This is a list of locations in the United States which have been reported to be haunted by

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s or other

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beings, including demons. States with several haunted locations are listed on separate pages, linked from this page. Many of them appeared on ''

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''.

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Alabama

* The Boyington Oak in

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is a

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that reportedly grew from the grave of Charles Boyington in the

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just outside the walls of

Church Street Graveyard Church Street Graveyard is a historic city cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. The cemetery is situated on and is surrounded by a brick wall that dates to 1830. At the time that the cemetery was established it lay about a half mile away from ...

. Boyington was tried and executed for the murder of his friend, Nathaniel Frost, on February 20, 1835. He said a tree would spring from his grave as proof of his innocence. * The Dr. John R. Drish House in

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has a tower that has reportedly been seen on numerous occasions to be on fire, when no fire was actually there. Also, ghostly lights are said to be seen emanating from the house. * Gaineswood in Demopolis is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a former housekeeper from

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. She was in charge of running the house for General Whitfield after the death of his wife. Her ghost supposedly plays the piano in the music room. * Kenworthy Hall near Marion has a fourth-floor tower room that is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman. She sits in a window awaiting the return of a lover who died during the

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. * Edmund King House on the

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campus in Shelby County is reported to be the site of spectral lights, the sound of footsteps, and other unexplained noises. * Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a former slave, Henry Wells, who was lynched by a mob after being accused of burning down the second county courthouse. Soon afterward, the ghostly image of a face appeared in an upper window of the new third county courthouse to profess Wells' innocence. Supposedly, every windowpane in the courthouse was broken in a

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storm one year, except for that pane. *Pratt Hall at

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in Montgomery is reportedly haunted by a Red Lady. Huntingdon was originally a Methodist female college and the Red Lady is alleged to be the ghost of a lonely girl who committed suicide. * Sturdivant Hall in Selma is purported to be haunted by the ghost of the second owner, John McGee Parkman. Parkman, imprisoned by Reconstruction authorities for alleged embezzlement, died during an escape attempt from Cahaba Prison in 1867. * Sweetwater Mansion in

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, was built during 1828. Both Union and Confederate officers stayed there during their respective occupations of the city during the Civil War. Alleged paranormal activity has been investigated by local paranormal groups and a team from the television show '' Paranormal State''. * The Tombigbee River near Pennington is reportedly haunted by the ghost ship '' Eliza Battle''. The ship is supposed to return during especially cold, stormy nights to warn of impending disaster. Likewise, the former captain of the '' James T. Staples'' reportedly appears near the site of that disaster at Bladon Springs.

Alaska

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. * West High School in Anchorage.

Arizona

* Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone is reportedly haunted. These reports date back to the 1880s. It was investigated on ''

'' in 2009 and on '' Ghost Hunters'' in 2006. *

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in Bisbee is reportedly haunted. It was investigated on both ''Ghost Adventures'' and ''Ghost Hunters''. * Part of the football field at Lee Williams High School in Kingman lies atop an old Pioneer Cemetery. Women in prairie gowns and men wearing suits from the 19th Century have reportedly been sighted during outdoor graduation ceremonies. * Monte Vista Hotel in Flagstaff is reputed to be haunted. A phantom bellboy is said to knock on the door of room 210 and announce "Room service." John Wayne reported seeing a ghost in his room while staying at the hotel in the early 1950s. * Hotel San Carlos in Phoenix is filled with rumors that a 22-year-old girl jumped off the seven story hotel to her death after several weeks when the hotel first opened, along with other witnesses saying a girl mysteriously appearing at the foot of their beds for several seconds until she goes to their doors and vanishes. *The Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma is reported to be haunted by multiple entities, including the spirit of a little girl in a red dress, death row inmates and others, and has been listed by

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as one of the 10 best haunted destinations in the USA.

