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[rivercity123]

Just a thread to find out which places people believe are haunted, or said to be haunted in their town.  So, just tell the place and if you have one, post the story.

[SBCmetroguy]

rivercity123, on Oct 31 2006, 08:10 PM, said:

Just a thread to find out which places people believe are haunted, or said to be haunted in their town.  So, just tell the place and if you have one, post the story.

This would make a great topic for the Coffee House.

That said, I'll go ahead and respond. I'm VERY into the paranormal and seeking out supposedly haunted places. A few places in my area:

Taylortown Bell Tower - The bell tower is the only remaining part of an old church that once stood on this property in Taylortown, LA, a few miles south of Bossier City. Legend has it that a bride was stood up at her wedding, so later that night she returned to the church and hung herself in the belltower.

Old Penal Farm - Far west Shreveport, near Greenwood, LA. Remnants of a long-abandoned penal farm, said to be haunted.

Ellerbe School - A few miles south of Shreveport on Ellerbe Road. Legend has it that in the early 1900s, there were multiple student deaths at this school. To be honest, however, this school was built in the 60s and has never had a death within its walls. It was open only a few short years and then closed, because an anticipated population shift to that area never occurred and very few students actually attended the school. The school is standing today, but it's been vandalized to no end and is covered with "Satanic" graffiti from high school kids playing pranks.

Shreveport Municipal Auditorium - Downtown Shreveport. In recent months, 3 different paranormal investigations by two different paranormal societies have turned up EVP evidence and personal experiences that lead many to believe long-standing claims that this 1920s-era Art Deco palace is haunted. This building once rivaled only the Grand Ole Opry when it housed the Louisiana Hayride radio show, where many huge stars actually got their starts in the music industry, including Elvis Presley, George Jones, Hank Williams Sr, Johnny Horton, and countless others.

There are many, many more but these are the only ones I can name right off.

Edited by SBCmetroguy, 31 October 2006 - 09:12 PM.

[rivercity123]

SBCmetroguy, on Oct 31 2006, 09:12 PM, said:

This would make a great topic for the Coffee House.

That said, I'll go ahead and respond. I'm VERY into the paranormal and seeking out supposedly haunted places. A few places in my area:

Taylortown Bell Tower - The bell tower is the only remaining part of an old church that once stood on this property in Taylortown, LA, a few miles south of Bossier City. Legend has it that a bride was stood up at her wedding, so later that night she returned to the church and hung herself in the belltower.

Old Penal Farm - Far west Shreveport, near Greenwood, LA. Remnants of a long-abandoned penal farm, said to be haunted.

Ellerbe School - A few miles south of Shreveport on Ellerbe Road. Legend has it that in the early 1900s, there were multiple student deaths at this school. To be honest, however, this school was built in the 60s and has never had a death within its walls. It was open only a few short years and then closed, because an anticipated population shift to that area never occurred and very few students actually attended the school. The school is standing today, but it's been vandalized to no end and is covered with "Satanic" graffiti from high school kids playing pranks.

Shreveport Municipal Auditorium - Downtown Shreveport. In recent months, 3 different paranormal investigations by two different paranormal societies have turned up EVP evidence and personal experiences that lead many to believe long-standing claims that this 1920s-era Art Deco palace is haunted. This building once rivaled only the Grand Ole Opry when it housed the Louisiana Hayride radio show, where many huge stars actually got their starts in the music industry, including Elvis Presley, George Jones, Hank Williams Sr, Johnny Horton, and countless others.

There are many, many more but these are the only ones I can name right off.

Well, I would have, but, I only have 19 posts, so, I can't post anything in the Coffee House.

[AlabamaGuy2007]

rivercity123, on Oct 31 2006, 09:25 PM, said:

Well, I would have, but, I only have 19 posts, so, I can't post anything in the Coffee House.

And I was blocked from the Coffee House so, I couldn't posted on the thread.  

Anyways, here's one of the haunted places in Decatur.

Decatur High School - was built on top of an old Indian Burial grond in the 1950s.  Apparently the spirits didn't like this and haunt the school to this day.  Doors just randomly open and close, some doors with great force that could not be caused by air pressure.  (believe me, I've experienced this).  One teacher claims to have seen floor tiles come unstuck from the floor and stand on the sides.  Others here strange sounds, and janitors have claimed to hear the class bells ring at odd hours.

One I left out:

Princess Theatre - original structure was an old horse shed in old Decatur in the early 1820s.  The building eventually was converted to a semi indor ampitheater and was then torn down.  The current structure was built out of the rubble.  Horses were said to have lost their lives in the destruction of the ampitheater, the horse's caretakers were also said to have died.  Occasionally actors will see a ghastly, foggy, horse-shaped figure walking across the balcony, led by the caretakers.  Also, some claim to hear the neying of horses and the russling of hay bails.

