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22 dossiers

Footsteps

Steps in empty halls, on stairs, overhead — one of the oldest and most durable claim types in the record. Sources range from caretakers to overnight guests.

By jurisdiction:Hawaii3
Former Hospital
Low

Allegan Lodge

Allegan, Michigan

Former hospital associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Historic House
High confidence

Whaley House

San Diego, California

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

3 claims · 1 legend→
House Museum
Medium

Queen Emma Summer Palace

Honolulu, Hawaii

Preserved royal retreat with early newspaper ghost-story leads.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
Medium

George Wythe House

Williamsburg, Virginia

Historic house with critically documented ghost traditions.

3 claims→
Library
Low

Hamilton Library

Honolulu, Hawaii

University library with basement footsteps and cold-presence accounts.

2 claims→
Hotel
Low

Midland Railroad Hotel

Wilson, Kansas

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Theater
Low

Orpheum Theatre

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Theater associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Library
Low

Hutchinson Public Library

Hutchinson, Kansas

Library associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Inn
Low

Oakmont Bed and Breakfast

Eutaw, Alabama

Historic inn in Eutaw; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fire Station Museum
Medium

Phoenix Fire Museum

Mobile, Alabama

Fire station museum in Mobile; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Fort
Medium

Fort Delaware

Delaware City, Delaware

Fort associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Tavern
Low

Deer Park Tavern

Newark, Delaware

Tavern associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Theater
Low

Carnegie Hall

Lewisburg, West Virginia

Theater associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Inn
Low

Country Squire Restaurant, Inn and Winery

Warsaw, North Carolina

Inn associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hotel
Low

Dunhill Hotel

Charlotte, North Carolina

Hotel associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Hay House

Macon, Georgia

Historic house associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
University Building
Low

Candler Hall

Athens, Georgia

Former dormitory associated with a student-spirit tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Bar
Low

Middlegate Station

Middlegate, Nevada

Roadside stop associated with phantom footsteps.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hotel
Low

King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Operating beachfront hotel with modern reported ghost lore.

1 claim→
Historic Commercial Building
Low

Bon Marche Building

Ketchikan, Alaska

Mission Street building with a former worker’s after-hours account.

1 claim→
Historic House
Medium

The Mount

Lenox, Massachusetts

Author's estate presenting ghost-story traditions and reported encounters.

1 claim→
Bed And Breakfast
Medium

Borland House

Montgomery, New York

Historic inn with staff and guest reports of footsteps, shadows and television anomalies.

1 claim→