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0Historic General Lewis Inn
Lewisburg, West Virginia
17.5 miles from Monroe County, WVThe 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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Holiday Inn - University / Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
23.6 miles from Monroe County, WVThis 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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Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia
24 miles from Monroe County, WVThe 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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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
34.5 miles from Monroe County, WVWilderness 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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Soldiers Memorial Theatre
Beckley, West Virginia
37.9 miles from Monroe County, WVBuilt 1931-32, the theater is believed to lie near a Civil War-era cemetery, although this fact doesn't seem to have to do with the hauntings here. Witnesses say they've seen an apparition of a man in his 60s wearing 1930s clothes. Also, ghosts and sounds of children playing have been ...
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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
39 miles from Monroe County, WVAt 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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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Monroe County, West Virginia
41.3 miles from Monroe County, WVThe 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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Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
44.1 miles from Monroe County, WVJeters 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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Major Graham Mansion
Max Meadows, Virginia
48 miles from Monroe County, WVThe historic mansion is believed to be haunted by the spirits of folks from its past. Paranormalists have collected electric voice phenomna and seen apparitions. The property is reported to be open for history and ghost tours during some times of year, and is available for investigation by paranormalist groups ...
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Hawks Nest State Park
Ansted, West Virginia
49.6 miles from Monroe County, WVThe site of the famouse cliff Lovers' Leap, this park has a long history of being haunted. Its legend tells of 1800s lovers who leapt off the cliff. Some say the pair were Native Americans, others say they were pioneers. In some tales the girl became dizzy and fell, and ...
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Glen Ferris Inn
Glen Ferris, West Virginia
54.5 miles from Monroe County, WVThe 1839 inn is thought to be haunted by a ghost of a Confederate soldier with a long beard, nicknamed The Colonel. He is a friendly and playful ghost, known to close doors behind people, make the birdbath water bubbly and frothy, and walk around with audible footsteps. His apparition ...
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The Natural Bridge Hotel
Natural Bridge, Virginia
55.3 miles from Monroe County, WVLegend 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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Avenel Plantation
Bedford, Virginia
58.3 miles from Monroe County, WVBuilt 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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Abijah Thomas House - Octagon House
Marion, Virginia
78.1 miles from Monroe County, WVThe Abijah Thomas House, aka the Octagon House, is a historic octagon house and private residence originally built in 1856. Its outer walls are bricks made by slaves on the property. Witnesses say the house is haunted, especially in the "dark room" or storage room. Apparitions of shackled, abused slaves ...
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West Virginia State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia
78.9 miles from Monroe County, WVThe 1930s Capitol building is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman as well as the spirit of a maintenance man who perished of a heart attack on the job. Some believe the 2 ghosts actually died in a 1921 fire; others dispute that claim.
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Aspenvale Cemetery
Marion, Virginia
79.1 miles from Monroe County, WVAspenvale Cemetery is the burial site of several Revolutionary War heroes such as Gen. William Campbell, famous for the Battle of King's Mountain, and his wife Elizabeth, sister of Patrick Henry. Witnesses say the strange anomalies happen here along with an odd feeling that there is something unseen around. Orbs ...
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Empty Glass Cafe
Charleston, West Virginia
79.2 miles from Monroe County, WVThe café and bar is haunted by a former bartender who died in a car crash. He has been known to change the jukebox music and has been seen walking through the bar area by patrons before vanishing. Staff have also encountered another entity on the second floor who slams ...
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The Empty Glass
Charleston, West Virginia
79.2 miles from Monroe County, WVThe haunt at this bar is rumored to be a former bartender who was killed in a car accident. Witnesses say the ghost plays pranks on both employees and bar patrons, such as playing his favorite songs on the jukebox. One report says that when the jukebox came on by ...
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Alleghany County Courthouse
Sparta, North Carolina
79.4 miles from Monroe County, WVBuilt in 1933, the historic courthouse was constructed to replace the original edifice which was destroyed by the 'Big Fire of 1932'. Visitors to the building nowadays have reported hearing disembodied footsteps on the staircase and the unexplained sound of whistling near the decommissioned prison cells. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Capitol Plaza Theatre
Charleston, West Virginia
80.5 miles from Monroe County, WVThe ghost of John Welch and his daughter Molly are said to haunt the theater. Welch was the owner of a mansion that stood on the property in the 1830s to 1860s, before it was torn down to build the theater. Molly died of pneumonia at age 8, and her ...
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