Arkansas

* The Gurdon Light is a mysterious floating light above the railroad tracks near Gurdon (Clark County), a few miles away on Highway 67, which was first sighted during the 1930s. A popular legend is that a railroad worker was in an accident in which he was decapitated and now he is holding a lantern going up and down the tracks searching for his missing head. The other legend involves the murder of a foreman for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. The Gurdon Light was reportedly sighted shortly after his murder near those tracks during 1931. The local legend appeared on NBC's television program

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during 1994. *The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs bills itself as America's most haunted hotel. It was featured on the television show ''Ghost Hunters'' in 2005.

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California

California is the location of many supposedly haunted locations. Notable locations with reputations for being haunted include

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, the former

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, El Adobe de Capistrano in

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, and the

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. *

Henry Levy House The Henry Levy House at 155 S. G Street is a historic American Craftsman home located in Oxnard, California. The house has 18 rooms with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, a detached two-car garage, and a detached workshop in the rear. It is approx ...

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was featured on the TV series Ghost Adventures on Thanksgiving night 2022. The episode featured the 108 year old, 4800 square foot home once owned by Henry and Camille Levy, and her sister Juliette. Long time neighbors were also featured in the episode, detailing their experiences with the "racist" Levy sisters. Homeowners Eric Andrist and Jeff Rizzo provided security camera footage of a locked door flying open and a creepy voice captured while the show's host, Zak Bagans was filming on the second floor. Both Henry and Camille Levy died in the house.

Colorado

* Pioneer Park in

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is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Harriet Webber, wife of its builder, who died of what was ruled to be an accidental

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during 1881, four years before it was built. *

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in Estes Park Colorado, was built by a Massachusetts couple named F.O. and Flora Stanley. They lived there, and reportedly never left. Staff says Flora can be heard playing her piano at night. If you take a picture in the hotel, it is said Mr. Stanley can show up at any time in that picture. Children can be heard running up and down the halls. This lovely mountain resort in the Colorado wilderness was the inspiration for Stephen King's thriller, '' The Shining.''

Connecticut

* Bara-Hack is a

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in the northern part of the state that is reportedly haunted.Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman, ''Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets'', p. 281, index at p. 346 (Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2009) . Found online a
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. Accessed August 7, 2010. * Daniel Benton Homestead is a historic house museum in Tolland,

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. It is reputedly haunted by the ghosts of

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and 18th-century lovers Elisha Benton and Jemima Barrows, who tragically died from smallpox. * Dudleytown is an abandoned town founded in the mid-1740s. It lies in the middle of a forested area in

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. The original buildings are gone and only their foundations remain. Videos purport to show restless spirits in the area and hikers have reported seeing

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in the area. * Union Cemetery in Easton (also

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), which dates back to the 17th century, is touted as "one of the most haunted cemeteries in the entire country" by authors of paranormal books who claim that visitors have photographed

, light rods, ectoplasmic mists, and apparitions. A spirit known as the " White Lady" has also been reported. *

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is a former psychiatric hospital spreading across a 70-acre campus. Before the majority of it was demolished, there were reports of lamenting patients near the Salmon building and the lobotomy room. It was featured on

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season 6, episode 10.

District of Columbia

Several sites in Washington are reputedly haunted, including the Capitol Building, the White House, and the

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(1801).

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Florida

* Don CeSar Hotel in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, reportedly is haunted by the ghost of its original owner, Thomas Rowe, who built the Moorish-style "Pink Palace" during 1926. The story is that Thomas Rowe was forbidden to marry the love of his life, a singer in the opera Maritana, by her parents. He built the Don CeSar in remembrance of her, and named it after a character in the opera. "Time is infinite. I wait for you by our fountain", she wrote to him on her deathbed, and after his own death, it was reported that they were seen to be meeting by the fountain in the hotel lobby''. * House of

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, colonial governor of Florida, in

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. Alleged encounters with the Horruytiner ghost, as well as that of a cat supposedly killed in the house, have been reported there. * The

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in Quincy reportedly is haunted by several former movie operators and theater attendees * The

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Library in

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reportedly is haunted.

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Georgia

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in Augusta. * Ebos Landing (

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) in Dunbar Creek,

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, Glynn County is allegedly haunted by the souls of Igbo slaves who committed mass suicide by drowning there during 1803 to protest their enslavement. * Moon River Brewing Company in Savannah is allegedly haunted by angry spirits. It was featured on the TV series ''Ghost Adventures''.

