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0Springer Opera House
Columbus, Georgia
16.7 miles from Russell County, ALSpringer Opera House's stage has seen the likes of Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtrey, John Philip Sousa, Ethel Barrymore, Will Rogers, William Jennings Bryan and Franklin D. Roosevelt. But that's not all. Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, is rumored to haunt the place. Other ghosts are thought ...
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Holt Cemetery
Auburn, Alabama
19.6 miles from Russell County, ALIt is said that photos taken here have turned up strange things after being developed, and those who leave tape recorders here will pick up the sound of someone singing.
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0Spring Villa
Opelika, Alabama
21.9 miles from Russell County, ALAllegedly haunted by a former master of the house and slave owner who was killed by one of his slaves. Although this origin story is unlikely since the purported master died after slavery was abolished and also apparently of natural causes, many people are convinced the house is haunted, ...
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Kendall Manor Inn
Eufaula, Alabama
27.4 miles from Russell County, ALThis 1872 inn was said to be haunted by Annie, a dedicated nursemaid who took care of a former owner's children, and stayed on even after her death. Also believed to reside here are the ghosts of a Victorian lady and little girl who hang out in the downstairs area ...
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Double Hill Road
Opelika, Alabama
27.4 miles from Russell County, ALReportedly haunted by a ghostly horse drawn carriage.
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0University Chapel - Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
27.8 miles from Russell County, ALOriginally haunted by a ghost dubbed "Sydney", the spirit of a Confederate soldier who died there. Sydney reportedly manifested in the 20's when an acting troupe took over the chapel and he began bedeviling them. Overactive theater students imaginations or evidence of an actual haunting, who knows, but reportedly ...
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0Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge
Opelika, Alabama
28.1 miles from Russell County, ALThe original bridge was the site of a tragedy when a woman and her two children were crossing it in a car and the bridge collapsed. All three were killed. Urban legend has it that if you put candy on the bridge's edge at night, by the light of your ...
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0Old Train Depot
Auburn, Alabama
28.1 miles from Russell County, ALMany ghost websites make this ludicrous claim about the Train Depot: "It is said that if you go in there, no matter where you go, you always come back to the spot where you came in. " What does that even mean? How is that evidence of a ...
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0Tuskegee National Forest
Notasulga, Alabama
28.7 miles from Russell County, ALThe area is said to be haunted and cursed by devil worshippers who first used the area in the 1990s.
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1880's Josephine Hotel
Union Springs, Alabama
32.6 miles from Russell County, ALAlthough the historic hotel is no longer in service, it now is an art museum and a café. Ghostly voices and strange lights have been seen in the building after it has closed down for the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Camp Watts - Confederate Graveyard
Notasulga, Alabama
34.2 miles from Russell County, ALYou may see the ghostly apparitions of soldiers here or in the surrounding woods. Their voices and sounds also have been heard.
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Tuskegee Army Airfield - Sharpe Airfield
Tuskegee, Alabama
37.2 miles from Russell County, ALThere is no trespassing allowed on this site, as it is owned by a hunting club. Signs posted here reportedly say "Anyone found here at night will be found here in the morning." It is said that the sound of a phantom explosion can be heard as well as the ...
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0Lovelady Bridge
Camp Hill, Alabama
44.8 miles from Russell County, ALReportedly the site of a suicide or car accident in which a pregnant woman died. Apparently you can hear her crying at night on the bridge. (Photo courtesy of Steve Osborne)
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0Harper Hill Cemetery
Dadeville, Alabama
46.3 miles from Russell County, ALThis former church and cemetery site is said to be haunted. Legend has it that the church's pastor went mad one day and murdered his entire family and it is their ghosts that are said to haunt the grounds.
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Plains Historic Inn and Antique Mall
Plains, Georgia
49.5 miles from Russell County, ALThis quiet southern town was the birthplace of Jimmy Carter, and also boasts a supposedly haunted inn. The historic hotel formerly featured a funeral parlour on premises, but now houses delightful guest accommodation and a quaint antiques store with a variety of interesting displays, including local memorabilia. Apparently a ...
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0Troy State University
Troy, Alabama
56.4 miles from Russell County, ALStudents pass along the tale of the ghost at Pace Hall, a female apparition, and of strange noises and objects that move and shake by themselves. At Shackelford Hall, now reported to be condemned, a ghost named Sally is said to haunt the third floor. She is said to have ...
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0Tallapoosa Entertainment Center
Montgomery, Alabama
56.5 miles from Russell County, ALThis casino is said to be haunted. There are reports of machines playing by themselves (what happens if a ghost hits the jackpot we wonder?), whispering voices and some objects appear to move independently of human interaction.
