Haunted Places in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania



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    Bucktail Hotel

    Marienville, Pennsylvania

    24.4 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Guests staying at this 1937 hotel have reported a spook haunting the upstairs rooms. The entity is believed to be a poltergeist, as it has been known to move objects around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Econolodge

    Clearfield, Pennsylvania

    32 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    I was an opening GM before when it had lost its flag from a Ramada. I was in the back of the back closet and there were just 2 people in the building the front desk person and I was getting food for the downtown pantry and trying to organize ...

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    U.S. Route 322

    Cranberry, Pennsylvania

    35.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    General 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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    Hunter Mansion

    Tidioute, Pennsylvania

    43.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The library of the 1874 mansion is rumoured to be haunted. The apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress, perhaps the wife of the original owner, has appeared to visitors on several occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    The Devil's Elbow

    Dysart, Pennsylvania

    48.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The Devil's Elbow is a dangerous curve along Wopsy Road that has a story about a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she was a new bride on her honeymoon at the Wopsononock Hotel, which burned down long ago. As their carriage rounded the Devil's Elbow, there was an ...

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    Mishler Theatre

    Altoona, Pennsylvania

    52.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    This 1906 theater building, still in operation today, is said to be home to three ghosts: Mr. Isaac Mishler, a howling dog, and a female spirit who plays pranks in the restroom.

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    Railroaders Memorial Museum

    Altoona, Pennsylvania

    52.8 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The Railroaders Museum is said to be haunted by a spirit named Frank, who has been seen all over the museum. Other apparitions have been noted as well, and employees have opened to find all the gift shop items removed from the shelves and set on the floor, and Big ...

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    Snyder Cemetery

    Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

    53.4 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Numerous paranormal events are reported at this location, but few precise details are available.

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    Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum

    Tarentum, Pennsylvania

    53.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    A 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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    Summit Hose Company

    Tarentum, Pennsylvania

    54.1 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Voices and odd noises are heard, doors open by themselves, and shadows have been seen here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Culmerville Hotel - Zottola's Pub and Eatery

    Tarentum, Pennsylvania

    54.8 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    A spirit is said to reside in the former Culmervilel Hotel, now Zottola's Pub and Eatery.

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    133 Kiester Road

    Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

    54.9 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The 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 Old Jail Museum

    Smethport, Pennsylvania

    55.1 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Ralph Crossmire, executed for murdering his mother, haunts his former cell. People who occupied it after his death would report seeing him. Now, as a museum, guests and employees report that Crossmire is more of a prankster than a threat. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Grove City College

    Grove City, Pennsylvania

    56.1 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Grove 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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    Depreciation Lands Museum

    Hampton Township, Pennsylvania

    61.8 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    A 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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    Grand Midway Hotel

    Windber, Pennsylvania

    62.2 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    This historic hotel has been in operation for over a century, but is now believed to be a private residence. The owners have been known to auction the rooms for a night, which is enough for some guests to leave the hotel in fear. Staff have reported a wild apparition ...

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    Gurnsey Hollow Cemetery

    Frewsburg, New York

    62.4 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Gurnsey Hollow Cemetery has gravesites that date back to the 1800s and a tragic story to boot. Legend has it that long ago, a mentally handicapped girl, age 7, was stoned to death here by a gang of townsfolk. The reason for the witch hunt is unknown. Her body is ...

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    Brush Creek Inn

    Warrendale, Pennsylvania

    65.3 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Keep 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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    Frick Mansion - Clayton

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    66.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The 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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    Lucille Ball Little Theatre

    Jamestown, New York

    68 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    According to rumors, the historic Lucille Ball Little Theatre has been the setting for many reports of ghostly apparitions and other paranormal phenomena.

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    Carnegie Library of Homestead

    Munhall, Pennsylvania

    68.7 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Founded 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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    University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    68.8 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Four 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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    Jaquins Pond

    Clymer, New York

    68.8 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Jaquin's Pond is legendary in local ghost stories. The area is basically a swampy woodland with some narrow dirt roads through it and three bridges. All three bridges are said to be haunted by George, a former school bus driver who killed himself in despair when a little boy died ...

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    Old Homestead Police Department

    Homestead, Pennsylvania

    69 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The 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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    Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    70.1 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Few 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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    Allegheny Center, Building #7

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    70.4 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The 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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    Omni William Penn Hotel

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    70.6 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    At 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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    St. Bonaventure University

    Olean, New York

    70.7 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    St. Bonaventure University has more than its share of campus ghosts. Francis Hall, once called Christ the King Seminary, is said to be haunted by the spirits of deceased monks. Devereux Hall is famous for stories of its Black Mass. Legend has it that in the 1960s, the students gathered ...

