There are a lot of stories about this little white building that has been left to rot for the past 4-5 decades on Logmill Road in Haymarket, Virginia. Some call it the “Old White Chapel,” others the “Hickory Grove Chapel”. At least one person says it was never a chapel, but rather an old meeting house for the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Whatever the case, the vacant house certain has a creepy vibe – so of course the locals believe it to be haunted. Some swear they hear voices and see strange white blobs of light around the building at night.
This location was once a “Carlos O’Kelley’s” restaurant. Now it is an Italian place called “Piero’s Corner.” Back when it was Carlos O’Kelley’s, it was said that a dishwasher who worked there hanged himself in the building and haunted the premises from then on. Numerous waitstaff reported hearing voices when no one else was around. Glasses would fly off shelves and shatter for no reason.
No word on whether or not this activity continues since the handover to Piero’s Corner Italian.
This house dates back to 1795 and is known as either the “Myers-Masker House” or the “Van Iderstine House”. It is commonly believed by locals that Hessian prisoners were held in this house during the Revolutionary War (which, confusingly, was won almost a decade before this home was built?) Some sort of spirit seems to linger here, Hessian or not. Footsteps are constantly heard on the staircase when no one else is around.
There are stories told by the local residents of Country Lake Estates of a strange, ghostly figure of a man that is often spotted walking Red Feather Trail late at night. He’s often humming or singing a song to himself. You’ll catch him out of the corner of your eye, but when you glance directly towards him, the figure mysteriously disappears.
The Elco Naval Division was a boat-building factory that churned out nearly 400 PT boats for World War II. It is long gone, located where the Richard A. Rutkowski Park currently stands. A historical marker is all that’s left now to commemorate the efforts that went on there.
It is said that there was an accident one day at the factory, and a boat fell off its railings, crushing two men to death. Strangely enough, its not the men themselves who are said to now haunt this location, but one of their daughters – a little ghost girl is seen hovering around this area, constantly yelling for her daddy.
The 5-story Clifton Springs Sanitarium was built in 1892 to promote Dr. Henry Foster’s Clifton Springs Water Cure. It houses a chapel with a glass mosaic of “The Last Supper” designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The ghost of Dr. Foster has been seen sitting in the downstairs lobby of the Woodbury Building. Witnesses also have reported many other oddities, such as lights that work by themselves, unexplained noises, extreme cold spots and blasts, shadow figures, slamming doors, and blood spots that appear on walls.
Clinton Arena, aka Edward W. Stanley Recreation Center, is an indoor arena that was built in the late 1940s. The building was rebuilt in 1954 after it was destroyed in a fire. It is said to be haunted by a ghost some call Lucy. Local legend says strange things happen when her name is called. Strange noises have been heard, especially when the lights are off, and the seats in the stands are sometimes folded down as if someone unseen is sitting there. A puck once came flying out of the stands and hit the glass when some kids were in the arena.
The Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River were discovered by the Mohawk tribe; its similar name in the native language means “Place of the Falling Canoe.” According to legend, a Native American girl was boating one summer night when she fell to her death over the falls. Her ghost has been seen during full-moon nights paddling against the rapids. She is wearing war paint and tomahawk hair.
