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0J.C. Thompson Building
East Liverpool, Ohio
6.8 miles from Hancock County, WVThis building dates back to 1892, and is rumored to have once housed both a speakeasy and a brothel. Under new ownership and recently restored as of July 2014, numerous paranormal occurrences have been recorded here in the basement and elsewhere. It is believed multiple spirits reside here.
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Kelly Road
Industry, Pennsylvania
11.9 miles from Hancock County, WVThis road, also called the Mystery Mile by residents, is said to be haunted. What else could the explanation be for strange white apparitions and the tendency for animals here to turn from tame to fierce and bloodthirsty? Strange sounds are also heard along this road and in the forest ...
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Summit Cut Bridge
Darlington, Pennsylvania
22.9 miles from Hancock County, WVOn Shenango Road, just before it meets Ashwood Road, is Summit Cut Bridge (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Summer Cut Bridge). The bridge, locals say, has a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she fell off the bridge onto the railroad tracks in 1894. Her spirit is said to ...
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0Dixmont State Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
24.2 miles from Hancock County, WVThe 1862 hospital was haunted by many entities, notably a male spirit who was said to guard the morgue area and frighten away intruders. The hospital building was closed in 1984 and was demolished in 2006.
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Brush Creek Inn
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
27.5 miles from Hancock County, WVKeep watch for airborne bottles if you visit Brush Creek Inn! It is said that the spirits at the restaurant will shatter bottles at the bar or hurl them across the room. Witnesses also have reported that the windows open and close by themselves and furniture flips over.
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Allegheny Center, Building #7
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
30.1 miles from Hancock County, WVThe student housing here has a high turnover rate believed to be caused by the poltergeist activity. Students report loud noises throughout and have yet to disprove the source. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
30.3 miles from Hancock County, WVFew people realize that, in paranormal aspects, living near a hospital is like living near a cemetery. Many who have died within this building are said to remain here; in the South Wing (where most of the activity occurs), voices and strange noises are heard. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Harmony Inn
Harmony, Pennsylvania
30.4 miles from Hancock County, WVLocal legend has it that this restaurant is haunted by two spirits: a ghost named Louie and the apparition of a woman. Louie was allegedly killed right outside on the inn's front steps. The ghostly woman is seen near the entranceway, between the bar and the dining room.
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0Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
30.9 miles from Hancock County, WVAt this famous 1915-16 hotel where among other luminaries JFK has stayed, and Bob Hope proposed marriage in 1934, there are said to be two haunted floors. Floors 22 and 23, both unused, are visited by strange sounds, cold wind gusts, and ghosts that hide and watch folks, giving them ...
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Egypt Road Bridge
Salem, Ohio
31.2 miles from Hancock County, WVThe closed Egypt Road Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, is haunted day and night by the sound of a crying baby. Legend has it that a baby went missing while its parents were fighting, and it fell over the side of the bridge. The scream of its mother and the crying ...
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3406 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
33 miles from Hancock County, WV3406 Brownsville Road is said to be haunted by a demon, known as "The Demon of Brownsville Road" in the book by Bob Cranmer. According to Cranmer, the demon manifested in many ways, including a black fog, a bad smell, or an unseen attacker. Cranmer also described blood-dripping walls, bent ...
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
33 miles from Hancock County, WVFour ghosts are said to haunt the University of Pittsburgh campus: a prima ballerina in the Tansky Family Lounge of the William Pitt Union; Harriet, who committed suicide in 1201 Bruce Hall; a grandmother who rumples the quilts and bakes phantom bread in the Early American Room of the Cathedral ...
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Depreciation Lands Museum
Hampton Township, Pennsylvania
33.2 miles from Hancock County, WVA rather helpful man in a long coat and out-of-date boots has been responsible for catching a painter's ladder after the man lost his balance, catching a cleaning woman who fell, fixing a broken window, and saving a group of girl scouts when the ceiling collapsed over them. (Submitted by ...
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0Hill View Manor
New Castle, Pennsylvania
33.7 miles from Hancock County, WVThe historic manor was once a nursing home, and folks claimed the spirit of a little boy would pay a visit now and then. It was said that those who saw him would pass away shortly. Witnesses also have reported full-body manifestations that float through walls.
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Downtown New Castle
New Castle, Pennsylvania
35.2 miles from Hancock County, WVNew Castle's downtown and Historical North Hill have several haunted locations including the old Stritmater Building, the Wallace House, the Historical Society's Greer-Clavelli Mansion, the old Temple Building, and the Joseph White House. Apparitions have been seen in some of the buildings and ghost hunters have recorded activity in others. ...
