears through a wall, and the stone steps leading into the church are haunted by the cries of a baby who was killed by a mortar shell there during the Civil War.
Harpers Ferry National Park is located in Harpers Ferry at the far-eastern tip of West Virginia. The site is located off U.S. Highway 340, near the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. Harper's Ferry National Park, P.O. Box 65, Harper's Ferry, WV 25425. For information on private ghost tours of the park, call 304- 725-8019
-The Old Mill, Falling Waters.
No location found.
Even though the floors in this old mill have long rotted away, many people reporting seeing lights coming from the second and third floor windows.
The spirit of a woman murdered by her husband, who was a preacher, haunts Babcock State Park.
-Gobblers Knob, Wadestown.
No location listed.
In Wadestown there is a hollow and in that hollow is a cemetery known as Gobblers Knob. It's said you can see a man dressed in a heavy blue coat and carrying a rifle in the back corner of the graveyard. When you approach him he will disappear.
-Droop Mountain Battlefield, Pocahontas County.
See below for location.
West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle occurred on November 6, 1863. Union troops pinned the Confederates, who had concentrated their army on the ridge crest, in place by attacking from the right, left, and rear. This action drove the Confederates from the summit. This 285-acre park includes interpretive exhibits, Confederate earthworks, a small museum containing artifacts from the battle, lookout tower, picnic area, hiking trails, and children play areas. Droop is considered the oldest state park in West Virginia and is 4 miles south of Hillsboro. Here in the park stands an old replica of a cannon. Sometimes, on certain nights, you can see the spirit of a soldier perched on top of it smoking a cigarette.
This mine located in the community of Ethel was once very profitable. Strange and eerie apparitions have been seen near the mine opening, footsteps can be heard emanating from deep within its chambers and a light has also been seen swinging back and forth inside.
Guides and tourists alike report of spook lights here within the caverns. They bounce about the ceiling and walls but will retreat if you approach them. Also, doors are known to slam as tours approach them, lights flicker on and off, and there has been the occasional report of a "ghost tour" that will follow the actual tour.
The spirit of a murdered nurse named Hannah, who worked here when it was a Civil War hospital, can be heard moaning and walking the halls.
-West Greene School Office, West Greene.
No location listed.
Just off to the side of the school, in a separate building, banging noises, opening doors and strange animal like apparitions are known to haunt the West Green School Office.
-The Plumley Mansion, Mason County.
Location unknown.
Abandoned and said to have no electrical power to it, Plumley still welcomes visitors with a porch light that is said to be always lit. Haunted by a woman in white who was murdered by her husband, as well as a man who committed suicide in an upstairs closet, blood can still be seen in the basement.
Many spirits haunt the area in and around this abandoned Catholic school. See the above website for an actual investigation and great pictures of the area!
Haunted by many spirits including the Home Coming Queen of Gardiner Hall, a small boy in Kenamond Hall who plays with electronic devices, and Civil War spirits who haunt Miller Hall. Miller Hall is also home to a girl who hung herself in the now locked attic as well as a rumored exorcism.
Thirty years ago, two college students hitchhiking back to campus were murdered, decapitated and dumped in the lake. Their bodies were found many months later but their heads were never recovered. It's said the roam the woods to this day and many automobile accidents on Route 857 North have been blamed on the startling images of them bolting about within the trees.
-Hacker's Creek Hill, Hodgesville.
No location listed.
At the top of this hill is a road that leads to the Mount Lebanon Church. If you sit here late at night you can see the spirit of a boy who was killed many, many years ago. He is peddling his bicycle home and you can sometimes make out his blue coat and hear the rattle and clank of his bicycle chain. Also, at the bottom area of the hill, the spirits of a man and woman who died while their cart rolled onto them during a thunderstorm can often be seen in that very horse cart.
-Piney Bottom, Harts.
No location listed.
Home to a headless man dressed in black known to sometimes hitchhike rides with passing travelers.
One considered to be one of the most violent jails ever; this facility was condemned and shut down in 1995. Now, instead of being one of the most violent jails ever, it is one of the most paranormal places ever! Footsteps, mysterious formations and many other horrifying experiences have been reported. If you are in the area, check the above website for tour information!
-Capitol Plaza Theatre, Charleston.
