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0Screaming Sheila Bridge - Moeller Road
Electra, Texas
Many stories are told about Screaming Sheila Bridge - Moeller Road. One is that in the mid-1800s, a woman was convicted of practicing witchcraft and burned alive on the bridge. There is now a hole completely through the bridge. She is heard screaming at night. Another story is that in ...
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Goat Man of Wellington Lane
Wichita Falls, Texas
20.2 miles from Electra, TX
Rumors abound of a half-goat, half-man creature who lives under a bridge here. Folks have reported seeing his eyes peeking out from on the the bridge late at night. A white ghost dog is said to appear here too.
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"Little Sister" Statue - Flora Kemp - Riverside Cemetery
Wichita Falls, Texas
24.9 miles from Electra, TX
The statue of Flora, engraved with "Little Sister," is known among the locals as the Crying Bride. The statue is said to shed tears. So the story goes, on her wedding day, Flora tripped and fell down the Kell House stairs to her death. But some question this story: Other ...
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Drunk Tom - Lake Wichita
Wichita Falls, Texas
25.3 miles from Electra, TX
According to local legend, Drunk Tom was a young man who had left a night of hard drinking to walk along the reservoir. He fell in and drowned. Folks say if you go to the spot, you will hear a whiskey bottle break and see a vision in the corner ...
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Pinky's Cave
Wichita Falls, Texas
25.8 miles from Electra, TX
A painted warning in the cave says “Stop now or Pinky’ll get you!” Pinky's Cave is a 3-mile concrete drainage ditch. Several decades ago, teenager Robert Pinkman claimed the tunnel for himself and his friends, calling it Pinky’s Cave. It became the stuff of neighborhood legends, a hangout for kids ...
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North Texas State Hospital
Wichita Falls, Texas
25.9 miles from Electra, TX
There are two buildings here that are said to be haunted. The 1920s-era Administration Building was once used to house mentally unstable patients. Lights go on and off by themselves, and witnesses have heard moans, wails, and the rattling of chains. Shadowy figures have been reported here as well. In ...
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Dr. White's Sanitorium - Old Insane Asylum
Wichita Falls, Texas
26.9 miles from Electra, TX
At the old art-deco building, formerly said to have been an insane asylum, folks have reported the sound of footsteps and of water dripping in the basement, although there has been no water turned on here for years. The building has since been turned into a private residence.
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Murders at Hammon and Hatton
Wichita Falls, Texas
29.3 miles from Electra, TX
Local lore tells of a couple who parked here to make out. A man in black knocked on their window, and they opened it up. Immediately and unceremoniously, he killed the couple. The only clue found was a bloody hook said to be hanging on the nearby railing. The phantom ...
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Witches Gate
Wichita Falls, Texas
32.2 miles from Electra, TX
The burned mansion is the centerpiece of a local legend. Many different stories circulate here. Some say the wealthy family who lived here was met with tragedy when the father passed away. The mother went crazy and burned the house. Another tale says robbers broke into the house, and one ...
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Lonesome Dove Inn
Archer City, Texas
34.3 miles from Electra, TX
Formerly a hospital, the 1927 bed and breakfast inn is named after a prize-winning novel written by a famous local author. The place is rumoured to be haunted by a number of spirits, including a playful male presence and a ghostly nurse forever tending to her patients. In the ...
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Spur Hotel
Archer City, Texas
34.3 miles from Electra, TX
This 1928 hotel wasn't restored till the late 1990's, but the refurbishment may have stirred up the resident ghost. Room #007 is a hotspot for paranormal activity, but who or what haunts the place is currently unclear. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Old Plantation Restaurant
Medicine Park, Oklahoma
53.8 miles from Electra, TX
The 1910 restaurant and former hotel is rumoured to be haunted by a horde of spirits from the past. The ghosts include a little girl playing in an upstairs hallway, a brown-haired prostitute who manifests on the staircase and even the apparition of country swing musician Bob Wills. A ...
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Tucker Cemetery
Duncan, Oklahoma
63.2 miles from Electra, TX
Rumor has it that at this closed cemetery, graves will appear empty one moment and covered over with grass the next. It is also said that something unseen may grab your leg and that tombstones will inexplicably fall over and then right themselves.
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1895 Building
Bowie, Texas
69.5 miles from Electra, TX
Supposedly haunted by the apparition of a telephone operator known as 'Sarah'. Poltergeist activity is been experienced in the store located in the building, as well as the adjacent diner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Shortgrass Playhouse - Hobart Fire Department
Hobart, Oklahoma
69.6 miles from Electra, TX
The apparition of a burnt man, believed to a fire-fighter who died in action, has been reported in the building. Various other strange phenomena has been reported here as well. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Old Stamford Inn
Stamford, Texas
90.5 miles from Electra, TX
The structure burned down and took the lives of five people within. It was rebuild and served a while as a nursing home at the end of it's days before it was abandoned in 1980. It is said that a man haunts the basement of the structure. (Submitted by Rebekah ...
