In this picture you can see a brick apparently suspended in mid-air in front of Borley Rectory. The picture was taken by a magazine photographer after the rectory had burned down. He claimed the picture to be genuine.
Eastern State Penitentiary has become a favorite among paranormal researchers. There are many stories of ghostly encounters and strange noises up and down the cell block. It was built in 1829, and the imposing structure was originally designed to only hold about 250 inmates in solitary confinement. At the peak of its use, however, there were reports of as many as 1,700 prisoners crammed into the cells. Like many other such places of high emotional stress, misery and death, the prison has become haunted by the tortured souls that died there.
Al Capone, the infamous mobster, was incarcerated in Eastern State Penitentiary on illegal weapons possession in 1929. During his stay, it is said that Capone was tormented by the ghost of James Clark, one of the men Capone had murdered in the infamous St. Valentine’s Day massacre.
Other reported haunting activity includes:
The one drawback is that not all the cells are open to the public at this time.
The Myrtles Plantation was built by General David Bradford in 1796 and is said to have many spirits wandering the grounds. Some historians claim that there have been at least 10 murders committed on the grounds. I think it would be safe to say that most paranormal researchers would have the Myrtles Plantation in their ‘top ten’ of most haunted places in the United States.
The ghosts that currently haunt the grounds according to the staff are:
Cleo - A former slave that was supposedly hung for the murder of two little girls.
The Little Girls - The ghosts of the two girls are said to seen frequently by guests playing on the veranda.
William Drew Winter - An attorney who lived at the house before being shot to death by a stranger. They say you can hear his footsteps coming up the stairs at night.
Former Slaves - Other slave ghosts are said to show up to help with the chores.
The Piano - Guests and staff have said they have heard the piano playing all by itself, one haunting chord.
The Myrtles Plantation has now been converted to a bed and breakfast and is welcoming guests and paranormal researchers alike. You can hunt for spirits all you like on your visit, the one stipulation is to hunt in the main house you must have an escort with you at all times.
This is the first post of my ‘Haunted Places’ and I thought it would be only fitting to start with Waverly Sanatorium since it’s located right here in my own city. In fact, I don’t live to far from it. In the daylight hours it looks very harmless, just an old abandoned place, but at night it takes on a very different feel. I’ve heard many stories about what people have seen while touring Waverly Hills Sanatorium, shadow people, orbs, and ghostly apparitions are the norm it seems. If you decide to go to the tour, be sure to look out for the little girl and the boy with the ball, they say he wants to go home with you.
The original Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a two-story wooden structure, was opened in 1910, but the larger brick and concrete structure as it stand today was completed in 1926. The hospital was always dedicated to the treatment of tuberculosis patients, a disease that was fairly common in the early 20th Century.
It is estimated that as many as 63,000 people died as the sanatorium. Those deaths coupled with the reports of severe mistreatment of patients and highly questionable experiments and procedures are ingredients for a haunted location.
Ghost investigators who have ventured into Waverly have reported a host of strange paranormal phenomena, including voices of unknown origin, isolated cold spots and unexplained shadows. Screams have been heard echoing in its now abandoned hallways, and fleeting apparitions have been encountered.
This is an interesting story I read that I thought I would pass on along to my readers. There have been quite a few stories about the ‘Blue Lady Ghost’ at the university and this is just one of many I found on her. Enjoy the read!
As far back as 1957, there have been numerous reports that the Keene Johnson Building on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky has been a center for some bizarre sightings. Reports of a blue mist, fog, or drizzle around the belltower of the building abound, coming from professors, administrators, and students alike. People have reportedly seen a bluish mist form around the belltower lights, and when it fades moments after it appears, there is a radiant figure of a woman in a long ballgown on the rails, walking and singing.
I recently moved onto the campus, as my husband is an employee, and I am a student. Our house sits on a hill almost directly across campus from that building where all the phenomena occurs. The first and last times I have seen her haven’t scared me, just made me sad for her wandering here instead of being where she should be….in the Afterlife. The first time I saw her I was making the last trip out to the car from a late night shopping spree at the local Wal-Mart for school supplies. It was this past October 12, 2003, and the weather was acting strangely warm that week in particular. We were forecast thunderstorms that evening and the next day, and at 3:15 a.m. the air was heavy and thick with dew as thunder rolled in the distance. As I shut my trunk, I looked over the top of the car toward the rest of campus and was stunned to see this fog people had been talking about circling the belltower.
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