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Historic sites in Pennsylvania

34 Pennsylvania dossiers sit on ground the record itself recognizes — registered, marked or preserved sites carrying a second file under the plaque. The history is the strong suit here: what the marker says, what the sources confirm and what the legend added afterward. Claims are reported, not endorsed.

34 dossiers9 counties covered65% open to visitorsRehmeyer’s Hollow — deepest file
Also filed historic site:California49New York36Florida29Alaska25Michigan18Texas18Arizona18U.S. Virgin Islands15
Other Pennsylvania shelves:standing files74abandoned places14demolished files4
Historic House Site
Medium

Rehmeyer’s Hollow

York, Pennsylvania

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

3 claims · 2 legends→
Battlefield
Medium

Devil’s Den

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Boulder-strewn slaughter pen at the base of Little Round Top.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Fort
High confidence

Fort Mifflin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

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→
Historic House Museum
Medium

Jennie Wade House

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Home of the battle’s only civilian fatality—killed while baking bread.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Bridge
Medium

Sachs Covered Bridge

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Covered bridge crossed by the Confederate retreat—three hanged men in its lore.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Road
Medium

Kelly Road ("Mystery Mile")

Ohioville, Pennsylvania

The Beaver County mile where "everything" is said to happen.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Historic Area
High confidence

Gettysburg investigation area

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

2 claims→
Former Institution
Medium

Pennhurst State School and Hospital

Spring City, Pennsylvania

Institution for the disabled whose 1968 exposé helped end warehousing; now a haunted attraction.

2 claims→
Jail
Medium

Old Jail Museum

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Jail research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Mansion
Medium

Selma Mansion

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Mansion research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Mansion
Medium

Baker Mansion

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Ironmaster’s Greek Revival mansion with a bride-to-be legend.

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→
Religious Site
Medium

Ephrata Cloister

Ephrata, Pennsylvania

The 1732 celibate community whose strict rule bred ghost legends.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hospital
Medium

Norristown State Hospital

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s 1880 state hospital—still partially active, still storied.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hospital
Medium

Warren State Hospital

Warren, Pennsylvania

The 1880 asylum that never quite closed—and the tunnels beneath.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Ufo Observation Site
Medium

Kecksburg UFO incident site

Kecksburg, Pennsylvania

Wooded site of the December 9, 1965 fireball and "acorn" recovery legend.

1 claim→
Battlefield
Medium

Paoli Battlefield Historical Park

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Battlefield research record.

1 claim→
Industrial Site
Medium

Carrie Blast Furnaces

Swissvale / Rankin, Pennsylvania

Industrial site research record.

1 claim→
Tavern
Medium

Dobbin House Tavern

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg’s oldest building—schoolmaster’s house, field hospital, freedman’s stop.

1 claim→
Hospital
Medium

Dixmont State Hospital

Kilbuck Township, Pennsylvania

The 1862 asylum on the hill overlooking the Ohio—demolished 2006.

1 claim→
Site
Medium

Seven Gates of Hell (Toad Road)

York, Pennsylvania

The York woods legend—seven gates, an asylum fire and a road that isn’t there.

1 claim→
Industrial Ruin
Low

Helen Iron Furnace

Helen, Pennsylvania

Industrial ruin research record.

1 fact→
Dam Ruins
Low

Austin Dam

Austin, Pennsylvania

Dam ruins research record.

1 fact→
Industrial Site
Medium

Homestead Pump House

Munhall, Pennsylvania

Industrial site research record.

1 fact→
Former Industrial Village
Medium

Greenwood Furnace Village

McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania

Former charcoal-iron company town preserved within Greenwood Furnace State Park.

1 fact→
Iron Furnace Ruins
Medium

Eliza Furnace

Vintondale, Pennsylvania

Preserved nineteenth-century iron furnace beside the Ghost Town Trail.

1 fact→
Iron Furnace Ruins
Medium

Buena Vista Furnace

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Unused charcoal-iron furnace preserved beside a recreational trail.

1 fact→
Ghost Town
Medium

Historic Pithole City

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

Vanished oil boomtown interpreted through surviving street alignments and a museum.

1 fact→
Former Canal Village
Medium

Fricks Lock Village

East Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

Preserved former canal hamlet with township-led outdoor history tours.

1 fact→
Ghost Town
Medium

Poe Mills

Coburn, Pennsylvania

Former lumber town now within Poe Paddy State Park.

1 fact→
Former Company Town
Medium

Yellow Dog Village

Worthington, Pennsylvania

Former mining-company housing preserved by private owners.

1 fact→
Former Industrial Village
Low

Arroyo Former Tannery Town

Arroyo, Pennsylvania

Former lumber and tannery settlement along the Clarion River.

1 fact→
Ghost Town
Medium

Loleta Lumber-Town Site

Loleta, Pennsylvania

Former timber-company town now occupied by a national-forest recreation area.

1 fact→

Full Pennsylvania record → state index· Every historic site filing → status shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive