Florida

The Haunted Twin Ponds in Blackrock, Florida

A haunted location: Twin Ponds in Blackrock, Florida.

Details: Twin ponds joined together a large tree resides in the middle of the joining of the ponds.

A glowing sword is seen in the top of the tree where it was struck by lightning many years ago.

It is said that if you turn your back on the sword you’ll die a horrible death later that year.

Texas

The Haunted Camberly Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas

A haunted location: Camberly Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

Details: The Camberly Gunter Hotel is haunted by the ghost of a prostitute who was murdered there by one of her tricks in the early 1960’s.

The room she was murdered in was found covered in blood but no body was ever found.

A picture of her hangs in the Lobby Bar.

The man who murdered her was said to have then checked in to the Menger Hotel in San Antonio three blocks away where he also disappeared without a trace.

Massachusetts

The Haunted The Nip in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

A haunted location: The Nip in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Details: Stories say an old man was fishing and his boat drowned.

If you go to the nip on some nights and down that street, you will see the man fishing in his boat.

Ghosts

Why Do Some Ghost Stories Become Legendary While Others Fade Into Obscurity?

Why Do Some Ghost Stories Become Legendary While Others Fade Into Obscurity?:

Introduction

Ghost stories have fascinated mankind for centuries, captivating our imagination and instilling a sense of wonder and fear. However, not all ghost stories achieve legendary status.

Wisconsin

The Haunted Joe Road in Stockbridge, Wisconsin

A haunted location: Joe Road in Stockbridge, Wisconsin.

Details: back in the early 1900’s the state wanted to build a road over an old Indian burial ground.

The grounds keeper called Indian Joe would not let them, so they ran him over and built the road over him.

If you drive down the road which is up hill both ways and stop at the bottom, put your car in neutral Joe will push you up hill to the end of the road.

Indiana

The Haunted Brooks Bridge in Shoals, Indiana

A haunted location: Brooks Bridge in Shoals, Indiana.

Details: there was a girl about 17 who threw herself off the bridge.

A couple day’s later they found her dead body.

Often on the 5th of every month you can here her screams as she throws herself off the bridge.

Then a splash then silence.

Many say that if u go down to the bridge after you hear the screams and u catch her before she jumps than she will chase you and yell at you for distracting her.

Missouri

The Haunted Drury University in Springfield, Missouri

A haunted location: Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.

Details: Soccer Field – The soccer field off of Bennett street was built over sacred Native American ground.

There have been reports of a presence there.

New Jersey

The Haunted The Colby Mansion in Byram Twp., New Jersey

A haunted location: The Colby Mansion in Byram Twp., New Jersey.

Details: This is an old boarded up house on Tamarack Road in Byram.

The house was built for a wealthy railroad millionaire in the late 1800s.The man shot his wife and cut off her head and put it on the fireplace mantle.

He was then killed and both of their bodies are buried in the estates’ graveyard.

Someone recently bought the property and built a new house somewhere on the land.

Illinois

The Haunted Ursuline Academy in Springfield, Illinois

A haunted location: Ursuline Academy in Springfield, Illinois.

Details: 5th Street Building – A nun died in the building and there have been sightings of door knobs turning and cold chills, and a sense of being followed and even touched by someone and them not being there.