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Local folklore

Local folklore

Circulating in local tradition with no single identifiable origin — filed because the community files it. 976 dossiers carry it — 27.8% of the archive — spread across 56 jurisdictions, heaviest in California (44), Virginia (44) and Michigan (42). A dossier can carry several classes and appears on every shelf it earns.

976 dossiers56 jurisdictions27.8% of the archive
Hotel
High confidence

Hotel Monte Vista

Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff hotel with room-service ghost folklore.

6 claims · 5 legends→
Sanatorium
High confidence

Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Louisville, Kentucky

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

6 claims · 3 legends→
Historic Plantation
High confidence

The Myrtles Plantation

St. Francisville, Louisiana

Historic plantation in St. Francisville; research record.

5 claims · 4 legends→
Prison
High confidence

Old Idaho Penitentiary

Boise, Idaho

Historic prison associated with reported whispers.

5 claims · 4 legends→
Mountain
High confidence

Brown Mountain

Morganton, North Carolina

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

5 claims · 2 legends→
Ship
High confidence

RMS Queen Mary

Long Beach, California

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

5 claims · 3 legends→
Restaurant
Medium

The Pirates’ House

Savannah, Georgia

1753 sailors’ tavern where men vanished into the rum tunnel.

5 claims · 3 legends→
Site
Medium

Paulding Light

Watersmeet, Michigan

The mystery light in the woods—since 1966, the debate continues.

5 claims · 3 legends→
Cemetery
Medium

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

Midlothian, Illinois

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

4 claims · 4 legends→
Prison
High confidence

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Petros, Tennessee

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

5 claims · 1 legend→
Mansion
High confidence

Prospect Place

Trinway, Ohio

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

5 claims · 2 legends→
Cemetery
High confidence

Union Cemetery

Easton, Connecticut

Cemetery research record.

4 claims · 4 legends→
Lighthouse
High confidence

St. Augustine Lighthouse

St. Augustine, Florida

The museum presents lighthouse ghost stories and investigation experiences.

4 claims · 3 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Copper Queen Hotel

Bisbee, Arizona

Mining-town hotel with several reported apparitions.

4 claims · 3 legends→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Bannack

Bannack, Montana

Preserved gold-rush town with apparition folklore.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Cemetery Monument
Medium

Black Angel Monument at Oakland Cemetery

Iowa City, Iowa

Cemetery monument associated with documented cultural history.

4 claims · 3 legends→
Unexplained Light Viewing Area
High confidence

Marfa Mystery Lights Viewing Area

Marfa, Texas

Unexplained light viewing area in Marfa; research record.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Natural Area
Medium

Devil’s Tramping Ground

Bear Creek, North Carolina

Chatham County barren circle where, per legend, the Devil paces.

4 claims · 3 legends→
Lighthouse
Medium

Seguin Island Light Station

Georgetown, Maine

Active offshore lighthouse with keeper folklore and firsthand caretaker reports.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
Medium

Congress Plaza Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

1893 World’s Fair hotel with a mobster reputation and sealed-room lore.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Fort
High confidence

Fort Morgan

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Fort in Alabama; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Shanley Hotel

Napanoch, New York

Rebuilt nineteenth-century hotel hosting investigations, with multiple attributed guest reports.

4 claims · 1 legend→
Theater
High confidence

Constantine Theater

Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Theater in Pawhuska; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Railroad Corridor
Medium

Gurdon Light

Gurdon, Arkansas

Railroad corridor in Gurdon; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
State Park
Medium

Devil’s Den State Park

West Fork, Arkansas

State park in West Fork; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Historic Settlement
Medium

Koreshan Unity Settlement

Estero, Florida

Surviving members transferred settlement land to Florida in 1961.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Forest
Medium

Pocomoke State Forest

Pocomoke City, Maryland

Multi-county forest with church and creature traditions.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Prison Museum
High confidence

Old Montana Prison

Deer Lodge, Montana

Prison museum associated with paranormal tours.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Cemetery
Medium

Stull Cemetery

Stull, Kansas

Tiny churchyard branded a "gateway to hell" by internet folklore.

4 claims · 1 legend→
Detention Center
Medium

Angel Island Immigration Station

Tiburon, California

The "Ellis Island of the West"—where Chinese immigrants were detained under exclusion.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Volcanic Crater
Medium

Halemaʻumaʻu

Volcano, Hawaii

Kīlauea crater identified as Pele’s home in moʻolelo.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Road
Medium

Saddle Road

Hilo, Hawaii

Cross-island road appearing in pork-carrying and hitchhiker stories.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Castle
Medium

Pythian Castle

Springfield, Missouri

Castle associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Cave
Medium

Cave-in-Rock

Cave-in-Rock, Illinois

Cave associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Lighthouse
High confidence

Fairport Harbor Lighthouse

Fairport Harbor, Ohio

Lighthouse associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Museum Ship
High confidence

USS Lexington Museum (CV-16)

Corpus Christi, Texas

Museum ship in Corpus Christi; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Bridge
Medium

Stuckey's Bridge

Meridian, Mississippi

The iron bridge where the murderous innkeeper was hanged.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Prison
Medium

Missouri State Penitentiary

Jefferson City, Missouri

Prison associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Hotel Alex Johnson

Rapid City, South Dakota

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Mansion
High confidence

Lemp Mansion

St. Louis, Missouri

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
High confidence

Lizzie Borden House

Fall River, Massachusetts

1892 crime site operating as a museum and overnight accommodation.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Tavern
High confidence

Old Talbott Tavern

Bardstown, Kentucky

Tavern in Bardstown; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House Site
Medium

Rehmeyer’s Hollow

York, Pennsylvania

Site of the 1928 "hex murder" of folk healer Nelson Rehmeyer.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic Site
Medium

Blennerhassett Island

Parkersburg, West Virginia

Island estate of the Irish aristocrat entangled in the Burr conspiracy.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic Inn
Medium

Kehoe House

Savannah, Georgia

1892 ironmaster’s mansion B&B haunted by the Kehoe children.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
Medium

Marshall House

Savannah, Georgia

1851 hotel that served as a Civil War hospital and yellow-fever ward.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
Medium

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Los Angeles, California

1927 film-colony hotel haunted—per lore—by Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Tunnels
Medium

Shanghai Tunnels

Portland, Oregon

Underground corridors where legend says men were shanghaied to ships.

3 claims · 2 legends→

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