Haunted Places in Marion County, Oregon



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    Mission Mill Museum

    Salem, Oregon

    Mission Mill Museum, a group of historic buildings, includes houses, a church, and a mill. The ghost of a former millwright, Wayne Menzter, is believed to linger here. His apparition, as well as that of a woman who runs across a nearby bridge, have been seen.

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    Elsinore Theatre

    Salem, Oregon

    Rumor has it that the hauntings here have to do with a boy who was murdered in the men’s bathroom, where witnesses have seen blood reflected in mirror, and the owner's daughter, who fell to her death from the upper balcony and now haunts that area.

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    Croisan Creek Road

    Salem, Oregon

    A ghostly little girl is said to chase a ball that rolls into the road on Friday nights. According to local legend, she was killed in this roadway by a speeding car. Speeders are said to be most likely to see the ghost girl. Some say a ghost boy stands ...

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    Oregon State Capitol

    Salem, Oregon

    At the Oregon State Capitol, many unexplained occurrences have been reported. A board member, Sandra Allen, has even written a book called GHOSTS IN THE CAPITOL, published in 2002 by the Oregon Legislative and Historical Information Group. Witnesses to the hauntings have described disembodied footsteps on the marble floors, doors ...

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    Bush House Museum

    Salem, Oregon

    Asahel Bush II built the Italianate mansion in the 1870s, and witnesses say his youngest daughter, Eugenia, still keeps watch over their home. Her apparition is said to appear here, and the ghost is blamed for moving the air conditioning system controls to turn up the heat. Other spirits are ...

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    Home Town Buffet

    Salem, Oregon

    Doors slamming and running footsteps in the women's restroom of this small restaurant. The ghost of a woman in a white dress has also been seen in the restroom. It is believed she was the wife of the former owner, who killed her. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Jesse H. Settlemier House

    Woodburn, Oregon

    This Victorian manor house was built in 1892, and it is believed some of the former residents who called this historic house home have never really moved on. Visitors have seen the apparition of a lady in an old-fashioned black dress, who has been known to move furniture around. Other ...

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    Adolf Wolf Building

    Silverton, Oregon

    This historic building was recently renovated, which sparked a chain of ghost stories that the building is now infamous for. Building contractors and passer-by's reported sighting the apparition of an elderly man walking around the upper floor of the building before vanishing. Although the renovations are completed, tenants still report ...