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Old Bessie Gymnasium
Bessie, Oklahoma
93.8 miles from Electra, TX
The old gymnasium used to be a morgue, and there have been reports of paranormal activity inside the old building. The apparition of a previous caretaker from the building has been in the gymnasium wearing a top hat and a black trench coat. He disappears when approached by visitors or ...
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The Crazy Water Hotel
Mineral Wells, Texas
96.1 miles from Electra, TX
Formerly the Crazy Water Hotel, the building here is now a retirement and assisted-living community. The hotel was built in the 1920s over the site of a well, and legend has it that the hotel's name comes from the tale of a mentally unstable woman who went there every day ...
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0Baker Hotel
Mineral Wells, Texas
96.3 miles from Electra, TX
Two grisly legends are told to ghost hunters at this site. One is of a man who was killed after being caught in an elevator door. The second is about a woman, a mistress, so distraught over her unrequited love that she killed herself in the hotel. Both spirits are ...
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Elk City Ramada
Elk City, Oklahoma
98 miles from Electra, TX
The haunted room at this hotel is Room 110. Here, guests have reported seeing the apparition of a man and witnessing poltergeist pranks.
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Anson Opera House
Anson, Texas
104.5 miles from Electra, TX
The 1907 opera house is haunted by a spirit that frequents the back dressing room. Actors claim to have heard ghostly footsteps in the vicinity of the room, and objects have been known to missing from the area and turn up later in inexplicable locations. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Anson Lights
Anson, Texas
104.8 miles from Electra, TX
The Anson Ghost Lights are found by turning right at Alsupps toward the graveyard just outside of town. Turn right down a dirt road that travels along the cemetery. Then, at the crossroads, turn the car around so it faces the main road, turn off the engine, and flash the ...
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Fort Phantom Hill
Abilene, Texas
105.3 miles from Electra, TX
Fort Phantom Hill, built in the mid-1800s, was given such a spooky moniker simply because it didn't have a legal name. Interestingly, it was built in the wrong place: Instead of being built on Pecan Bayou as originally ordered, the general in charge mistakenly had it constructed in this barren ...
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Blanchard Cemetery
Blanchard, Oklahoma
106.3 miles from Electra, TX
Witnesses at Blanchard Cemetery have reported unexplained lights and the apparition of a tall man in black pants who may wave.
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Baker Mansion
Weatherford, Texas
109 miles from Electra, TX
At Baker Mansion, built in 1894, the ghost of original owner JD Baker's son Charles, who mysteriously disappeared in 1908, is said to walk. The subsequent owners of the home noted shadows on the stairs, eerie figures, violent pounding from the basement, and touches from unseen hands.
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Historic Sooner Theater
Norman, Oklahoma
117.6 miles from Electra, TX
The 1929 Sooner Theater is haunted by the 'White Lady', the apparition of an elegant woman in a white dress seen descending the main staircase. Others claim to have heard the wails of a crying baby. The theater is a stop on the local ghost tour. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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S and J Marketplace
Norman, Oklahoma
117.7 miles from Electra, TX
The antiques store is rumoured to be haunted. Disembodied footsteps have been heard in empty aisles, and temperature drops have been reported with no apparent source. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Lake Worth Castle
Fort Worth, Texas
119.2 miles from Electra, TX
This beautiful castle was rebuilt on the shores of Lake Worth by a former owner, and is believed to be haunted the apparition of a young man, who has been seen wandering the grounds as well as inside the castle. The second apparition is a ghostly bride who has been ...
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Moore First United Methodist Church
Moore, Oklahoma
121.6 miles from Electra, TX
The church turned 125 this year and has some history. As a 125 year old church something probably haunts it. It has been set on fire, torn down, and a whole lot of other stuff. some people have said that a black shadow in the shape of a woman. ...
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Langston's Western Wear
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
125.2 miles from Electra, TX
The 1919 building that houses Langston's Western Wear was originally a dance hall and bar. It is said to be haunted by two ghosts, Rose and Patty, who are trying to find each other. The 1920s-1930s women were sisters and taxi dancers at the dance hall when a jealous boyfriend ...
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0The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
127.5 miles from Electra, TX
Rumor has it that a former maid killed herself and her illegitimate daughter by jumping out the window here. It is these deaths that folks say spurred the hauntings. Female guests have reported hearing infants' cries during the night, and male guests have been propositioned by a female voice, or ...
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Henry Overholser Mansion
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
128.2 miles from Electra, TX
Built in 1903, the 20-room Victorian mansion is home to some eerie occurrences. During tours, some visitors have had their hair pulled or had something unseen jostle them. At least one young boy has seen the apparition of a woman believed to be Mrs. Overholser.
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