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Hawaii

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is said to be haunted.

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Idaho

* A security camera in the

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captured a translucent figure going down a hallway and in and out of a bathroom when the school was closed for winter break in 2014. People report hearing voices in conversation and the sound of a piano inside the school's otherwise empty theater.

Illinois

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was mentioned on

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. * Former Chicago Historical Society Building is said to be haunted since its use as a temporary morgue for victims of the ''Eastland'' Disaster (1915). * Former Anna State Hospital a

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hospital in Anna. * Crenshaw House in Equality. The house was constructed in the 1830s as a station on the

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. In 1978, a reporter from

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named David Rodgers spent the night in the attic as a Halloween stunt for a local television station. The reporter managed to beat out nearly 150 previous challengers and became the first person to spend the night in the slave quarters in more than a century. Rodgers later admitted that he was 'queasy' going into the house and also said that his experience in the attic was anything but mundane. He heard many sounds that he could not identify and later, he would discover that his recorder picked up voices that he himself could not hear. The Old Slave House

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was mentioned on

. * Manteno State Hospital,

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was mentioned on

. * Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois. Originally named the Illinois Asylum for the Incurably Insane from 1907 to 1908, but later renamed to the Peoria State Hospital in 1909. An additional name for it is the "Bartonville Insane Asylum".

Indiana

There are several reputedly haunted sites in Indiana, including the Culbertson Mansion in the former shipbuilding town New Albany.

Iowa

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Kansas

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in Concordia has stories of a ghost that haunts the theater.

Kentucky

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near Richmond in Madison County, owned by Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810 -1903), is said to be haunted by the ghosts of Clay, his former wife, and his son.

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Louisiana

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is allegedly home to several ghosts.

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Maryland

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is said to have a few ghosts, including dead soldiers from the

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fought during the

haunting near the 33–34 mile mark, p. 66 a lady ghost on the 2 mile level at Catoctin (between locks 28 and 29), a headless man haunting the Paw Paw Tunnel, and a ghost of a robber at the

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carrying a lantern.

Massachusetts

* Lizzie Borden House * Longfellow's Wayside Inn *

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Michigan

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is reputedly haunted by the red-haired ghost of its first keeper, Will Prior. * The Landmark Inn in Marquette supposedly has a room haunted by a librarian who lost her lover in a shipwreck.

Missouri

* Town of Avilla on historic Route 66 is said to have large numbers of Shadow Folk throughout village and also haunted by a

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Civil War-era bushwhacker nicknamed "Rotten Johnny Reb", from a gruesome historical event now known as the "Legend of the Avilla Death Tree". * Vaile Mansion in

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is said to be haunted. *

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in St. Louis, Missouri is said to be haunted.

Montana

* Bannack, a

, was founded in 1862 and named after the

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Indian tribe. Several claims of hauntings have been made there, including the apparition of a woman in a blue gown named Dorothy who drowned in Grasshopper Creek. A gang of outlaws were also executed in the town and their ghosts are said to haunt the area. There were several epidemics of illnesses there as well, and a reported 8 to 14 infants died in the town. *

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, near Boulder, Montana is said to be haunted by "Simone", the ghost of a prostitute who was murdered at the hotel. * Carroll College, in

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, supposedly has a ghost in the men's restroom in St. Charles Hall, where a drunken student died of a

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after falling and smashing his head against a sink in the middle of the night. * The Copper King Mansion in

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is said to be haunted by its original owner, Senator William A. Clark. The mansion also served as a

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during the early 1900s. *The Dude Rancher Lodge,

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, is said to be haunted by one of its original owners, and also by a long-time cook. *

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, a

in the Garnet Mountain Range about 40 miles outside of

Missoula Missoula ( ; fla, label= Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork Ri ...

, is said to be haunted by several ghosts, including gold miners and a woman executed for murder there. * The

Little Bighorn Battlefield Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument preserves the site of the June 25 and 26, 1876, Battle of the Little Bighorn, near Crow Agency, Montana, in the United States. It also serves as a memorial to those who fought in the battle: George Arm ...