123 Summers Street.
From the day it opened in 1914 as a vaudeville showplace, to its later transformation as a movie theatre, the Capitol Theatre has starred as one of Charleston's leading entertainment attractions. It was restored and reopened as the Capitol Center in 1984. This magnificent historical landmark continues to provide a wide variety of entertainment as part of West Virginia State College. Said to be haunted by the Welch family who once lived on the land.
-Ritchie County Middle/High School, Ellenborro.
105 School Road, 304/869-3526
A class and the instructor once reported knocking on the walls. Although no one was on the other side of them, a loud banging was heard on everyone of the four walls attached to the classroom.
-Ransdell House, Ceredo.
Location unknown.
Said to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad, the sound of rattling chains and the spirits of slaves and Civil War soldiers have been reported here. Doors close on their own accord and lights are known to switch on and off.
-St. Peters Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry.
See below for location.
Harpers Ferry and Harpers Ferry National Historic Park is located at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, 6 miles east of Charles Town on RT. 340. St. Peters Church, shops, arsenal, wax museum, hiking trails and more are within the park. Exhibits and interpretive presentations. Open year round. (304) 535-6029. Stop here and you might see the spirit of a priest standing outside of his church. Also, many people have reported hearing the cries of wounded soldiers.
-Irish Mountain Catholic Church, Hinton.
Location unknown.
Cold presences are felt at mists are known to hover about the pews and sometimes take a seat next to the guests.
-Keith Albee Theater, Huntington.
925 4th Ave. 304-525-4440
On the stairway leading to the ladies room their is said to be an almost overwhelming presence which follows you about until you enter one of the stalls.
This Inn is said to be haunted by the daughter of a town founder. In fact, it is said to be so active, that a prom once scheduled to be held here was cancelled.
In a second floor former office and apartment the sound of writing can be heard. Also, doors open and close, footsteps are heard and a chill can be felt.
Fraternity residents report the sounds of chains clanging in a lower room of the home here. Some think it may be the spirit of a late butler that is responsible.
-Berkeley Castle, Berkeley Springs.
Overlooking the town and park.
The castle was built by wealthy Maryland businessman Samuel Taylor Suit for his young bride, Rosa, in 1885. Rosa spent the family silver on throwing lavish parties and died in poverty. It is thought her spirit still lurks in the castle, a faded shell of its former grandeur. Laptop computers and cars break down inexplicably anywhere near the vicinity, the Baltimore Sun reports, and photos have strange images on them and apparitions appear in mirrors.
-Blumehaven Inn, Fayetteville.
109 Ankrom St. Tel: 888/295-8632 or 304/574-1274
According to local legend, the Blumehaven Inn was once home to a Dr. M. Malcolm and his son. Both men died in the house - the father in 1919 of esophageal cancer, the son in 1932 of tuberculosis. The father died in what is now the inn's Room 7. The son died in the basement. The son can sometimes be heard coughing in the basement and the father is known to steal items from staff and guests and leave them under the bed in Room 7.
A paranormal investigator once witnessed a napkin rise from a table and drop to the floor here.
-MOOREFIELD
Cole Mountain
The orange-red light seen on Cole Mountain has mystified people since the middle of the nineteenth century. The ball of light bobs up and down over the mountainside. No one has gotten close to the luminous ball, and most sightings take place from the road at the base of the mountain. Legend says the light is from the lantern of an old slave who worked on the Charles Jones plantation. The loyal slave disappeared on the side of the mountain during a racoon hunt and was never seen again. Nobody accused the slave of escaping. Most thought he just got lost in the woods.
Moorefield is located at the junction of Highway 55 and U.S. Highway 220 in the eastern tip of West Virginia. Cole Mountain is located south of town. The best viewing area is from Highway 55.
Agatha haunts the third floor, opening and closing doors at night. A mischievous spirit, she reportedly knocked over sugar bowls or salt shakers to tease the kitchen staff. She materializes in the lobby or her room, and third-floor guest diaries frequently mention these encounters. All in all, Agatha seems to be pleased with the remodeling and restructuring at the Karsten Inn.
-Rainbow Springs Golf Course, Eagle.
No location found.
The previous owner is said to haunt the whole golf course here.
-Old Mary Buth House, Germantown.
No location found.
The spirit of a woman dressed in translucent white has been reported standing near this home. Also, some have reported hearing the sound of crying coming from the upstairs bedroom.
-Durkee Mansion, Kenosha.