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    Hollenbeck Cemetery

    Jamestown, New York

    71.1 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Tiny Hollenbeck Cemetery, with about 25 graves, hasn't been used since before the turn of the century. But legends abound about the place; folks have witnessed a headless horseman, a woman in white, ghostly babies crying, screams for help, knocking sounds, orbs, and tombstones that are said to have disappeared. ...

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    Phillips' Rangers Monument

    Saxton, Pennsylvania

    71.2 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    In 1780 during the Revolutionary war, a group of rangers were engaged in a battle against the Iroquois who were fighting on behalf of the British. The natives outnumbered the rangers some five to one and the Rangers eventually surrendered. After their surrender the Rangers were tied ...

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    Riverside Inn

    Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania

    71.9 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    At this historic 1880s inn, the spirits have been known to crawl into bed with guests, dance in the ballroom to ghostly music, and open and close the doors.

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    3406 Brownsville Road

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    72.9 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    3406 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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    The Village Casino

    Bemus Point, New York

    74 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The Village Casino is a teen dance hall rumored to be haunted by the ghost of former teenaged chef Jordan Basile, who died in an explosion due to a malfunctioning oven. The ghost makes himself known by causing food to disappear and dancers to trip over nothing on the dance ...

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    Hotel Lenhart

    Bemus Point, New York

    74 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Hotel Lenhart, which dates back to 1880s, was rebuilt in 1890 after a fire and partially restored again in 1941, after another fire. An unknown haunt is said to reside in the building, opening and closing doors and tugging at the hair of visitors.

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    Eagle Hotel

    Waterford, Pennsylvania

    75.7 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    At this 1826 former hotel building, a restuarant called Sugar 'n Spice occupies the first floor and the second and third floors are a history museum. Mysterious sounds have been reported here, such as voices calling your name when no one is there, and a baby crying. Items are moved ...

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    Jean Bonnet Tavern

    Bedford, Pennsylvania

    78.5 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    This tavern building was a French outpost in the 1740s and a war headquarters in the 1750s. It became a tavern in the 1760s, and was also used as a courtroom. Several people were hanged here, and it is said that their spirits walk restlessly throughout the place. Witnesses have ...

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    Edward G. Acheson House

    Monongahela, Pennsylvania

    80.4 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The 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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    Wintergreen Gorge

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    85.2 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The ghost of a boy, named Tim (who died in his twenties, but appears as a child) and his dog (Dutch) have been seen along the trails. The pair would often hike there until Dutch died; Tim was later killed in a car accident but has been reported here. (Submitted ...

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    Erie Cemetery

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    88.1 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    There's blackened areas as if they have burned; some say that they have been scorched in Satanic rituals. Visitors feel as if they are being followed or like someone is standing behind them. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Old Crowley Mansion Site

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    88.5 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    The home that once occupied this area was said to be Erie's first haunted house, but now, only a field remains here. The Crowley family were rich, but plagued with tragedy including murder, illness, and untimely death. One of those who was murdered (by his wife) chose to torment her ...

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    The Brewerie at Union Station

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    88.5 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    A girl named Clara fell down the staircase here; staff, visitors, and investigators believe that she is still here, even creating a beer dedicated to the beloved ghost! (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Nicky's Pub

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    88.7 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Before it was Nicky's Pub, this building served as a variety of business venues, even rumored to have mafia and prostitution connections. Nowadays, guests have reported a man in a long coat floating along the East Hallway. Guests have reported the common paranormal phenomenon (disembodied voices, electronic devices acting strangely, ...

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    Cathedral of St Paul

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    89 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Members of the congregation believe a little girl named Katie still remains here. After her death in a car accident, members would report hearing a jovial laugh similar to Katie's, but also the sound of heavy objects moving around in empty rooms. The church organ has played by itself before ...

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    Gannon University

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    89 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Legend has it that a fraternity costume party had a guest dressed as a cowboy who disappeared upstairs, then was responsible for poltergeist activity inside of the house. While that story is more debatable, students commonly report activity in Schuster Theatre. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Watson-Curtze Mansion

    Erie, Pennsylvania

    89.2 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    General Anthony Wayne was initially buried here, but he was boiled down by his family before being transferred to a family plot. The cauldron itself is still located here and is said to rattle and make noises. A little girl is also said to be seen on the second floor ...

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    Century Inn

    Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania

    91.3 miles from Jefferson County, PA

    Reported 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 ...