, located near Hardin, is said to be haunted by the ghosts of both U.S. soldiers and Native Americans who participated in the battle. * Montana Territorial Prison in

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is said to be among the most haunted locations in the state. A number of deaths occurred there, including during a riot in 1959. Ghost researchers claim to have identified odd sounds and sensations, including voices and mists. *

Virginia City Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virginia City developed as a boomto ...

, a

-turned-tourist-attraction, is said to be haunted. The saloon and theater are two areas of reported ghost sightings. The town had a violent past and was home to many outlaws.

Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Late ...

lived in the town as a child.

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Nevada

* The

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in Carson City was first occupied by the family of Governor

Denver S. Dickerson Denver Sylvester Dickerson (January 24, 1872 – November 28, 1925) was an American politician. He was the 11th governor of Nevada from 1908 to 1911. A member of the Silver – Democratic coalition party, he had previously held office as the 13t ...

during July 1909. Guests and staff have reported seeing a woman and child on the premises, thought to be Dickerson's wife Una and daughter June, the only child to have been born in the residence.

New Jersey

* Burlington County Prison in Mount Holly is reportedly haunted. *

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is one of the oldest towns in America, established during 1620. It is also said to be one of the most haunted cities in the country, with many haunted 19th century style house bed & breakfasts, including

Congress Hall Congress Hall, located in Philadelphia at the intersection of Chestnut and 6th Streets, served as the seat of the United States Congress from December 6, 1790, to May 14, 1800. During Congress Hall's duration as the capitol of the United State ...

, the Emlen Physick Estate, Peter Shields Inn, and Southern Mansion (featured on '' Ghost Hunters''). However, the town's best known haunt is

Higbee Beach Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. Geography Higbee Beach features a mile and a half of pristine shoreline from New England Road to Sunset Boulevard. There are si ...

, famous for its

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" Cape May diamonds", said to be haunted by a phantom black dog, or "hell hound", that is said to be cursed by Native Americans. * The Essex County Hospital Center in

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is believed to be haunted by full-body apparitions of nurses and patients. * Leeds Point is the birthplace of the "Leeds Devil", better known as the

Jersey Devil In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil (also known as the Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forest of Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying bi ...

. The

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gave fame to the legend of the Jersey Devil, said to have been birthed by a local woman named Mrs. Leeds during 1735. It was her 13th child and she didn't want any more, so she cursed the child by saying, "May it be the devil!" Another version tells of Mother Leeds giving birth to a hideous horned monster that attacked her and her midwife, sprouted bat wings, and flew out through the chimney, disappearing into the Pine Barrens, which is where most of the alleged sightings have occurred.

New York

* 112 Ocean Avenue House, (a.k.a. Amityville Horror House) in Amityville is the basis for the 1977 book ''

The Amityville Horror ''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family, ...

'' by

Jay Anson ''The Amityville Horror'' is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released from 1979 onward. The book is based on the claims of paranormal experiences by the Lutz family, ...

. It was the scene of a tragic

mass murder Mass murder is the act of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity. The United States Congress defines mass killings as the killings of three or more p ...

of the DeFeo family on November 13, 1974, committed by

Ronald DeFeo, Jr. Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (September 26, 1951 – March 12, 2021) was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in Amityville, Long Island, New York. Condem ...

The Lutz family, the next inhabitants of the home, claimed that it was haunted and fled after 28 days. Their experiences were described by Anson's bestselling book, which was followed by the 1979 movie ''

''. Despite accusations of fraud, the Lutzes maintained that they experienced paranormal phenomena while living in the Ocean Avenue home. * Cherry Hill Estate, in southern Albany is a late 18th-century farm manor house that was the site of an 1827 murder that resulted in Albany's last public hanging after a controversial trial. An unidentified ghost has allegedly been seen on the property. *

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building in Albany is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a night watchman who died in a 1911 fire, artist

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, and others.

