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Apparitions filed in Missouri

Missouri files 29 dossiers under this claim — a visible figure, full or fleeting, reported by a witness. It is the most common shape a report takes in the archive, and the Missouri shelf runs the same range as the national one: nameless shapes in hallways, figures identified across decades of separate sightings. The dossiers note who reported it and when; what was seen is left where the record leaves it.

29 dossiers1 county covered93% open to visitorsPythian Castle — deepest file
Castle
Medium

Pythian Castle

Springfield, Missouri

Castle associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Cave
Medium

Bridal Cave

Camdenton, Missouri

The Ozark cave where a Native American wedding legend lives.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Jefferson Barracks

St. Louis, Missouri

The 1826 post that trained the Civil War’s generals.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cemetery
Medium

Bellefontaine Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

The 1849 rural cemetery where St. Louis’s history is buried.

2 claims · 2 legends→
District
Medium

Soulard

St. Louis, Missouri

The French neighborhood that kept its ghosts—and its Mardi Gras.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Battlefield
Medium

Battle of Lexington State Historic Site

Lexington, Missouri

September 1861—the hemp-bale battle and the Anderson house.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Fort Davidson

Pilot Knob, Missouri

September 27, 1864—the fort that swallowed an army at Pilot Knob.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Battlefield
Medium

Lone Jack Battlefield

Lone Jack, Missouri

August 1862—the guerrilla war’s bloodiest day.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
Medium

Patee House

St. Joseph, Missouri

The 1858 luxury hotel where the Pony Express began—and Jesse James ate.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Arrow Rock

Arrow Rock, Missouri

The 1829 tavern town where the Santa Fe Trail began.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Ste. Genevieve

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

The oldest town in Missouri—French vertical-log houses older than the nation.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Museum
Medium

Glore Psychiatric Museum

St. Joseph, Missouri

Museum associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Jail
Medium

1859 Jail Museum

Independence, Missouri

Jail associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Low

Southwest City Cemetery

Southwest City, Missouri

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims→
Ruins
Medium

Ha Ha Tonka

Camdenton, Missouri

The castle ruins above the spring—burned 1942, still standing.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Battlefield
Medium

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield

Republic, Missouri

August 10, 1861—the second battle of the war, in Missouri’s cornfields.

2 claims · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Jesse James Home

St. Joseph, Missouri

The house where Bob Ford shot Jesse—April 3, 1882.

2 claims · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Vaile Mansion

Independence, Missouri

The 1881 mansion where the lady of the house died—and the mail still comes.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Theater
Low

Fox Theatre (St. Louis)

St. Louis, Missouri

The Fabulous Fox of St. Louis—1929 Siamese-Byzantine palace.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Natural Landmark
Medium

Tower Rock

Wittenberg, Missouri

The river pinnacle that saved boats—and drowned the reckless.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cave
Medium

Mark Twain Cave

Hannibal, Missouri

The cave Tom Sawyer made immortal—Hannibal’s 1819 labyrinth.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cave
Medium

Fantastic Caverns

Springfield, Missouri

America’s only ride-through cave—a jeep tour under the Ozarks.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cave
Medium

Onondaga Cave

Leasburg, Missouri

The "Queen of Missouri Caves"—a National Natural Landmark.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Calvary Cemetery

St. Louis, Missouri

The 1854 Catholic cemetery where Dred Scott and Tennessee Williams lie.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Battlefield
Medium

Battle of Carthage

Carthage, Missouri

July 5, 1861—the war’s first full battle, before Bull Run.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Fort Osage

Sibley, Missouri

Clark’s 1808 factory fort on the Missouri—rebuilt on the bluff.

1 claim · 1 legend→
House
Medium

Laura Ingalls Wilder Home

Mansfield, Missouri

Rocky Ridge Farm—where the Little House books were written.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Mark Twain Birthplace

Florida, Missouri

The two-room cabin where Samuel Clemens was born—1835.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Pony Express Stables

St. Joseph, Missouri

The 1859 stables where the mail rode west in ten days.

1 claim→

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