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0Kate Shelly High Bridge
Boone, Iowa
22 miles from Greene County, IALocal legend tells the tale of 15-year-old Kate Shelley, who in 1881 crawled across a badly damaged bridge during a terrible storm to warn an oncoming train that the bridge was out. This bridge, built in 1901, is said to be her ghost's home. Phantom trains also have been seen ...
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0Rainbow Bridge
Lake City, Iowa
22.7 miles from Greene County, IAA chocolate-loving spirit resides at this old bowstring bridge. Stories say that if you bring an unopened chocolate bar to the bridge at midnight, lay it in the center of the bridge, and exit the bridge, after 5 minutes you will find an unopened and intact wrapper, but the chocolate ...
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0Union Cemetery - The Devil's Chair
Guthrie Center, Iowa
25.1 miles from Greene County, IAIt is said that those who sit in the cement chair will receive a spell of bad luck. The Devil's Chair has no markings, and sits between the Peterson and Miller graves. According to reports, the chair has been believed to be cursed for at least 35 years.
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Elk Grove Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Iowa
25.4 miles from Greene County, IAAccording to local legend there is a small headstone with an eerie ability: If you position yourself the right way in front of it, after a few minutes it will begin to glow.
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Boone County Historical Society - Masonic Temple
Boone, Iowa
26.6 miles from Greene County, IADating back to 1907, the historic former masonic temple and museum may have a resident ghost. Known as 'Frank', the poltergeist frequently slams doors and turns on lights after the place has been closed up for the night. Disembodied footsteps have also been heard on the second floor, and ...
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The Boone News-Republican
Boone, Iowa
27.7 miles from Greene County, IAEmployees who work late have heard unexplained footsteps and, at times, have heard their names called. The phenomena seem to occur only when the place is nearly empty of people.
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Vegors Cemetery
Lehigh, Iowa
30.3 miles from Greene County, IAThe cemetery is said to be haunted by the spirits of restless Native Americans and Mrs. Henry Lott, the wife of a man who was known to cheat the Native Americans and steal their horses. She was killed while trying to escape from angry Native Americans seeking revenge, although her ...
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Mt Hope Cemetery
Madrid, Iowa
32.1 miles from Greene County, IAThe ghost of a child named Sara resides at this cemetery. She and four other children from her family are buried near the back. Sara is said to follow around visitors and ask for someone named Ree. She is also known to touch people and tug at clothing if her ...
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Bannwell Bridge - Terror Bridge
Barnum, Iowa
32.5 miles from Greene County, IALocal legend maintains that a woman once killed her 3 kids here. Some reports say she hung them from the bridge and they were hit by a train coming through. Her ghostly head is said to follow you down the road, and if you don't have your doors and windows ...
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0Van Fossen Cemetery
Adel, Iowa
34.5 miles from Greene County, IASince the 1850's, the Van Fossen cemetery has had many names, from Rodenbaugh Cemetery, the Old Adel Cemetery, to the "official" name recorded by the state, the Gibson Cemetery. Along old highway 6, the cemetery is sometimes just called the Bilderback Cemetery, after the massive headstones that mark the ...
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Hawkeye Community Theatre
Fort Dodge, Iowa
34.6 miles from Greene County, IAThis historic theatre is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a young girl who was murdered nearby. Witnesses claim to have seen her sitting in the hall after hours, and have felt her brush past them in the corridors. The chandelier at the entrance also moves of ...
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0Hawkeye Theatre
Fort Dodge, Iowa
34.6 miles from Greene County, IAReports say visitors to the theater get the feeling of being watched, and have seen a ghostly little girl. Also, some say if you are alone here you will feel the not-so-gentle touch of an invisible hand.
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Friley Hall - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
38.3 miles from Greene County, IAOne dormitory room is nicknamed Satan’s Legion. Rumor has it that a student killed himself there, and everyone who is assigned to that room either dies or disappears. Reports say many students are afraid to go into the room, and some maintain that because of this, the university stopped assigning ...
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0Iowa State University - Memorial Union
Ames, Iowa
38.6 miles from Greene County, IAThe hall is a tribute to graduate soldiers who died at war. According to reports, a strange low moan can be heard constantly here. Some say is it the voice of the only woman who ever graduated from the school who died in World War I.