North Carolina

* The Attmore-Oliver House in

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has allegedly been the scene of some poltergeist-like activity stemming possibly from either deaths in the house during a

smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) ce ...

epidemic or the spirit of the last private owner. * Brown Mountain in

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and

Caldwell Caldwell may refer to: People * Caldwell (surname) * Caldwell (given name) * Caldwell First Nation, a federally recognized Indian band in southern Ontario, Canada Places Great Britain * Caldwell, Derbyshire, a hamlet * Caldwell, Eas ...

Counties is reputed to have ghostly orbs of light radiating from the mountain. According to local

Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, th ...

legend, the " Brown Mountain Lights" date back as far as 1200. This was the year of a great battle, and they believed the lights to be the spirits of Native maidens who still search for lost loved ones. Also, there has been speculation of extraterrestrial activity. Wiseman's View on Linville Mountain is the best vantage point for viewing the lights. This lookout was used by a German engineer, William de Brahm during 1771 while studying the phenomenon. He attributed the lights to nitrous gases emitting from the mountain and combusting upon collision, but his theories were later disproven. * The Carolina Theatre in

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was set ablaze on July 1, 1981, by a woman who was assumed mentally disturbed. Melba Frey went up to the upper balcony and started the fire, which burned the entire balcony and lobby. Her body was found in the stairway by firefighters, and she is now believed to haunt the area in which she died, flipping the folding seats up and down. * Fayetteville allegedly hosts ghosts such as "The Lady in Black" who haunts the Sandford House, formerly known as the Slocumb House. Her apparition first appeared in the late 19th century and has been sighted by members of

The Woman's Club of Fayetteville The Woman's Club of Fayetteville is a charitable society founded in 1906 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Club is responsible for the first library in Fayetteville and Cumberland County, North Carolina.Johnson, Lucille (1992). Hometown Heritag ...

. * The

Harvey Mansion Harvey Mansion is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built about 1793, and is a three-story, brick dwelling with an exposed basement. The house was built by John Harvey who used it as a residential home an ...

Historic Inn and Restaurant in

has claims of an older woman in 18th-century dress haunting the second and third floors. * The

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, near Tarboro in

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, is associated with a legend of a

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. The legend speaks of a Patriot miller who was killed by a small group of British soldiers during the

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. Before they drowned him in the river, he warned the soldiers that if he were killed, they would be haunted by a banshee. After his death, she appeared and caused the deaths of the soldiers and supposedly still haunts the river. * The

Roanoke Island Roanoke Island () is an island in Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of Engli ...

was known for urban legend of Roanoke Colony that involves the mysterious disappearance of the colonists along with its local population during its colonization. The urban legend remains unsolved until today.

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* The Liberty Memorial Building in Bismarck, according to former employees is said to be haunted by a ghostly presence nicknamed the "Stack Monster". *

Saint Anne's Guest Home St. Anne's is a Catholic health care facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, operated by sisters belonging to the Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen. It has been in operation since the mid-1940s and is currently in its third location. The home off ...

, a

health care facility in

Grand Forks Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

has a reputation for being haunted by the ghost of Sister Mary Murphy, who reportedly committed suicide by throwing herself from the bell tower in 1978.

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Arnold's Bar and Grill Arnold's Bar and Grill is the oldest continuously operating bar in Cincinnati, Ohio, and one of the oldest in the United States. History Arnold's is the oldest continuously operating bar in the city and one of the oldest in the country. The est ...

, the oldest continuously operated bar in Cincinnati, is rumored to be haunted. * Cincinnati Music Hall is a theater that was built over a

. Reports of spirits on the property date back to 1876. During 1988, during the installation of an elevator shaft, bones of adults and children were exhumed from under the hall. * Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane is said to be haunted by the ghost of Celia Rose, who murdered her family with rat poison. Robert Mihlbaugh, a special prosecutor investigating the facility, stated, "If hell has a basement it's the Lima State Hospital." *

Madison Seminary Madison Seminary is a historic building in Madison, Ohio. Currently in private ownership, it previously functioned as a school, hospital, and as housing for the families of those killed in the American Civil War. It currently has notoriety as one ...

in Madison is an 88-room building that has been a school, a home, and an asylum for the insane. Figures move through locked doors, screams have been heard, and a killer may have buried his victim beneath the basement floor.