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Frick Mansion - Clayton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
35.7 miles from Hancock County, WVThe Frick Mansion was home to industrial magnate Henry Clay Frick and his wife Adelaide Howard Childs, who began living there in 1883 and the family moved to New York in 1900. Their youngest daughter, Helen Clay Frick, kept up the mansion all those years and then moved back in ...
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Old Homestead Police Department
Homestead, Pennsylvania
35.8 miles from Hancock County, WVThe former Homestead Police Department building is said to be haunted by something that taps folks on the shoulder, slams doors, turns on appliances and created unexplained footsteps. Ghost investigators caught slams and screams and video of ghostly activity.
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Carnegie Library of Homestead
Munhall, Pennsylvania
36.2 miles from Hancock County, WVFounded by Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the library was built with a music hall and an athletic center with a heated swimming pool. It is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have reported apparitions of steel workers, books that fly off of shelves, shadowy figures and unexplained male and female voices.
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Austintown Log House
Canfield, Ohio
38.2 miles from Hancock County, WVThere have been reported sightings of the apparition of a headless soldier in the historic log cabin. He is seen in various rooms of the house, as well as by motorists driving past the house in an upstairs window. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Glamorgan Castle
Alliance, Ohio
38.9 miles from Hancock County, WVThe 1905 Glamorgan Castle, according to legend, is haunted by former owner Colonel Morgan of Morgan Engineering Company fame, who died in 1928. Guided tours are offered here throughout the year.
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0Culmerville Hotel - Zottola's Pub and Eatery
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
39.5 miles from Hancock County, WVA spirit is said to reside in the former Culmervilel Hotel, now Zottola's Pub and Eatery.
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0Century Inn
Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania
40.1 miles from Hancock County, WVReported to be the oldest inn along Route 40, this inn is said to have a mysterious presence. There is one unexplained very cold room, and an innkeeper there has described a mysterious figure that appeared near its door. As well, strange footsteps have appeared in the snow outside the ...
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Edward G. Acheson House
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
40.1 miles from Hancock County, WVThe ghost of a little girl has been seen here. Two other ghosts, seen as orbs, also have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville, West Virginia
42.8 miles from Hancock County, WVOnce considered one of the most violent prisons in the US people believe that this prison's violent past has left an indelible mark on the building. People believe it is haunted by both active ghosts, possibly men who were murdered there, and also residual hauntings that take the form ...
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Hell's Corners
Hubbard, Ohio
42.8 miles from Hancock County, WVIn Hubbard, Ohio, the area where Pathour Wheeler Road and John White Road intersect is known to locals as "Hell's Corners." It is said that a young native American boy was shot on this spot many years ago, and that a jail once stood here where many hangings took ...
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Summit Hose Company
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
42.9 miles from Hancock County, WVVoices and odd noises are heard, doors open by themselves, and shadows have been seen here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Snyder Cemetery
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
43.3 miles from Hancock County, WVNumerous paranormal events are reported at this location, but few precise details are available.
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Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
43.3 miles from Hancock County, WVA former volunteer named Jack is commonly seen in the basement. He is said to be seen mostly around the old gardening tools. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Zoar Historic Hotel
Zoar, Ohio
45 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic hotel has been acquired by the state historical society and is due to be renovated to restore it to its former glory. The hotel is rumoured to be haunted, which has been testified by many former guests, patrons and staff, and is widely acclaimed to be the ...
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0The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast
Dover, Ohio
45 miles from Hancock County, WVGuests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.
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The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast
Dover, Ohio
45 miles from Hancock County, WVGuests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.
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Books N' Things
Dover, Ohio
45 miles from Hancock County, WVThis old store was in operation for many years, but now appears to be a private residence. While it was in operation, customers would smell the aroma of coffee, even when there was none brewing. The ghost was kind to the owners, and would often tuck them into bed ...
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Old Hercules Engine Factory
Canton, Ohio
46 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic abandoned building is haunted by several terrifying entities. In the section of the building that was previously an army training unit, an aggressive entity pushes visitors around, and has been known to swear or threaten those present during visits. Factory appliances move around by themselves, and cold spots ...
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133 Kiester Road
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
46.1 miles from Hancock County, WVThe house at this address is apparently haunted by a malevolent spirit that many people believe to be Sam Mohawk a Native American mass murderer who was hanged for murdering a woman and her five children near the place this house stands.
