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The Old Slave House - Crenshaw Mansion
Junction, Illinois
13.6 miles from Saline County, ILNote: This house is no longer a tourist attraction; tours are not operated here now as they have been in the past. Trespassers have been known to be arrested. This residence was once a place where slaves were bred illegally. The attic was made over with stalls to house the ...
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Crenshaw House
Junction, Illinois
13.7 miles from Saline County, ILThis place is closed to the public. It is owned by the state of Illinois and there are numerous No Trespassing signs. You are cautioned not to attempt to visit this place. Crenshaw house was a major player in kidnapping freed and escaped slaves and returning them to ...
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The Grand Rose Hotel
Elizabethtown, Illinois
24.9 miles from Saline County, ILAt this 1812 establishment with a view of the Ohio River, former owner Sarah Rose is said to linger beyond the grave. Her apparition has been seen walking in the second-floor hallways as well as climbing the stairs. Folks also have reported hearing a disembodied female voice and finding that ...
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Riverview Mansion Hotel
Golconda, Illinois
27 miles from Saline County, ILNow known as The Levee Lounge & Historic Riverview Mansion, the hotel is haunted by Miss Lucy Morse, wife of a former county bank president. Since the 1920's, her friendly spirit has been encountered on several occasions by guests and staff. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cave-in-Rock State Park
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
28.8 miles from Saline County, ILThe ghost story here starts with Samuel Mason, a robber who established a gambling tavern here around 1800. He attracted customers with alchohol, prostitutes and gambling, then robbed and sometimes killed them. Although now the site is known for its natural features, some witnesses have reported hearing moans and cries ...
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Baker Hollow Road Cemetery
Marion, Kentucky
35.5 miles from Saline County, ILWitnesses say Baker Hollow Road Cemetery disappears and reappears in different locations, so it is hard to find. They also describe overwhelming feelings of grief, music playing, laughter, screams, and the sound of something unseen trying to get into your car. Apparitions of soldiers, a ghost dog, and men hanging ...
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
36.8 miles from Saline County, ILSouthern Illinois University is reputed to have many haunted buildings; among them are Wheeler Hall, Faner Hall, Anthony Hall, Shryock Auditorium, and Mae Smith Residence Hall. One of the most famous ghosts here is Henry, who haunts the 1918 Shryock Auditorium. Henry, aka former university President Henry William Shryock, died ...
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Robin Hill
Mount Vernon, Indiana
37.2 miles from Saline County, ILThis historic house, reported to have been part of the Underground Railroad, stands empty and for sale. Since it has stood empty for a period, it is not surprising that it has developed a reputation for being haunted. Witnesses have reported seeing shadowy figures and hearing toilets flushing and other ...
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Hundley House Bed and Breakfast
Carbondale, Illinois
37.4 miles from Saline County, ILAlthough Hundley House has not operated as a B & B since 2011, former guests claim that double homicide that took place there in the 1928's has left its mark, both literally and spiritually. A bullet hole from the murders can still be seen in the back staircase and people ...
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C. C. Cohen Building
Paducah, Kentucky
46.1 miles from Saline County, ILC.C. Cohen's restaurant closed around 2010, and is now reported to be called Shandies. The place is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Stella Cohen Peine, the last member of the Cohen family, who died in her apartment upstairs. Chairs move by themselves, salt and pepper shakers fall ...
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Wynn Cemetery
Clay, Kentucky
46.2 miles from Saline County, ILAccording to local legend, two witches were buried in above-ground graves at Wynn Cemetery, and there are three trees here from which accused witches were hanged. Visitors have reported strange happenings on the anniversaries of their deaths and sudden temperature changes. Some witnesses have reported seeing a black apparition here ...
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Devil's Backbone and Bake Oven
Grand Tower, Illinois
53.8 miles from Saline County, ILThe Devil's Backbone, a rocky ridge about a half mile long, sits adjacent to the Devil's Bake Oven, a larger rock about 100 feet tall near the river's edge. The formations have been used as landmarks, lookout points and hiding places throughout history. River pirates used it as a hideout ...
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Willard Library
Evansville, Indiana
55 miles from Saline County, ILThe Grey Lady is said to haunt this historic late-1800s library building, and she brings apparitions, the scent of perfume, cold spots, strange noises, and more. The water and electricity are also known to turn on and off, and furniture and objects move by themselves. Ghost tours are held in ...
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Lick Creek Cemetery
Dawson Springs, Kentucky
59 miles from Saline County, ILAt the small Lick Creek Cemetery, visitors have reported apparitions, glowing eyes, and objects that fade in and out of sight.
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Happy Hollow Rd
Benton, Kentucky
60.2 miles from Saline County, ILSupposedly Happy Hollow Rd here in Marshall County Ky is haunted by a girl who died this road. If you were to put your car in neutral & let it roll downhill you will see this girls hand prints on your windshield and feel her pushing your car back & ...
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Port Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
61.9 miles from Saline County, ILPort Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the ...
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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
62.2 miles from Saline County, ILSoutheast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming ...
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Glenn House
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
62.2 miles from Saline County, ILGlenn House, built in 1883, is haunted by a Christmas ghost. The mansion was built by Edwin Dean for his daughter Lulu and her husband David Glenn. But banker Glenn lost much of his fortune and they moved out in 1915. The property fell into disrepair until it was renovated ...
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Lorimier Cemetery
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
62.7 miles from Saline County, ILHistoric Lorimier Cemetery from the early 1800s is home to a phenomenon known as the Tapping Ghost. It is a sensation of something tapping you on the shoulder, usually making visitors think a nut has fallen from a tree. The tapping repeats, usually until the visitor gets freaked out and ...
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Rose Bed Inn
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
62.7 miles from Saline County, ILAlex is a ghost who haunts Rose Bed Inn, housed in a former home built in 1908. The Schrader Family owned the home originally, and eventually it was put on the market. A young man named Alex expressed interest in the home. He didn't have the money to buy the ...
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Violin Annie - Elmwood Cemetery
Centralia, Illinois
63 miles from Saline County, ILLocal legend says that Harriet Anne Marshall (Annie) was an accomplished violinist, and the daughter of a wealthy doctor. She became ill and died of diptheria, and at her grave her parents placed a statue of her playing the violin. It is said that cemetery visitors can hear the violin ...
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Grapevine Cemetery
Madisonville, Kentucky
66.1 miles from Saline County, ILGrapevine Cemetery reportedly has a statue of an angel that cries blood and a ghost of a young man who committed suicide in after his girlfriend left. Witnesses say if he hears a love song playing from your car, he will scream.
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Upper Big Lake
Charleston, Missouri
68.8 miles from Saline County, ILA fisherman's ghost is purported to haunt Upper Big Lake. So the story goes, the fisherman accidentally killed his nephew with a shotgun, and the nephew's ghost came back and drowned his uncle while he was fishing on the lake.
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Original Springs Mineral Spa and Hotel
Okawville, Illinois
72.2 miles from Saline County, ILThis historic hotel is said to have a great many haunts in residence. Included are a man named Meier, who died in an explosion in the 1880s, and J.W. Schreiner, an owner during the 1890s. At least 7 other spirits of folks who have perished during this hotel's long history ...
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