Oklahoma

* Dead Women Crossing in Weatherford allegedly has paranormal activities including a mysterious blue light that originates in the creek and a spectral woman crying for her baby around the area.

Oregon

There are a number of Reportedly haunted locations in Oregon. Reported hauntings in the state are linked to such historic places as the

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and early coastal communities, as well as the history of

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, the state's largest city and metropolitan area, which was considered one of the most dangerous

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cities in the world at the beginning of the 20th century. During 2012, ''

'' named Portland among the top ten most haunted cities in the United States. Allegedly haunted locales in Portland include the

Bagdad Theater The Bagdad Theatre is a movie theater in the Hawthorne District of Portland, Oregon, United States. It originally opened in 1927 and was the site of the gala premiere of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' in 1975, and of '' My Own Private Id ...

, a

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theater built by

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during 1927; Pittock Mansion, a mansion overlooking the city; the Roseland Theater, a former church and

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; and the city's Portland Underground (or so-called shanghai tunnels), made up of various passages beneath the streets of northwest Portland that were used to smuggle

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and sailors onto ships in the port, where they were often sold into slavery or forced labor.

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Pennsylvania has many locations that are reported to be haunted, including the town of Gettysburg (site of the Civil War battle of the same name) and, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, such places as Cliveden Manor, the

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Fort Mifflin Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island (or Deep Water Island) on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International ...

Library Hall Library Hall in Carpentersville, Illinois, also known as Administration Building, Dundee Township Park District, is a Romanesque architecture style building built during 1895–1897. It was built as a memorial to Julius Angelo Carpenter, donor of ...

Pennsylvania Hospital Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located in Center City Philadelphia and is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Founded on May 11, 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsy ...

, and

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Many areas in South Carolina are reportedly haunted. This stems from the state's historic role in the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Charleston is considered by many to be the most haunted city in the state, and some even venture as far as to say it is the most haunted city in America

* Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Pawleys Island is said to be haunted by a

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, who appears shortly before dangerous storms to warn the inhabitants.

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Tennessee

* The town of

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was the site of the

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haunting, as well as the Bell Witch Cave. * The Carnton Mansion in Franklin was used as a hospital for Confederate Soldiers during the Civil War. Many of the deceased here were buried in mass graves and some of their ghosts are alleged to haunt the site. * The Orpheum Theatre in Memphis is said to be haunted by the ghost of a small girl who was killed in a car accident in front of the theater.

Texas

* The Menger Hotel is located in

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. It is part of the Historic downtown district; opened for business in February 1859. * The Driskill Hotel in Austin has several stories associated with it, and has been called the most haunted spot in Texas. * The Marfa lights have been attributed to haunting. In May 2004, students from the Society of Physics Students at the

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spent four days investigating and recording lights observed southwest of the view park using traffic volume monitoring equipment, video cameras, binoculars, and chase cars. The conclusion was that all of the lights observed over a four night period southwest of the view park could be reliably attributed to automobile headlights traveling along U.S. 67 between Marfa and

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, Texas. * Houston's Spaghetti Warehouse has been rumored to be a hot-spot of paranormal activity. The location became a restaurant in 1974, but the building had a long and varied life before that. Built around 1912, it was the site of a fruit and vegetable warehouse and later a pharmaceutical company. A pair of ghosts are now said to haunt the building. Some people eating there have seen floating objects. Employees have reported strange sightings on the second floor (which is open for parties) and have even heard their name called when no one else is around. Apparently the male spirit shuffles around the restroom. *

USS Lexington USS ''Lexington'' may refer to these ships of the United States Navy: * , a brigantine acquired in 1776 and captured in 1777 * , a sloop-of-war in commission from 1826–1830 and 1831–1855 * , a timber-clad gunboat in commission from 1861–1865 ...