6501 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, (262) 657-6005.
Tour hours are Thursday, 1-4pm and the third Saturday of each month. This 1860's mansion, which is fully renovated and located on Lake Michigan, is known for sightings of nuns peering from its windows.
The founder of the theater, Earl Kjer, can often be spotted sitting in his favorite seat here. He also has been known to mess with props, lights and curtains.
-Kozy Korner Restaurant, New Richmond.
Address unknown. Call 715-246-2200 for information.
A picture found here seems to have captured the spirit of a young boy known as Carl. Some feel he is responsible for the haunting activity.
On the hill where Scott Mansion stands, an Indian Chief cursed the grounds for all white men after a band of thugs murdered his daughter. Read the above website for more information on the legend.
Security cameras once picked up the image of three children playing in a restricted area. When Security went to investigate, he saw nothing however his coworkers, who were still watching the camera, could still see the children playing tag and running around him.
The third floor, which was once used as a convent for nuns, is haunted by the spirit of a nun who perished here in a fire. She has been seen floating down the hall. She was also rumored to help in theater productions, can has been spotted in the theater areas, as well.
-Whitnall Park, Greenfield.
5879 S. 92nd Street
On a certain path here, the faint apparition of a pale woman holding an infant appears night after night. She responds to no one and just continues on until she disappears into the woods.
-Glenbeulah Graveyard, Glenbeulah.
No location found.
Featured once on Unsolved Mysteries, this century's old graveyard is home to the spirit of a man who hung himself here.
-Highway 12, Baraboo.
Actual highway.
A male hitchhiker, dressed in green, appears here time after time. Numerous travelers report spotting the black haired, bearded man. If you drive by him he will appear again and again further down the road. However, if you stop to pick him up, he'll disappear.
-The Showboat Saloon, Wisconsin Dells.
24 Broadway, (608) 253-2628.
A past resident, whom some call Molly, haunts the area above the bar here. She opens and closes doors and plays with kitchen appliances. The bar, as well, has seen some supernatural activity. Voices can be heard near the stage area and apparitions have been spotted. Also, the cellar has unusual cold spots and you'll often feel ill when down there.
Home to the first mayor of Superior, the former housekeeper, murdered by her husband, still haunts this home. Also, once an orphanage, the spirit of two small girls has been reported in the basement.
Many employees here have seen apparitions in the casino after hours.
-Mead Hotel, Wisconsin Rapids.
451 East Grand Avenue
In the Shanghai Room downstairs, which was once a bar, a female employee was once stabbed to death. Today lights flicker, doors close on their own and the smell of blood is apparent.
People have found themselves locked in the upstairs bathroom. One person reported seeing a faint apparition in the lunch room, but this is not verified.
-LAND O'LAKES
Summerwind Estate
Wisconsin's most famous haunted house was built in 1916 by Robert Lamont, who later became secretary of commerce under President Hoover. It is said that Lamont once fired two shots at a ghost that appeared in his kitchen. The house had many owners over the years, but only a few realized they were living with ghosts. Arnold and Ginger Hinshaw and their six children moved into the house in 1970. Within a few days of unpacking, they realized the house was possessed by spirits. Shadows moved through the house, mumbling voices were heard, and the apparition of a woman was frequently seen floating through the French doors into the parlor. Other strange things went on in the house. Windows opened by themselves, appliances failed for no reason, and eerie noises echoed through the house at night. Then, while remodeling a closet, the couple found the mummified remains of a human corpse. Their supernatural house soon became too much for the Hinshaws. Arnold started hinting that he was possessed by demons and finally had a nervous breakdown. Ginger attempted suicide. Ginger's father Raymond Bober asked her and the children to come live with him in Granton. He bought the house and started remodeling it into a restaurant. During renovations, Bober encountered the ghost of Jonathan Carver, an eighteenth-century explorer. The ghost told Bober that it did not want anyone living on his property. According to the phantom, the Sioux Indians had deeded him the northern third of Wisconsin when he negotiated a peace between two tribes. The deed was in a black box sealed under the foundation of Summerwind. The box was never found, and Bober never completed renovations, because contractors refused to work at the haunted house. The house was abandoned in the early 1980s and soon fell into ruin. After three investors bought the twenty-room mansion in 1986, it was struck by lightning and burned down in June 1988. Only the foundation and two thirty- foot-high stone chimneys remain.
