Rolling Hills. On May 5, 2007 a friend and I visited Rolling Hills, the former Genesee County Home, in East Bethany, New York. We were there for one of the organized ghost hunts. I took way too many photos, so I have divided them into the following sections: A brief history of the building: Rolling Hills was opened in 1827 as a poor house. Many people lived there, including those who were elderly, insane, orphans, transients, and anyone else who was unable to support or care for themselves. Life at the County Home was difficult at times. Today many people claim to see the ghosts of the 1,000+ people who died at the facility. You can visit the official Rolling Hills site by clicking here.
Where do you want to go? Prospect Place. On September 20, 2003 my mom and I visited Prospect Place in Trinway, Ohio. We were there for one of the ghost hunts. On November 14, 2003 I went on my second Prospect Place ghost hunt, and on March 25, 2006 I went on my third hunt at the mansion. On May 26, 2007 I attended my fourth ghost hunt at Prospect Place. As usual, I took too many photos, so I have divided them into the following sections: A very brief history of the building: Prospect Place was built between 1856 - 1857 by George Willison Adams. Prospect Place is supposedly one of the most haunted places in Ohio. The most haunted areas of Prospect Place are the basement, the ballroom, and the barn.
Another interesting thing about the mansion is one of the rooms in the servant's quarters. For more information and photos of Prospect Place, visit the following pages: Golden Lamb. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the picture: The Golden Lamb is located at 27 South Broadway in Lebanon, Ohio. You can find directions and information about the inn/restaurant by visiting their website: The Golden Lamb was founded in 1803, which makes it two hundred years old! It's Ohio's oldest operational inn. The most famous ghost of the Golden Lamb is a little girl named Sarah. The other famous ghost who is believed to haunt the Golden Lamb is Charles R. Where do you want to go? Beaver Creek State Park. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: Beaver Creek State Park is located at 12021 Echo Dell Road in East Liverpool, Ohio (Columbiana County).
Beaver Creek State Park is a beautiful place to visit. There are many hiking and horse trails, as well as some restored cabins and a mill. But my main reason for visiting was ghost hunting! Beaver Creek State Park is home to MANY ghost stories. There is also another haunted lock within the park, which is known as Jake's Lock. There are more hauntings that have nothing to do with the locks though. Another haunting at Beaver Creek State Park involves someone known as the Mushroom Lady. One more haunting at the park is the ghost of Pretty Boy Floyd. For more information about Beaver Creek State Park, please visit the official site. Where do you want to go? Burnside Bridge. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the picture: The Burnside Bridge is part of the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. It's not far from MD-65. The fighting that took place at the Burnside Bridge was towards the end of the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
General Burnside and 12,000 Union soldiers under his command had been trying to cross the bridge for over three hours. It took them so long because the Confederate soldiers, under the command of Brigadier General Robert Toombs, had the advantage of being hidden behind trees and boulders on the hillside. As the Union soldiers would try cross the bridge, the Confederate sharpshooters were able to drive them back.
Today many claim the Burnside Bridge is haunted. Where do you want to go? Devil's Den. Fort Pulaski. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo:Click here to view photos of the Fort Pulaski Cemetery Fort Pulaski is located off US-80 outside Savannah, Georgia. Fort Pulaski is owned and maintained by the National Park Service. Construction on the fort was completed in 1847, and it was built using locally made bricks. A moat surrounds the building to provide extra protection.
In April 1862 Fort Pulaski was captured by Union Major General David Hunter. In 1864 Fort Pulaski was used as a prison for 520 Confederate officers - the survivors of the "Immortal 600" who were held prisoner at Hilton Head Island. Today many people believe Fort Pulaski is haunted. Where do you want to go? Fayette County Courthouse. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Fayette County Courthouse is located off the National Road, US 40, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The Fayette County Courthouse is supposedly haunted. Legend has it that they used to hang people from the balcony on the Courthouse's clocktower.
Supposedly the last person who was hanged there claimed to be innocent, and he put a curse on the town before he died. His curse was that none of the four clocks on the tower would ever show the same time. In July 2004 I received an e-mail from Jessica, a fifteen-year old website visitor from Uniontown, who told me about a different version of the haunting story: I just wanted to add a little bit more to the legend of the courthouse in Uniontown.
I also received an e-mail from another website visitor, Scott, in October 2008: I used to live about a block down the road from the courthouse. Where do you want to go? Johnston Park/Bridge. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the picture: Johnston Park/Bridge is located at the intersection of Clearcreek Road and McDonald Road in Lancaster, Ohio. It's a little over a mile from Clear Creek Metro Park. It's not too far from Revenge Road, where the old town of Revenge was once located. The Johnston Bridge was built in 1887 by August Borneman. The Johnston Bridge is also supposedly haunted! In the late 1800's a woman was traveling home with her husband in a horse drawn buggy. Other (more interesting) story: In the late 1800's the woman found out her husband was having an affair. The ending is the same for both versions: Today the woman's ghost can be seen standing or walking along the bridge.
A big thank you to my coworker Kathy for giving me directions to the bridge and for sharing the ghost stories with me! Where do you want to go? Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys. Update: The Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys was purchased by AEP, and the building was demolished in November 2006. I visited the Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys on April 12, 2003. Since there are so many stories, I have the photos on a separate page. Click here to view them. Also, check out the Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys page at Abandoned for even more great photos (and lots of information)!
The Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys was built in 1924 in Lakin, West Virginia. Several state funded institutions for African Americans were built during this time, largely due to the efforts of three African American legislators: T.G. Nutter, Harry Capehart, and T.J. When I first heard about the Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys, I was under the impression that it was an old psychiatric hospital. The Lakin Industrial Home for Colored Boys is one of the area's most well known haunted locations. Now, I usually just dismiss these stories as urban legend only. Moonville Tunnel. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Moonville Tunnel is located off Shea Road in the Zaleski Forest in Vinton County.
If you'd like directions, click here. The old railroad tunnel is located along Raccoon Creek in the one of Ohio's densest wooded areas - the Zaleski Forest. The woods around it is so dense that you can't even see the tunnel until you're on the path right in front of it! The small mining town of Moonville, which was founded in the 1850's, was once located around the tunnel which was used by the Marietta-Cincinnati Railroad.
The town really was tiny, during it's peak in the 1870's there were maybe 60-100 residents living there. The town totally disappeared sometime in the 1930s...now all that's left is the tunnel, the cemetery, and a few old house foundations. Many people consider the Moonville Tunnel one of Ohio's most haunted locations. Black miner: In 1920 a group of black miners were playing cards in a shack near the roalroad. O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the picture: O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub is located at 508 Toulouse Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. O'Flaherty's is haunted by the ghosts of Joseph Wheaton and his mistress Angelique. Back in the early 1800's when the building was still used as a house, a man named Joseph Wheaton lived there with Mary, his wife.
Joseph wasn't very loyal to Mary, he had a mistress named Angelique. One night Angelique was over at the Wheaton's house. Joseph and Angelique got into a terrible fight, and Joseph pushed her out the third floor window into the courtyard behind the house. Where do you want to go? Provost Dungeon. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Provost Dungeon is located under the Old Exchange Building, which is located at 122 East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The Provost Dungeon was built in 1781. It has a brick barrel vaulted ceiling that has been standing for many years - it has survived wars and hurricanes.
The dungeon was used as a prison, and the conditions were absolutely horrible. In 1966, after years of renovation work, the Provost Dungeon was opened as a museum. Today the Provost Dungeon is supposedly haunted. A big thank you to Tad, our tour guide on the Bulldog Ghost Tours for sharing the haunting information. Where do you want to go? Fort Amanda. Wagener Building. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: The Wagener Building is located at 161 East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina.
Today the Wagener Building is home to the Southend Brewery and Smokehouse restaurant, but back in the early 1800's it was home to offices. The office in the corner of the third floor facing East Bay Street was used by a cotton merchant. This man had borrowed too much money, and he was having debt problems. He finally caught a break and thought he would be able to repay his outstanding bills with a huge cotton shipment. However, the night the cotton was being shipped away, he looked out of his office window and saw smoke rising from his ship in the Charleston Harbor. The ship hauling his cotton had caught fire! Legend has it that the blood stain on the first floor could never be removed. A big thank you to Tad, our tour guide on the Bulldog Ghost Tours for sharing this story.
Where do you want to go? Winding Staircase. Wood County Historical Center and Museum. On June 17, 2005 I met Mike McMaster and his wife for a night tour of the Wood County Historical Center and Museum. I took lots of photos, so I have divided them into the following sections to make it easier to find what you're looking for: A little information about the building: The Wood County Historical Center and Museum is located in the former Wood County Home/Infirmary. The County Home opened in 1869. The first people to live in the County Home were six inmates from the "County Insane Farm". Over the years more people moved in, the number grew to sixty-five during the 1870's. The Wood County Home was in operation until February 15, 1971. This is just a very brief history of the museum...for more information, visit the official website for the Wood County Historical Center and Museum: Even though the County Home wasn't a horrible place to live, many of the people there were very down on their luck and were therefore quite depressed.
Snow Hill Country Club. Click on any of the titles in the option box below to view the photo: Snow Hill Country Club is located at 11093 State Route 73 in New Vienna, Ohio (Clinton County). Snow Hill Country Club was built in the 1820's, as the residence of the Harris family. They operated a tavern in the building for many years, and in 1924 it was turned into a country club and golf course. I visited Snow Hill in October 2008 for one of their "Dinner and a Ghost" events. For more information about Snow Hill Country Club, please visit the official official site.
Where do you want to go? Old Town Hall. Alcatraz National Park. Red Brick Tavern. Waverly Hills Sanatorium. Malabar Farm. Fort Meigs. Lowell National Historical Park. Nemacolin Castle. Logan County Museum. Fort Necessity. Muriel's Restaurant. Hardin County Armory. Fort Wayne. The Sullivan-Johnson Museum. Gnadenhutten Memorial. Ohio State Reformatory. Tecumseh Theater. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Wright Square. Ohio Penitentiary. Catacombs of Paris. Haunted Catacombs of Paris | Ghosts & Hauntings | True Ghost Tales.
Hope Furnace. Haydenville Tunnel. Antietam National Battlefield. HAUNTED PLACES IN CALIFORNIA: OAKLAND - PORTERVILLE. Egypt Valley Wildlife Area.