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The Mather Miners
Mather, Pennsylvania
48.4 miles from Hancock County, WVIn the center of the town there is a small church, the post office, an apartment building(which used to be a general store) and a baseball field. Up a small connecting road is the old schoolhouse ( now converted into a persons home). Right before dawn when walking ...
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Grove City College
Grove City, Pennsylvania
51 miles from Hancock County, WVGrove City College's Lily Room is the stuff of legend. Campus lore says it's a locked-up room in a girls' dorm in which a girl hanged herself. Rumor has it the room was locked for 15 years and when it was opened again, her lily perfume was still heavy in ...
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Warren City Hall
Warren, Ohio
51.2 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic mansion was built in 1871, and was turned into the town hall sometime later. The grounds of the beautiful mansion are haunted by a woman responsible for the death of her beloved nephew, who has been seen wandering around after hours calling his name, Night staff also report ...
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Allen’s Haunted Hayrides
Smock, Pennsylvania
55 miles from Hancock County, WVPsychics say that the energy here is high because there an Indian burial ground beneath the land. This may be the source of the glowing white figures that are reported, or the strange light manifestations. The hayrides are year-round so visit freely! (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Kline Opera House
Cortland, Ohio
56.5 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic opera house was formerly the town church, built in the mid nineteenth century and the first in the surrounding county. The ghostly events surrounding the opera house began in the 1980's, when staff closing up the opera house for the night began to hear loud crashing noises and ...
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Pauni Apartments
Cortland, Ohio
57.1 miles from Hancock County, WVThese recently constructed apartments were built over the top of an ancient burial ground, and residents have reported paranormal occurrences in the building ever since. Doors open and close by themselves, objects move around by themselves and the apparition of a man in a sombrero has been seen in the ...
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Guggenheim Air Institute
Akron, Ohio
59.4 miles from Hancock County, WVThis building has been abandoned for over fifty years, but people driving past still report seeing ghostly lights moving around the upper levels of the building, and hearing strange noises when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Warehouse on the Canal
Canal Fulton, Ohio
59.4 miles from Hancock County, WVThis 1906 building previously housed the old Finnerock Furniture building and now houses an arcade of quaint shops and restaurants. There have been reported sightings of many ghosts, including numerous apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. The ghost of a little girl has been seen near the old ...
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University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
62.2 miles from Hancock County, WVThe University of Akron, founded in 1870 by the Universalist Church, has a few buildings rumored ot be haunted. One of them is the Sigma Nu House. Campus legend has it that a sorority girl hanged herself in the boiler room and her spirit lingers here to this day. Another ...
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Akron Civic Theatre
Akron, Ohio
62.7 miles from Hancock County, WVOne of Akron Civic Theatre's ghosts is Fred the Janitor, who died during his shift and now returns to finish his work. He is said to get angry at people who mess up the restrooms. Another apparition of a well-dressed man appears sitting up in the balcony from time to ...
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Cambridge Northwood Cemetery
Cambridge, Ohio
62.9 miles from Hancock County, WVCambridge Northwood Cemetery, burial place of congressmen John Earl Henderson, James Joyce and Charles Ellis Moore, is said to be home to a ghostly woman in a white formal dress from circa 1920. She has been seen for a short time before fading away, usually on clear summer nights.
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0Colonel Taylor Inn Bed and Breakfast
Cambridge, Ohio
63.4 miles from Hancock County, WVThe people here say that Colonel Taylor and his lady still haunt this 1878 Victorian mansion. Guests have seen both of their apparitions on the stairway, and they may shake the beds from time to time. The ghosts are said to be friendly and angelic, watching over the guests.
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Kinsman General Store
Kinsman, Ohio
63.7 miles from Hancock County, WVThis old-fashioned general store is believed to have a ghostly inhabitant in the basement, and is generally off limits to the public and visitors. Staff have reported seeing an old man smoking a pipe in the basement, and visitors have also smelt the overwhelming aroma of tobacco smoke on all ...
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Market Square Building
Kinsman, Ohio
63.7 miles from Hancock County, WVThis building features both an old-fashioned book store and a fascinating antiques market, which are both believed to be haunted. In the book store section of the building, staff report an entity that pushes books off shelves, and has been known to rearrange furniture while they are in the basement. ...
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Loyal Oak Tavern
Norton, Ohio
66.5 miles from Hancock County, WVThe old tavern building was built in the 1840s, and was a cabinet shop in its early years. There are remnants of its older days as a tavern, such as a half-log bar in the basement as well as a 1930s keg. But locals here say that's not all that ...
