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0Carrington Rock
Salt Lick, Kentucky
17.1 miles from Powell County, KYApparitions of Confederate soldiers and a pacing woman have been seen at Carrington Rock. The woman, witnesses say, eventually throws herself off the edge, screaming as she falls. Witnesses also have heard the sounds of officers calling orders to soldiers and moans and cries of pain on the battlefield.
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0White Hall
Richmond, Kentucky
28.8 miles from Powell County, KYCassius Clay's historic home, built in 1798 by his father, is said to be haunted by Clay himself, his wife, and his son. Witnesses to the hauntings have described moving candle lights, footsteps and other unexplained sounds and even smells, and violin and piano music. Apparitions of the three ghosts ...
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0Boone Tavern
Berea, Kentucky
31.1 miles from Powell County, KYAt this historic guesthouse for Berea College, many strange events have been reported. Some say the site was once part of the Underground Railroad, and the apparition of at an African-American boy has been spotted here; others say this information is inaccurate, and that the hotel was not built until ...
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Henry Clay Estate - Ashland
Lexington, Kentucky
38.3 miles from Powell County, KYThe historic Ashland House is said to be haunted by Henry Clay himself. His ghost, a white-haired apparition wearing a black frock coat, has been seen in the old red parlor room (which is now his study), leaning on the fireplace mantel.
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Loudoun House
Lexington, Kentucky
38.8 miles from Powell County, KYThe 1850 gothic revival mansion is haunted by the spirits of two women, both dressed in Victorian clothing. One has been seen in the western part of the mansion, and the other in the formal dining room. Also seen all over the mansion is a mysterious black cat. Witnesses have ...
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0Gratz Park Inn
Lexington, Kentucky
39.5 miles from Powell County, KYAt this historic inn, folks have reported seeing apparitions that include men, a lady in a white dress and hat, and intoxicated partygoers. Also, a ghostly little girl has been seen running and playing jacks in the hallways, and the spirit of an elderly man turns the TVs on and ...
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John Morgan Hunt House
Lexington, Kentucky
39.6 miles from Powell County, KYThis 1814 house was built by John Wesley Hunt, who can still be seen walking the hallways of this old property. The apparition of Mammy Bouviette James, a former nurse of the Hunt children, can still be seen in the third floor nursery and hallways, and often appears to those ...
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0Crowne Plaza Hotel - Campbell House Inn
Lexington, Kentucky
40.7 miles from Powell County, KYFormerly the Campbell House Inn, the Crowne Plaza Hotel is said to be a very spooky place. According to local legend, two women were murdered here. One was stabbed on the stairs, and folks say you can still see the blood stains on the carpet. The other woman was reportedly ...
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The Campbell House
Lexington, Kentucky
40.7 miles from Powell County, KYAt the Cambell House Inn, there is rumored to be a blood stain on a carpet where a woman, one of two women to have been murdered here, was stabbed to death. Witnesses have reported apparitions and doors slamming by themselves.
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Rohs Opera House
Cynthiana, Kentucky
46.3 miles from Powell County, KYThe current Rohs Opera House (pronounced ROSS) opened in 1941 with a showing of Down Argentine Way. Ticket price was $.05 for adults. It was originally built in 1871 as Aeolian Hall, a live production theatre located on the second floor. A silent movie projector was eventually added to bring ...
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Campbell Cemetery
Busy, Kentucky
47.7 miles from Powell County, KYTher is a site at Campbell Cemetery called Coffin Rock, where locals say a man was shot and killed long ago. Now, when it rains, there appears to be blood running down the rock. Several ghosts are said to call this area home as well: an old man who flags ...
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
50.2 miles from Powell County, KYThe Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is said to be the country's largest restored Shaker village. Its 3,000 acres contain 34 original Shaker buildings and perhaps a few ghosts, as well. It is said that ghostly babies can be heard crying at night around the pond.
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0X Cave - Carter Caves State Resort Park
Olive Hill, Kentucky
53.5 miles from Powell County, KYCave X is called this because it has 4 entrances that meet in the center, like an X. This cave is said to be haunted by two Cherokee lovers. It is said that warrior Huraken found this cave and its hidden vein of silver, but kept it a secret so ...
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Ramada Inn
Paintsville, Kentucky
55.2 miles from Powell County, KYThis Ramada Inn is said to have a ghost of a woman who walks in high heels through the atrium as well as unexplained voices, levitating objects, and a man's apparition. A woman is heard laughing in Room 216.
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Motel 80
Emmalena, Kentucky
55.4 miles from Powell County, KYRumor has it that at this site, a man once committed a double murder. It's said that he found his wife together with another man in a hotel room, and shot and killed them both. Witnesses say the spirit of the man who was shot still remains behind, turning the ...
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Harrodsburg Spring - Young Park
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
56.1 miles from Powell County, KYThe ghost story here begins with a beautiful young woman who checked in to the Harrodsburg Springs Hotel, which stood on the park grounds in the late 1800s, under a false name. She danced with several partners in the hotel ballroom, as the men all lined up for a chance ...
