All houses are haunted; all persons are haunted; throngs of spirits follow us everywhere, we are never alone. Every county has they own haunted places some more known than others. I know this very personally because I live less than 100 yards from one of those haunted places, Marsh Road. I will take you on an adventure though Wisconsin’s past and present gulls and goblins that will sure give you a new look on Wisconsin. The haunted places in Wisconsin are worth learning about.
Do you know what the closet haunted places to you are? The closet haunted places are in Weyauwega, Marsh Road. There are actually two haunted roads by the name of Marsh Road in Weyauwega (Haunted Places in Wisconsin 29). There is one where I live stretching from highway 54 to White Lake Road, which is the road I live on, and there is one near highway ten just off of Evanswood road which is a dead end (Haunted Places in Wisconsin 29). Both of these roads are unmarked, which means that they don’t have any street signs. The first Marsh Road I am going to talk about is the one off of Evanswood Road (Haunted Places in Wisconsin 29). Legend says that in the 1960s and 1970s there was a “Make-out Couch”, and on the night after prom there was a couple that was on the couch late that night and it is said that a man, in which they call the Goatman, killed them and left there remains still on the couch (Haunted Places in Wisconsin 29). Also another myth is that if you stop your car on the bridge of marsh road that your car will not start back up. Many people have said that they have seen the couple’s ghosts. Other paranormal activities include orbs found in pictures from studies that have been conducted on the road (Haunted Places in Wisconsin 29). Also many people say...
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...Wisconsin. Probably even more known than any of the places in this paragraph are the attractions that come around every October to scare you to no end.
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El Con Society of the Paranormal (ESP) was founded by John K. Head, aka “Doc,” and Terri Rohde. Although they have led their team into a number of haunted locations across America, St. Albans provided so much evidential experiences that they found themselves visiting her dark halls over and over again.
The most historic location in Placerville is the 147-year-old Hangman’s Tree Saloon. On the outside wall of the building is a weathered dummy in jeans, cowboy boots, and pink flannel shirt that dangles lifelessly from a wood block. Inside the saloon, where a noose swings on a fake tree, it is said that the hangman’s ghost lingers there. What used to be Elstner’s Hay Yard is where the original tree used to stand, from which the people originally hung. The dummy still hangs from that same location to this day.
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Another ghostly story of the town is one that dates back quite a while. There is a road in Canton known as the Magic Bus Road (actually named Sunflower RD) where many peculiar things have happened. Apparently there used to be a school bus on the right side of the gravel road before a bridge. On this road, many people have seen strange figures, bizarre lights, and even a phantom gate. Laurie Ericson, a long-time resident and college freshman at Culver, said, "It used to be a real party spot.
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The most famous address in America, is also the country’s most famous haunted house. Presidents, first ladies, staff members, and guests have reported ghost presence, hearing unexplained noises, and running into actual apparitions. The White House is not only home to President Obama, and his family. It is also home to many ghosts. The ghosts that have been reported, are former presidents and other people who have died on White House grounds. There have been many ghost sightings. Some weren’t even President’s. It was just people who have died in the White House or on White House grounds. Most people were President’s though. There are some creepy stories to go along with it. People have said that they have seen President’s sitting in their favorite chairs or favorite rooms.There are 18 ghosts living in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt has been found wandering on the second floor. Abraham Lincoln has been found in the hallways and in his bedroom. Martin Van Buren, has been found in the kitchen. Nancy Reagan, has been spotted. Andrew Jackson, has been heard cursing out loud. David Burn, is the oldest ghost that is living in the White House, he has also been heard. Harry S. Truman, has been seen relaxing in his living room. Anna Surratt, has been seen beating on the doors of the White House on May 7th. Thomas Jefferson, has been spotted in the yellow oval room, practicing his violin. President Carter’s daughter, has been seen playing a prank on the White House on Halloween. Abigail Adams, has been seen in the laundry room and carrying things. A British Soldier, has been seen with a torch in his hand. Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren, Ronald Reagan, William Henry Harrison, Dolley Madison. President’s that are still living h...
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The sparsely populated towns and countryside of the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey have often been the ideal setting of various ghost stories, including the infamous tale of the Jersey Devil, that are told in the more heavily populated Northern New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan regions. One of those “Piney” towns is home to a lesser-known, but equally interesting, tale of a street that is haunted by the ghost of a young boy. The story is set in the town of Atco, within Waterford Township, and is located approximately half-way between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, right in the heart of the Wharton State Forest section of the Pine Barrens National Reserve.
From the perspective of a ghost story, the narrator makes references to some “creepy” ideas early in the story, noting her first impression of the house is, “it is haunted” (Gilman 746). Beyond the aesthetics of the house, we see a level of fear overcoming the narrator in: “there is something strange about this house-I can feel it” (Gilman). What about the house makes it appear and feel haunted? Not the aesthetics of the home, but what’s inside…..inside the wallpaper. Almost immediately we see the issues...
The setting for this ghost story was at Sturdivant Hall, in Selma, Alabama in the 1860’s.
The Nelly Butler hauntings is referred to as the first recorded ghost story in American history (LiBrizzi 5), and possibly the most exciting hauntings to date as there are still many unsolved mysteries. The apparition appeared on more than 30 separate occasions to over 100 witnesses in Sullivan, Maine, just over fifteen years after the American Revolution (5-6). Although the Nelly Butler apparition is one of the most convincing ghosts of all time, it was subject to suspicions of fraud. These claims turn out to be groundless as the evidence reveals the ghost to be genuine.
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a dull grey colour as if it had lost the will to live and stopped