Gettysburg, the location of one of the most historic battles in the Civil War, is reputed to be one of the most haunted locations in Pennsylvania.[1] Many paranormal teams have traveled to Gettysburg from across the world in attempt to contact the dead, like Union and Confederate soldiers.
The Devil's Den is reputed to be haunted by soldiers of the Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day. One infamous soldier in particular has long grey hair, dirty, torn buckskin clothing, a large floppy hat, and no shoes.[2]
Little Round Top viewed from near Devil's Den in 2015.
Several stories persist of paranormal activity at Little Round Top. One such story involves American Civil War re-enactors who worked as extras on the film Gettysburg. They claim to have been visited by a man in a Union soldier uniform who they assumed worked on the movie. He passed them ammunition and left. The men assumed the ammunition was blank rounds but later realized it was musket rounds. Later, they learned the ammunition dated back to the Civil War and was in pristine condition.[3]
The Slaughter Pen is said to be haunted by a little girl in a white dress.[2]
It has been reported that at Triangular Field cameras will fail to operate without reason, and the sounds of battle are recorded while such activity is not present.[2]
The Blue Boy entity is said to haunt Steven's Hall at Gettysburg College. Blue Boys is the subject of many books, documentary's, lore, and Walking Tours, in Gettysburg, PA. The story of Blue Boy was also a entity subject book in a volume of Mark Nesbitt's Ghost of Gettysburg. Blue Boy reached celebrity status and popular fame from the Ghosts of Gettysburg documentary which aired originally on the History Channel in 1995. The Ghosts of Gettysburg documentary highlights Blue Boy and the ghost stories of Gettysburg, Pa. [4][5][6][7]
Philadelphia
Visitors to the Bishop White House claim to see the ghosts of an elderly housekeeper on the first floor, a meowing cat, and a tall, thin man on the third floor.[8]
Leverington Cemetery in Roxborough was listed by WHYY-TV on the top 6 haunted and eerie spots in Northwest Philadelphia and is known as "one of most actively documented locations for orbs and apparitions in Philadelphia".[9]
It is claimed Physick Mansion is haunted by the namesake's wife, reportedly seen weeping in the yard near the site of her beloved tree that was chopped down shortly before her demise.[8]
First floor front parlor of the Powel House in 1967.
The cemetery of St. Peter's Episcopal Church is said to have a ghost that is seen standing over the grave of Robert Luciano every night at 9 p.m.[8]
Washington Square is said to be haunted by the ghost of Leah, a Quaker woman that protected the thousands of graves therein from robbers in life.[8]
The Dixmont State Hospital near Pittsburgh is said to be home to several entities including a male that would patrol the morgue and try to frighten those that entered the area.[14]
Elkins Park Residents on Osceola Ave. in Elkins Park have reported hauntings with signs such as, cold spots, objects falling off of shelves, objects being thrown, electrical disturbances and many other odd things happening on a daily basis. One resident said he was "struck in the back of his head by a small paint can." while hanging book shelves. Strange animal behavior has also been reported and described as follows, family pets reacting to kind gestures and "having their tummies rubbed" by what has been dubbed an "invisible child". No further investigations have been made.
1 2 3 4 Nesbitt, Mark; Patty A. Wilson (2006). Haunted Pennsylvania: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Keystone State. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN0-8117-3298-3.
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