Edited by AlabamaGuy2007, 31 October 2006 - 09:38 PM.

[SBCmetroguy]

rivercity123, on Oct 31 2006, 09:25 PM, said:

Well, I would have, but, I only have 19 posts, so, I can't post anything in the Coffee House.

I forgot about the minimum post count for the Coffee House. Sorry 'bout that. This is a great topic, in my opinion, so I'm enjoying it so far!

[rivercity123]

SBCmetroguy, on Oct 31 2006, 11:23 PM, said:

I forgot about the minimum post count for the Coffee House. Sorry 'bout that. This is a great topic, in my opinion, so I'm enjoying it so far!

Haha, s'OK.  It would be much more excited if more people were online at the moment, and if there was lightening flashing outside the window and there were ghosts floating through the room.......................

[mcheiss]

Cresent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR. This is a Victorian-Age hotel built in 1886 that is said to be haunted by several ghosts such as a young boy, a woman, and a tall man. There have been numerous reports over the years that range from creepy noises to actually seeing a full blown ghost.

[SBCmetroguy]

mcheiss, on Nov 1 2006, 01:03 AM, said:

Cresent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR. This is a Victorian-Age hotel built in 1886 that is said to be haunted by several ghosts such as a young boy, a woman, and a tall man. There have been numerous reports over the years that range from creepy noises to actually seeing a full blown ghost.

I've never been to the Crescent Hotel, but I have souvenir "ghosts" from there. One of my friends stayed there a couple years back and broght back souvenirs. Seems like a really cool place.

[Blazer85]

Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham for sure.  There's a whole website dedicated to it:  http://www.frightfurnace.com/

[Aporkalypse]

mcheiss, on Nov 1 2006, 01:03 AM, said:

Cresent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR. This is a Victorian-Age hotel built in 1886 that is said to be haunted by several ghosts such as a young boy, a woman, and a tall man. There have been numerous reports over the years that range from creepy noises to actually seeing a full blown ghost.

I saw this thread and wanted to post the same thing.  They offer a ghost tour there that's actually well worth the money.  I usually think things like that are a waste but a friend talked me into it and I like.

FWI, the Crescent Hotel was built in 1886 as a cancer hospital.  People at that time thought the waters at Eureka Springs were curative, thus the name.  All of those people, of course, died there which is the impetus for the ghost stories.





The Basin Park (1906) and other hotels have similar stories but the Crescent's most famous.

[krazeeboi]

Would City Hall count if I think zombies are running my city?

[Russ-Vegas]

Arkansas Tech University here in Russellville has a few supposedly haunted places...in Caraway Hall People have reported noises in the attic, footsteps on the stairs, and whispering in the hallways. The structure is built on top of an old Cherokee Indian Burial Site. The mounds were disturbed when groundwork was being done for the foundation. Also a girl committed suicide in a room. If you go by (its right in front of "Watta-Burger") the front of the building you can see that on the second floor right in the middle there’s a window bricked out. The girl was either having family problems or boyfriend problems and hung herself out of the window so that she would be in front of the doors in the morning when they found her. Things like Water Leaking from the ceiling happen in all the rooms around it from time to time and every once in a while the power will shut off in the building.

This is the best and newest picture i could find of Caraway Hall...you can kinda see the bricked in window


closer up....kinda eerie...


In Tucker Coliseum a basketball player was killed in a car accident in 1981. If you go in when it is empty, you will see a seat pulled down in the stands. It is never the same one either. Basketballs are also found strewn all over the court on random mornings.

and in Witherspoon Hall On the third floor at night, a piano plays by itself in the practice room. It is said to be the ghost of a former student.

[idlewild]

Memphis

Orpheum Theater - haunted by a little girl named Mary who was run over by a carriage on the street in front of the bldg in the late 19th century

Of course, one of the most famous sites in Memphis is Graceland, the home of legendary singer Elvis Presley. According to some reports, the ghost of Elvis still inhabits the house where he died and is buried. Of course, to believe this story, you have to believe that Elvis is actually dead and not working in a gas station or flipping burgers in a diner in Michigan!

An old man once operated the carousel at Libertyland. When a child’s balloon flew into the carousel one day, the man offered to retrieve it. He, however, forgot to turn the carousel off and was resultantly decapitated. It is said the man now roams around the attraction occasionally making his presence known.

[sunshine]

Haunted Mansion, Disney World ?????

[Louisvilleslugger]

Let's not forget about the famed Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville. The old TB hospital in which over 65,000 people died. It was once said to be the most hanunted location in the World.