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Rose Hill Burial Park
Fairlawn, Ohio
69.7 miles from Hancock County, WVRose Hill Burial Park, founded in the 1920s, is haunted by a ghostly lady in white and ghost lights that witnesses say appear toward the back of the graveyard, possibly near the Jewish section.
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0Wells Inn
Sistersville, West Virginia
69.9 miles from Hancock County, WVAt this 1890s inn, both the guests and the staff have heard the sounds of writing and footsteps, witnessed doors that open or close by themselves, and felt a chilly presence.
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Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
71.7 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic building now houses the county athletic club, but was formerly a schoolhouse. During its history, a cruel schoolmistress punished a girl to the extent that she died, leading to the closure of the school and the basis of the haunting that occurs nowadays. People in the quiet library ...
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0Punderson Manor
Hancock County, Ohio
73 miles from Hancock County, WVIt is alleged that the original owner of Punderson manor committed suicide by drifting out on the lake in a bathtub, and then, when he reached the middle, he pulled the plug and drowned. Why precisely he would have chosen this method is not known, whether it actually occurred ...
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U.S. Route 322
Cranberry, Pennsylvania
73.3 miles from Hancock County, WVGeneral Anthony Wayne was buried, unearthed, then boiled so he could be transferred to his family grave. It is said that he lost some bones along the way and was reburied as an incomplete body. Some people still see him wandering along this road (used to transfer him); he is ...
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The Taverne of Richfield
Richfield, Ohio
75.2 miles from Hancock County, WVWe have had numerous sitings at the Taverne. The building was built in 1886 in Richfield Ohio as a hotel/stagecoach stop. We have 3 ghosts. The original ghost is Baxter Wood who opened a hotel called the Center Hotel in the building which now houses local watering hole, the Doug ...
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0Days Inn Meadville
Meadville, Pennsylvania
78.8 miles from Hancock County, WVWitnesses at this Days Inn have been startled to see apparitions in the main building's kitchen and second-floor hallway. Spirits are said to tamper with the radio and lights, and unexplained footsteps and thumps have been heard from vacant rooms and in the hallways. Doors also have been known to ...
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Burnt Wood Tavern
Brecksville, Ohio
78.9 miles from Hancock County, WVThis popular local eatery and restaurant is haunted by a former owner, who passed away several years ago and is still attempting to run his establishment. He has been known to welcome new staff members to the restaurant, and calls out peoples names. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Edmund Gleason Farmhouse
Valley View, Ohio
79.6 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic farmhouse property is rumoured to have a whole horde of ghostly inhabitants. Passing motorists claim to have seen the figure of a spectral woman standing at windows, and have seen strange lights moving from room to room on the downstairs level. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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4604 Turney Road
Garfield Heights, Ohio
83.3 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic apartment has a darker history, and has a terrifying haunting associated with the building. In the early 1940's, a mass brawl occurred on the upper floor, and several people were murdered. Staff in stores below the apartments claim to hear thumps, screams and the sound of a ...
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Hamlin Hall
University Heights, Ohio
83.4 miles from Hancock County, WVHamlin Hall has a haunt. Who is he? The apparition and cold spots that appear and disappear around a stairwell are said to belong to a young man who passed away inside the building.
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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
85.3 miles from Hancock County, WVSquire's Castle is only a shell of a castle built in the 1890s by Feargus B. Squire. It was meant to be the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate, never built. Now Squire's Castle is open to the public, and it is said to be haunted by Squire's wife ...
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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
85.3 miles from Hancock County, WVSquire's Castle is actually a 3-story stone caretaker's cottage for a never-built mansion, and legend has it that it's home to an unhappy female ghost. Feargus B. Squire planned to built a mansion as well, but until then, his family took up residence in the cottage. His wife hated the ...
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Kingwood Public Library
Kingwood, West Virginia
86.3 miles from Hancock County, WVThe circa-1966 library is said to be haunted. Witnesses report noises and footsteps, objects that move on their own, doors that open and close by themselves, and books that jump off the shelves. A jail that once stood on the site is believed by some to be the source of ...
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House of Wills
Cleveland, Ohio
87.4 miles from Hancock County, WVThis historic funeral parlour appears to be one of the cities most haunted sites, as shown by the most recent street view image of the building. The photograph shows what appears to be a white apparition staring down into the street from a window on the second floor. This is ...
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Agora Theatre and Ballroom
Cleveland, Ohio
88.2 miles from Hancock County, WVElvis and the Beatles are among the acts who have performed at Agora Theatre and Ballroom, and the place is said to be home to some spirits who never left. Apparitions have been seen here, especially one of a man wearing a yellow raincoat. During an investigation, a psychic declared ...
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