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0Windsor Hotel
Americus, Georgia
57.6 miles from Russell County, ALThis 1892 hotel once boasted 100 rooms and a 3-story atrium, but it closed in the 1970s. It has since reopened and now has 53 guest rooms. It was once the site of a 1928 speech given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, prior to his becoming governor of New York. The ...
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Sturdivant Mansion
Jacksons' Gap, Alabama
57.8 miles from Russell County, ALNothing but a few walls remain of Sturdivant mansion except rumors of the ghosts that resided there. The ruin in the woods is reportedly haunted, though reports as to the exact nature of the haunting differ. There is a legend that a madman once slaughtered every person inside ...
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Liberty Cemetery
Alexander City, Alabama
58.8 miles from Russell County, ALYou may hear the cries of a baby who died during the Civil War, and feel an eerie presence.
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Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce
Wetumpka, Alabama
61.9 miles from Russell County, ALThe chambers are housed within a 1910 building, which was originally the town bank. Staff have reported hearing disembodied footsteps, ghostly voices and the sound of someone being dragged through an upstairs corridor. On the third floor, which hasn't been used for decades according to staff, furniture moves around ...
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Wetumpka Mortuary
Wetumpka, Alabama
61.9 miles from Russell County, ALThis historic building is no longer a mortuary, and is currently believed to be unoccupied. A poltergeist has been known to turn the lights on and off, and passer-by's have reportedly heard screams coming out of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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J. D. Holman House
Ozark, Alabama
63.1 miles from Russell County, ALI haven't had the opportunity to investigate all the stories on this old mansion, recently bought by the City of Ozark. It was built in 1912 by the Holman Family and is probably 8,000 square feet two-story structure with full basement, located on Broad Street in Ozark. We ...
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0Oakachoy Covered Bridge
Alexander City, Alabama
63.4 miles from Russell County, ALVandals burned the bridge down a few years ago, but it was reported that it was haunted by a slave who was hanged nearby.
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IICR Inc.
Ozark, Alabama
64.5 miles from Russell County, ALOur office building is directly in front of the Claybank Church & Cemetery in Ozark, AL. Unusual and unexplained things occur frequently in our building. This has been going on for several years. A large lab book flies off shelf, splatters in floor, breaking the spine of ...
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Bonnie Castle
Grantville, Georgia
68.5 miles from Russell County, ALBonnie Castle, now reported to be closed, was once a bed-and-breakfast inn. Ghosts reported here include a woman named Mary who dislikes electricity, a spectral cat, and a man who is said to be the original owner. Strange sounds have been reported coming from the building at all hours of ...
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Lake Tholocco
Ozark, Alabama
68.8 miles from Russell County, ALOn the darkest nights, figures and sounds can be seen and heard in the woods. This is a spot where Confederate armies used to camp during the Civil War.
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0Bill Sketoe's Hole - Choctawhatchee Bridge
Newton, Alabama
69.9 miles from Russell County, ALThere are a couple of different accounts as to why Bill Sketoe was hanged. Some claim that he deserted his post to care for a sick wife, other's that he was assisting in local guerilla operations against the army, in any event, he ran afoul of the local confederate ...
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The Rawls Hotel
Enterprise, Alabama
78 miles from Russell County, ALThe original owner, Mr. Rawls, as well as a gaggle of ghostly children are said to haunt this quaint hotel in Enterprise, AL. Numerous reports of hearing ghostly children as well as unexplained events have been reported at this hotel which dates back to 1903.
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Aunt B's - Southern Hospitality
Elba, Alabama
79.7 miles from Russell County, ALOriginally built in 1910 for the family of a doctor, Aunt B's was an inn that was rumored to be haunted. Reports say it is no longer in operation and is for sale. Witnesses say the hauntings here consist of men who try to break into the window or peer ...
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Hanging Grounds in Senoia
Senoia, Georgia
81.2 miles from Russell County, ALThis site, off of Padgett Road, near Starr's Mill, once belonged to Old Man Padgett. Stories say that long ago, as an execution was taking place, the man broke loose and hanged Old Man Padgett from the railroad bridge nearby. Although the tracks are no longer used, phantom trains have ...
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Baker County Courthouse
Newton, Georgia
83.8 miles from Russell County, ALDating back to 1906, the historic courthouse no longer serves as a jail due to flooding from the nearby Flint River on several occasions. Disembodied footsteps and ghostly voices are often heard when there is no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0The Dancing Ghost of Grancer Harrison
Kinston, Alabama
93.5 miles from Russell County, ALWilliam "Grancer" Harrison loved dancing and parties so much, that he built a dance hall on his property to hold weekly festivities. As he aged he realized he would not live forever and so had a grave site with an above ground tomb constructed near the dance hall so ...
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