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Phillips' Folly
Maysville, Kentucky
56.5 miles from Powell County, KYPhillips' Folly is a three-story brick house begun around 1828 by Williams B. Phillips. Its nickname came about when Phillips vanished when only the frame had been built, leading folks to believe he had run out of funds for the project. Phillips came back a few years later and finished ...
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Aberdeen Baptist Church
Aberdeen, Ohio
57 miles from Powell County, KYThe apparitions of young children have been seen inside the church building and in front of it by passing motorists and parishioners. Screams come from inside the church during the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Buffalo Trace Distillery
Frankfort, Kentucky
62.9 miles from Powell County, KYThe late-18th-century distillery on the site of an ancient buffalo crossing offers ghost tours by appointment; many characters from its long history are said to walk the grounds.
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Liberty Hall
Frankfort, Kentucky
62.9 miles from Powell County, KYBuilt by Senator John Brown in 1796, Liberty Hall Mansion is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. Mrs. Brown's kindly aunt, Mrs. Margaret Varick, died of a heart attack around 1817 in an upstairs bedroom. She was buried on the grounds but was lost when the graves ...
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Baird House Inn
Ripley, Ohio
63.4 miles from Powell County, KYThis historic house inn may no longer be in operation, and is now a private residence. The inn was a popular stopover for travellers on the river, and since it was built in 1825, has had a colourful history. Guests and staff at the former inn have reported hearing ...
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Rankin House
Ripley, Ohio
63.5 miles from Powell County, KYRankin House belonged to abolitionist Reverend John Rankin, and he was said to put a bright light in his attic window to symbolize to runaway slaves that it was safe to seek shelter here. Apparitions of slaves are said to appear on Jacob's Ladder near his house on moonless nights.
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Union College
Barbourville, Kentucky
66.5 miles from Powell County, KYUnion College seems to have a haunted Financial Aid office: Witnesses say the doors open and close, and even lock and unlock, on their own. The spirit is believed to be a woman who lived and died under mysterious circumstances here when the building was a private residence. Also haunting ...
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Warfield Cemetery
Barbourville, Kentucky
67.6 miles from Powell County, KYSome claim that at the Warfield Cemetery, something unseen will follow you, moving as you do, terrorizing you as you walk through the graveyard, never stopping until you step outside the gate.
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The Precinct Office Center
West Union, Ohio
68.3 miles from Powell County, KYThis historic former jailhouse is now the county office, but has a haunting dating back to the turn of the nineteenth century. Prisoners were reportedly frightened by a apparition robed in white, who repeatedly floated past their cells without making a sound before vanishing. This manifestation has made various ...
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Meldahl Locks and Dam - Foster Dam
Felicity, Ohio
69.2 miles from Powell County, KYVisitors to Meldahl Locks and Dam, aka Foster Dam, at mile marker 436 on the Ohio River, have witnessed the presence of many spirits here, said to be folks who committed suicide or died accidentally here over the years.
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Mount Unger Cemetery
Otway, Ohio
72.1 miles from Powell County, KYLocal legends say Mount Unger Cemetery is visited by the spirit of a man who hanged himself here after having murdered his wife.
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Red Dog Road
Harlan, Kentucky
73.6 miles from Powell County, KYThis road has been haunted by mysterious lights which flicker from tree to tree. If one is quiet at a certain fork in the road you can hear someone or something walking in the woods above the road. A huge shadowed specter has been seen several times standing in ...
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Stepstone Church - Immaculate Conception Church
Butler, Kentucky
73.7 miles from Powell County, KYSome reports say this church still stands, and others say it has been torn down. But rumor has it that whatever its state, it is haunted by four teen girls who some men hung on a cross in the loft before setting fire to the church. Witnesses have heard girls ...
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Williamsburg, Kentucky
74.3 miles from Powell County, KYStories about the Cumberland Falls State Park tell of a 1950s bride and groom on their honeymoon. The bride lost her balance and fell from the cliff now called Lover's Leap. Reports say drivers have hit a woman in a wedding dress in the area, although when they got out ...
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Sherman Tavern
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
74.7 miles from Powell County, KYThe Sherman Tavern is a historic former tavern built in 1812, which is in the process of being restored by local residents. It was a former stage stop for cattle drovers and American Indians. People restoring the historic building have reported seeing the apparitions of Confederate soldiers, and African American ...
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0Benham School House Inn
Cumberland, Kentucky
76.8 miles from Powell County, KYThe building that houses the inn was an old high school, and some say the ghostly students return to their old stomping grounds. According to reports, the inn still houses the student lockers and class photos in the hallways, and in these hallways witnesses have heard unexplained runnning footsteps, laughter ...
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June Tolliver House
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
88.1 miles from Powell County, KYThis 1890's residence featured in the local newspaper several years ago, when a visitor to the house photographed a ghostly woman in white. Other phenomena reported here includes apparitions rushing past the bay windows at the front of the building and paintings being moved around by unseen hands. (Submitted by Callum ...
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Big Bone Lick Park
Union, Kentucky
88.3 miles from Powell County, KYFolks visiting the park have reported disembodied whispers, eerie figures, strange noises and an evil spirit who is said to linger in the nearby woods.
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