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241 dossiers

Haunting

A general haunting claim — activity attached to a place rather than a single named figure. The dossier separates what witnesses report from what the paper trail supports.

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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

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Petros, Tennessee

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

5 claims · 1 legend→
Hotel
High confidence

Crescent Hotel

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Hotel in Eureka Springs; research record.

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
High confidence

The Driskill

Austin, Texas

Hotel in Austin; research record.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Thomas House Hotel

Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

4 claims · 1 legend→
Theater
High confidence

Constantine Theater

Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Theater in Pawhuska; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Museum Ship
High confidence

USS Lexington Museum (CV-16)

Corpus Christi, Texas

Museum ship in Corpus Christi; research record.

3 claims · 3 legends→
Forest
Medium

Pocomoke State Forest

Pocomoke City, Maryland

Multi-county forest with church and creature traditions.

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→
Mansion
High confidence

Lemp Mansion

St. Louis, Missouri

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Palmer House Hotel

Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Menger Hotel

San Antonio, Texas

Hotel in San Antonio; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

The Read House

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Hotel in Chattanooga; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Fort
High confidence

Fort Morgan

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Fort in Alabama; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
Medium

The Grove

Jefferson, Texas

Historic house in Jefferson; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Tavern
High confidence

Old Talbott Tavern

Bardstown, Kentucky

Tavern in Bardstown; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Cave
High confidence

Historic Bell Witch Cave

Adams, Tennessee

Cave in Adams; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
High confidence

LaLaurie Mansion

New Orleans, Louisiana

Historic house in New Orleans; research record.

3 claims · 2 legends→
House
Medium

Hunt-Morgan House

Lexington, Kentucky

The 1814 house of the hunts and the raiders—Morgan’s family home.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
High confidence

Whispers Estate

Mitchell, Indiana

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Hotel
High confidence

Mineral Springs Hotel

Alton, Illinois

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Mansion
High confidence

McPike Mansion

Alton, Illinois

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Dana-Thomas House

Springfield, Illinois

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Historic House
High confidence

Historic Adams House

Deadwood, South Dakota

Built in 1892; preservation commission purchased it in 1992 and museum restoration followed in 2000.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Hospital
High confidence

Yorktown Memorial Hospital

Yorktown, Texas

Hospital in Yorktown; research record.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Historic House
Medium

Wickland

Bardstown, Kentucky

Historic house in Bardstown; research record.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Bar
Medium

Earnestine and Hazel’s

Memphis, Tennessee

Bar in Memphis; research record.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Coastal Valley
Medium

Lumahaʻi Valley mouth

Hanalei, Hawaii

Kauaʻi coastal valley associated with a named night-marcher account.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Hotel
High confidence

Bullock Hotel

Deadwood, South Dakota

Tourism retells stories that an apparition identified as Seth Bullock assists guests and moves objects.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
High confidence

Liberty Hall Historic Site

Frankfort, Kentucky

Historic house in Frankfort; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Mine
Medium

Portal 31 Coal Mine

Lynch, Kentucky

Mine in Kentucky; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Bar
High confidence

La Carafe

Houston, Texas

Bar in Houston; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
Medium

Allen House

Monticello, Arkansas

Historic house in Monticello; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Cemetery
Medium

Keller’s Chapel Cemetery

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Cemetery in Jonesboro; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
Medium

Drish House

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Historic house in Tuscaloosa; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Old Cahawba

Orrville, Alabama

Ghost town in Alabama; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Tunnel
Medium

Nada Tunnel

Slade, Kentucky

Tunnel in Kentucky; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Bridge
High confidence

Donkey Lady Bridge

San Antonio, Texas

Bridge in San Antonio; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Road
Medium

Sleepy Hollow Road

Prospect, Kentucky

Road in Kentucky; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Theater
Medium

Orpheum Theatre

Memphis, Tennessee

Theater in Memphis; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Park
Medium

Lums Pond State Park

Bear, Delaware

Park associated with published local folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic House
Medium

Bellevue Hall

Wilmington, Delaware

Historic house associated with published local folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Lighthouse
Medium

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Buxton, North Carolina

Lighthouse associated with published local folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Museum
Medium

South Carolina State Museum

Columbia, South Carolina

Museum associated with published local folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Courthouse
Medium

Greenbrier County Courthouse

Lewisburg, West Virginia

The courthouse hosted Edward Shue’s murder trial. Encyclopedia recounts Mary Heaster’s reported encounters with her deceased daughter.

2 claims · 2 legends→