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Farm House Museum
Ames, Iowa
38.6 miles from Greene County, IAThe spirits of two sisters are believed to reside at the museum; details of the hauntings are unknown.
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Fisher Theatre - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
39 miles from Greene County, IANamed for contributor J.W. Fisher, the 1974 theater is rumored to be haunted by Frederica Shattuck, another university theater department contributor. So the story goes, the ghost took up residence in the Fisher Theatre after her Shattuck Theater was demolished.
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0Iowa State University - C.Y. Stephens Auditorium
Ames, Iowa
39 miles from Greene County, IAA friendly ghost, C.Y. Stephens himself, in fact, is known to haunt this auditorium. He has been seen in the basement tunnels or sitting in the back right corner of the 3rd balcony. He also makes himself known by cold spots and the sound of footsteps. When performers see him, ...
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The Van Meter Creature
Van Meter, Iowa
42.1 miles from Greene County, IAFirst seen in 1903, the Van Meter Creature is a monster with batlike wings and a horn on its head that glows with blinding light. It may also manifest as a hovering spot of light. Shortly after it began to terrorize the townsfolk, strange sounds started coming from a coal ...
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The Historic Klondike Hotel
Manilla, Iowa
44.2 miles from Greene County, IAThe Klondike Hotel was built on the street that in 1897 was named Railroad Street. It faced to the west toward the bustling Milwaukee tracks and depot. An access road was completed shortly after the hotel was built which directly connected the Hotel with the Depot. The ...
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0Merle Hay Mall
Des Moines, Iowa
45.5 miles from Greene County, IAThe mall and its tower are rumored to be built over a monastery that was closed in the 1950s. According to the stories, some nuns became pregnant and had miscarriages, and the babies were buried in unmarked graves at this site. Reports say ghosts of both nuns and infants have ...
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Smelly Ghost of University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
46.8 miles from Greene County, IALocals say a cloudlike presence occurs here, and it smells of kerosene. Sometimes within the cloud is the form of a man or several tiny flickering lights. Reports tell of a man who died nearby in 1881 as a result of his kerosene-soaked clothes catching fire.
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0Jordan House
West Des Moines, Iowa
47.4 miles from Greene County, IAThis museum is allegedly haunted by the ghost of the young daughter of the original owner. She died when she was three years old after falling from the stair railing she was sliding down and breaking her neck. People claim they still see and hear her playing throughout the ...
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0Drake Municipal Observatory
Des Moines, Iowa
47.5 miles from Greene County, IADr. Robert Morehouse was the first chairman of the Astronomy and Physics department, and he discovered a comet in the 1920s. He also haunts the observatory, according to local legend, perhaps because the remains of Dr. Morehouse and his wife are buried in the entryway wall. Students working in the ...
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Old Red Horse Armory
Des Moines, Iowa
48.1 miles from Greene County, IAThis old cavalry armory is now the housing for city school buses. There have been reports that members of the National Guard, when they occupied the building, heard ghostly sounds from long ago: clopping of horses' hooves and jingling of harnesses. An apparition of an older man in cavalry garb ...
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Spooky Table at the Weaver House
Des Moines, Iowa
48.5 miles from Greene County, IALocal legend has it that when the Weavers purchased a table in 1937, they bought a ghost along with it. The table is said to have made rapping noises and caused other disturbances until a minister's wife quieted it by reading from the Bible. A spiritualist consulted by the Weavers ...
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Humboldt County Historical Museum
Humboldt, Iowa
48.6 miles from Greene County, IALights are seen in the building at night and some people claim the ghost of a man who drowned in the nearby river has also been spotted roaming the grounds.
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0Terrace Hill
Des Moines, Iowa
49.6 miles from Greene County, IAAt this 1860s historic building, home of the governor of Iowa, the ghost of a little girl has been seen. She is transparent, and some say she likes to work the elevator, even though it is only supposed to operate by the use of codes.
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0Air Lanes Bowling Center
Des Moines, Iowa
51.4 miles from Greene County, IAAccording to local legend, behind the bowling alley is an upstairs area that was used for illegal gambling in the 1920s. Reports say if you gain access to a room down the hallway, you may hear people talking, dice rolling, and you may even hear a ghostly disembodied voice calling ...
