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0Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
25 miles from Bath County, VAVirginia Military Institute, which originally opened in 1839 and has boasted famous professors of the likes of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, is said to be haunted by many ghosts, including an apparition of a hanged man. Jackson’s possessions and the skeleton of his horse are displayed in the chapel. Students have ...
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Bath County, West Virginia
29 miles from Bath County, VAThe Droop Mountain Battlefield was the site of an 1863 battle. Folks have reported soldiers' apparitions, some headless, in the fog that comes rolling over the mountain.
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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia
30.6 miles from Bath County, VAThe former Southern Virginia College, now Southern Virginia University, is said to be haunted by a young boy who rides his bicycle up and down the hallway of the fourth floor od a woman's dormitory carrying a red balloon. Some also say his mother's ghost haunts the third floor, looking ...
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The Natural Bridge Hotel
Natural Bridge, Virginia
31.5 miles from Bath County, VALegend has it that a former owner went mad and killed his wife and children in the hotel. Some say the apparitions of various members of the family have been seen around the grounds in the night.
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Thornrose House
Staunton, Virginia
36.6 miles from Bath County, VAThis historic home now operates as a bed and breakfast called "Thornrose House". The B&B has a room called "Caroline's Room" which allegedly has been a hot-spot for ghostly apparitions. The bed and breakfast is under new management as of Spring 2014.
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0Belle Grae Inn - Ubon Thai Victorian Inn
Staunton, Virginia
36.6 miles from Bath County, VAThis inn is haunted by Mrs. Bagsby, a spirit who has resided here since the 1800s. Mrs. Bagsby unlocks doors and plays other tricks; it is said that she has been known to cause the inn's hot water supply to bypass the room of a guest that she doesn't like. ...
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Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, Virginia
37.1 miles from Bath County, VAMary Baldwin College is a four-year liberal arts women's college based in Staunton, VA. It was founded in 1842, and was originally called the Augusta Female Seminary. There are several reported ghosts at the college: A ghost known as "Richard" haunts the several areas, including the Administration Building, Wenger Hall and ...
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Western State Hospital - Dejarnette Building
Staunton, Virginia
38.2 miles from Bath County, VAWestern State Hospital, a fancy resort-style asylum called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, was originally built in the 1820s. In 1905 it was taken over by Dr. Joseph Dejarnette, under whose authority patients were tortured. When the hospital moved in the 1970s the building became the Staunton ...
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Historic General Lewis Inn
Lewisburg, West Virginia
42.2 miles from Bath County, VAThe 1929 inn is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. The most well known is a Lady in White who haunts Room 208. Her identity is unknown, a portrait of her hangs in the room. Also residing here is the ghost of a slave named Reuben, rumored ...
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Hutton House Bed and Breakfast
Huttonsville, West Virginia
47.1 miles from Bath County, VABuilt in 1898 by Eugene Elihu Hutton, the Queen Anne-style Victorian home is now an inn, and is believed to be haunted. Folks say that at 5 a.m. the unexplained smell of baking bread wafts through the inn, although the kitchen is closed and the ovens are cold.
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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia
47.5 miles from Bath County, VACole Hall at the est.-1880 Bridgewater College is rumored to be haunted by its namesake, Dr. Charles Knox Cole. Built in 1929 by Cole's daughter, Mrs. Virginia Garber Cole Strickler, the hall is an auditorium, and Mr. Cole's ghost is said to attend the plays shown there. The ghost sits ...
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Winton Country Club
Amherst, Virginia
48.7 miles from Bath County, VAWinton Country Club, constructed in 1769, was the home of Sarah Winston Syme Henry, mother of patriot Patrick Henry. Legend has it that when Patrick Henry visited during the American Revolution, he had to secrete himself from the enemy in a pile of hay here. Rumors also say that Sarah ...
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Sweet Briar College
Amherst, Virginia
49.9 miles from Bath County, VASweet Briar College was founded in 1901, and since then has accumulated several ghosts. The college was founded by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her daughter Daisy, who died in 1884 at age 16. "Miss Indie" died in 1900, but her ghost is said to make itself known throughout ...
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Avenel Plantation
Bedford, Virginia
51.2 miles from Bath County, VABuilt around 1838 by William M. Burwell and his wife Frances Steptoe, the historic home eventually, in 1985, was purchased by the Avenel Foundation, a non-profit organization known to restore and preserve historic Avenel. A ghostly Lady in White has been seen walking on the grounds and in the halls, ...
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Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
51.5 miles from Bath County, VAJeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery, according to reports, is haunted by a man in a white robe who floats near the center of the cemetery.
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By the Side of the Road Bed and Breakfast
Harrisonburg, Virginia
52.9 miles from Bath County, VAThis historic b&b was built just a bit after the American Revolution, and it was used a Civil War hospital in 1864. It is said that when the area was burned by Union soldiers, the flame-retardant building just wouldn't catch fire, so it became a sort of haven during the ...
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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
53 miles from Bath County, VARandolph College, founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon's Woman's College, is said to be haunted. One haunted spot is Mary's Garden, named after Mary Stokes. Student legend says if you stray from the path and cross the garden, you will never graduate or never marry. Another story tells of a student ...
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Virginia Quilt Museum
Harrisonburg, Virginia
54.4 miles from Bath County, VAThis 1856 antebellum home was formerly known as the Warren-Sip House, and during the Civil War, it served as a hospital for wounded soldiers. Visitors to the current museum have reported sighting the apparition of a Confederate soldier on the second floor of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
55.7 miles from Bath County, VAAt this 1925 hotel, not only living guests can be found. Three ghostly men are said to stand around in the ballroom, keeping an eye on things. On the second floor, there is a man's apparition who smokes a pipe and sits at one of the tables. Those with sharp ...
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Graceland Inn and Conference Center
Elkins, West Virginia
60.5 miles from Bath County, VAThis inn, restaurant and conference center is said to be haunted by several entities: a ghost named Grace, senator Henry Davis, and a former servant named Katie.
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Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia
68.1 miles from Bath County, VAThe historic theater opened in 1930, and at least some the weird occurrences here, some say, may stem from a workman who was killed during its construction. Employees have described footsteps on stairways, phantom muttering, cold breezes, and a woman shrieking, sometimes saying over and over "Let me out!"
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Holiday Inn - University / Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
68.5 miles from Bath County, VAThis hotel lies on the site of a former plantation called Jacob's Lantern. At Attitudes, the hotel bar and nightclub, laughter and voices can be heard after hours when the place is closed and empty. Guests often ask the hotel manager to turn the music down when no music is ...
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0Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Weston, West Virginia
78.4 miles from Bath County, VAOnce the Weston State Hospital, the asylum is said to be haunted by former patients who passed away there. The plentitude of paranormal phenomena heard, seen, and felt here has prompted its appearance on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
85.7 miles from Bath County, VAWilderness Road Regional Museum is said to be haunted by an apparition of a young woman who walks the ground or stands in the window. The lights are known to flicker here as well.
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