in Corpus Christi. A uniformed sailor helps lost guests find their way back to the deck and a sailor in the engine room gives a lecture on how the turbines work before vanishing into thin air. * The commissary at the Houston Zoo may be haunted by the first zookeeper, Hans Nagel, who was shot by a park police officer during late 1941 after being caught spying on teenagers in a parked car. *

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's inspiration for ''

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'' may have come from his stay at the Excelsior Hotel in Jefferson. Spielberg threw his briefcase on a chair in the hotel's Jay Gould room and is said to have been surprised when unseen hands tossed it back at him. He also reportedly woke up during the night to see a young boy standing by his bed, who asked him if he was ready for breakfast. * Old Town Spring in Texas is located just north of Houston. There is a curse upon the land. One that has troubled the inhabitants since the 1700s. A curse cast by the Akokisa tribe, also known for their cannibalism. There is a fearful respect for the land and the trees here. Fear being the key word. I’d even go so far as to call many of the shop owners “tree huggers,” especially the ones who have built their stores around the trees to avoid the curse. The numerous fires in the town have been linked to the land owners disturbing the trees.

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Utah

Alfred McCune Home The Alfred McCune Home is one of the mansions on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City, Utah, from around the turn of the 20th century. Built for Alfred W. McCune on the inclined south side of Capitol Hill at the northeast corner of 200 North Main Stree ...

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. *

Cottonwood Paper Mill The Cottonwood Paper Mill (also known as Granite Paper Mill) is an abandoned stone structure located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. With ...

in Salt Lake City * Harold B. Lee Library at

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in Provo. * Kay's Cross in Kaysville. It was investigated by ''Ghost Adventures''.

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Virginia

* A house at Bremo Recess in Bremo Historic District in Bremo Bluff, is reportedly haunted by Anne Blaws Barraud Cocke, the wife of John Hartwell Cocke, brigadier general in the

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and builder of the plantation estate.{{cite web, last=Sancken, first=Kristin, url=http://www.fluvannareview.com/index.php?id=1146:ghostly-legends-of-fluvanna-county&option=com_content&catid=34:headlines, title=Ghostly Legends of Fluvanna County, work=Fluvanna Review, date=October 27, 2010, access-date=December 14, 2010, archive-date=July 11, 2011, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711012411/http://www.fluvannareview.com/index.php?id=1146:ghostly-legends-of-fluvanna-county&option=com_content&catid=34:headlines, url-status=live

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Washington

* The former Burnley Professional School of Art in the former Booth Building at 905 E Pine Street (now a part of Seattle Central College) is said to be haunted by the spirit of a young man who died falling down the rear steps (although no documentary evidence of this accident exists). The ghost is said to manifest itself by "doors opening by themselves, sounds of disembodied footsteps, phones dialed by unseen fingers, coffee percolating without human assistance.{{cite web, title=Burnley Ghost and Other Seattle Apparitions, url=http://www.historylink.org/File/2023, website=HistoryLink.Org, access-date=21 February 2017, archive-date=22 February 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111259/http://www.historylink.org/File/2023, url-status=live * The Harvard Exit Theatre in

Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA Capitol Hill is a densely populated residential district in Seattle, Washington, United States. One of the city's most popular nightlife and entertainment districts, it is home to a historic gay village and vibrant counterculture community. His ...

is said to be haunted by the ghost of a beautiful woman who is sometimes seen crying. * The parsonage of First Methodist Protestant Church of Seattle in

is said to be haunted by the ghost of Susannah Bagley, wife of pioneer preacher and Territorial University (now the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...

) founder Daniel Bagley. One reported sighting "in a diaphanous flowing gown, surrounded by a bluish light. When she asked, "''How do I get out?''" he pointed to the door, but she serenely floated out the upstairs window instead." * Ye College Inn in Seattle's

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is said to be haunted by "Howard," a beer-drinking ghost who habitually wears a tan trench coat.

Wisconsin

* The Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee is said to be haunted. * Science Hall at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is said to be haunted.{{Cite web, url=https://www.uwalumni.com/news/haunted-history-the-legend-of-science-hall/, title = Haunted History: The Legend of Science Hall | Wisconsin Alumni Association
Memorial Library
at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is said to be haunted.

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