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0Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines, Iowa
52 miles from Greene County, IAThere are two ghost stories around this airport. Some offices are haunted by a flight attendant, usually in the fall season. The offices used to be the site of a restaurant called the Cloud Room, and the flight attendant wanders there as if looking for her flight. Also, laughing and ...
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Farrar Schoolhouse
Maxwell, Iowa
55.2 miles from Greene County, IAThis building, formerly a middle school, has been a private residence since 2008. Please respect the owners' privacy. Witnesses have seen the ghost of a small boy in the stairwell; one has also appeared in a photo sitting on the edge of the auditorium stage. Voices of children talking and ...
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The Earling Exorcism
Earling, Iowa
55.5 miles from Greene County, IAEarling is famous for a 1928 exorcism that lasted more than 3 weeks. A local Franciscan convent was the setting for the ceremony; the target was the demons inhabiting Emma Schmidt. As Roman Catholic Capuchin Theophilus Riesinger worked, Emma is said to have flown across the room and clung to ...
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Avon Railroad Tracks
Carlisle, Iowa
57.4 miles from Greene County, IAReports say an apparition appears of an old man holding a lantern and walking along the tracks. Before too long, the man simply vanishes.
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0Swope Hall - Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
58.9 miles from Greene County, IAA ghost named Mary is said to haunt this hall. Legend says her house once stood in the very spot where Swope Hall stands today. She died of lead poisoning, which caused her to become mentally unstable and leap from a 3rd-story window. Phenomema experienced here involve the opening and ...
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0Stage Coach Inn
Ida Grove, Iowa
59.6 miles from Greene County, IAThe Stage Coach Inn was built in 1856 by John and Martha Moorhead; The Inn served a stage coach stop and the first court house in Ida County Iowa and was also the church, School as well as the first hospital in Ida grove were amputations sometimes accrued on the ...
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0Old Chapel - College Hall
Indianola, Iowa
63.2 miles from Greene County, IALegend has it that around the turn of the 20th century, a young man, distraught over a love affair, killed himself here. Then in the 1920s, a young woman did the same. Several more people are rumored to have met their ends in this hall, and folks say their spirits ...
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0Grotto of the Redemption
West Bend, Iowa
64.2 miles from Greene County, IAThis sacred site was constructed over a 42-year period, beginning in 1912, using semiprecious stones from every state in the U.S. and every world region. The Christmas Chapel contains a 300-lb. amethyst, and Bethlehem Cave contains 65 tons of petrified wood. The spiritual place has tons of statues depicting the ...
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Old Highway 83
Shelby, Iowa
68.2 miles from Greene County, IADifferent witnesses have reported seeing two young girls playing in the middle of the highway late at night. They wear flowing white dresses and are bathed in a glowing light.
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New Virginia Cemetery - Beymer Cemetery
New Virginia, Iowa
68.4 miles from Greene County, IAThis is the gravesite of New Virginia's first settler. As legend has it, the gravestone has been replaced at some time over the years. Locals say an eerie glow will come from the stone at midnight, a protestation from the ghost, angry about the change.
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Little Africa - Geigel Woods
Algona, Iowa
70.2 miles from Greene County, IAThis site is said to be very active with spirits, in part because the old bridge was the site of two hangings. Car accidents have been caused by apparitions standing in the middle of the road. Also, at the old farm house, the husband is said to have killed the ...
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Plum Creek Pits
Algona, Iowa
74.9 miles from Greene County, IALocals say a little boy's ghost appears at this popular fishing spot. Some say the boy was once accidentally impaled by a stick when he fell while running nearby. The ghost has been seen walking along the bank of the pit.
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Lot Behind Nauss Oil
Emmetsburg, Iowa
75.6 miles from Greene County, IAA motel once stood in this vacant lot, but it has since been demolished. The foundation/drive-/walkway is still there. Locals say the spirit of an old man in a plaid shirt and chinos walks along the way, stopping several times as if he is checking to make sure the motel ...
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Moose Pond
Spencer, Iowa
84.4 miles from Greene County, IALocals tell a story of harrowing events that happen at 8:47 p.m. on December 23. If you visit the iced-over pond on that night, you can hear pounding on the ice and hear the screams of a young boy trapped beneath the ice. According to the story, the young boy ...
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