Land O'Lakes is northeastern Wisconsin on U.S. Highway 45 at the Michigan border.
Summerwind is on private property overlooking West Bay Lake in Vilas County, ten miles west of Land O'Lakes. Take Highway M north out of Boulder Junction. The stone ruins of Summerwind lie abandoned, except for the ghosts.
-MINERAL POINT
Walker-Grundy House
This log inn, built in 1836, is haunted by a murderer who was hanged in front of it. On November 1, 1842, William Caffee was hanged from a scaffold erected in the yard of the inn. Before a crowd of four thousand people, the contemptuous man rode atop his own coffin and, using two beer bottles, drummed a funeral march on the sides of the casket. Afterward, his cantankerous spirit took up residence in Walker House, and over 150 years later his ghost still walks the halls. Employees and guests complain of the scary sounds of heavy breathing, footsteps on the second floor, and a presence that turns doorknobs but never opens doors. Scary voices and poltergeist activity frequently occur in the main dining room and kitchen. In October 1981, owner Walker Calvert saw Caffee's headless ghost sitting on a bench on the back porch. The phantom stayed visible for several minutes. That same month a waitress saw the ghost, this time with a head, walking on the second floor.
Mineral Point is in Iowa County in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin, at the junction of U.S. Highway 151 and Highway 23. Walker-Grundy House is open to the public. It is just southwest of town.
This combination elementary and high school building has been haunted by an unidentified presence since 1952. Custodians, students, teachers, and even superintendents have reported strange happenings near the former library, which was located where the weight and wrestling room is today. Putrefying odors, intense cold spots, moving mists, disembodied footsteps, lights turning off and on, and appliances working even when they are not plugged in are just a few of the unexplainable events. The superintendent at the time, Harold Hopkinson, remembers hearing and feeling an invisible presence walk past him in the hall and head up the short stairway to the old library. Then he heard the door open and close. No one can remember a tragedy occurring at the school, and the manifestations remain unexplained.
The town of Byron is in Big Horn County in extreme northern Wyoming, fourteen miles east of Powell on U.S. Alternate Highway 14. Rocky Mountain High School, Byron, WY 82412. Phone: 307-548-2723
Almost a century old, this Inn is haunted by a man in a black hat and a bride who was beheaded by her husband on her wedding night. Also, some guests once reported awakening to a steamy room one night and finding all of their clothes removed and neatly folded on the foot of their bed even though the radiator has never been on.
-Plains Hotel, Cheyenne.
1600 Central Ave., (307) 638-3311
Several spirits are seen here on a regular basis, including a spirit of a person who was pushed to their death from a fourth floor window.
-Atlas Theater, Cheyenne.
211 W. Lincoln Way
Said to be haunted by two spirits.
-St. Stephen's Mission, Riverton.
No location found.
Strange sounds in the gym as well as equipment being tossed about. Occasional apparition sightings.
Many people have been post in the caves that dot these mountains. Footsteps can be heard following you and there have often been reports of "little people" inhabiting the area.
-Burns High School, Burns.
No location found.
In the library there have been frequent reports of walls shaking and items falling to the floor.
-GREEN RIVER
Sweetwater County Library
Parapsychological phenomena have occurred in this building almost from the day it opened in 1980. Lights and electrical appliances go on and off for no reason, and unexplainable voices and strange flapping sounds reverberate through the building at night. Library director Patricia LeFaivre says her staff has seen balls of light dancing around in the closed art gallery room. At least two typewriters have been observed typing on their own, and once, a spring-steel gate at the entrance to the library started spinning wildly with no one near it. Maintenance workers have reported a ghost sitting in the Multipurpose Room late at night. One night, one of them looked directly at the ghost, and the phantom shot into the air and made a loud popping sound when it hit the ceiling. The library was built on top of a cemetery that dates from the 1860s. The graves were moved in the 1920s, but unearthed bodies started turning up on the property in the 1940s. In 1983, three more unrecorded graves were discovered during the construction of a retaining wall. In 1985, during work on the foundation, the coffin of a small child was found. How many more corpses remain hidden in the ground is anyone's guess.
Green River is ten miles west of Rock Springs on I-80 in southwest Wyoming. The city is just north of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. The glass and brick library building is downtown. Sweetwater County Library, 300 North First Street, Green River, WY 82935. Phone: 307-875-3615
