Pennsylvania · locality file

Philadelphia

16 dossiers on record ·

The record for Philadelphia opens with Fort Mifflin and Mütter Museum — 14 more files sit in the drawer below.

Fort

High confidence

Fort Mifflin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Museum

Medium

Mütter Museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The 1858 medical museum of "disturbing specimens."

3 claims · 1 legend→

Former Prison

High confidence

Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

World’s first true penitentiary, designed for solitary penitence; now a museum and haunted attraction.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

SS United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The 1952 liner—the fastest ship ever, rusting at the pier.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Hospital

Medium

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

America’s first hospital—Franklin’s 1751 institution with a locked library ghost.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Cemetery

Medium

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1836 rural cemetery on the Schuylkill—sculpture, war dead and folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Ship

Medium

USS Olympia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The 1895 cruiser—Dewey’s flagship at Manila Bay.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Former Hospital

Medium

Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notorious asylum complex demolished after decades of abuse documentation.

1 claim→

Historic Site

Medium