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0Platte Center Creek
Platte Center, Nebraska
37.5 miles from Petersburg, NE
The hauntings here are said to be caused by three men who, in the early 1900s, were buried alive when a cave they dug into the creek bed collapsed. Apparitions of all three men are said to show up at night, digging by lantern light. After working a few minutes, ...
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St. Patrick's Cemetery - Glowing Graveyard
Columbus, Nebraska
40.7 miles from Petersburg, NE
The cemetery, a.k.a. the Glowing Graveyard, is the center of several local ghost stories. For one, the headstones, as you may guess, are said to glow at night by the light of a full moon. Skeptics say this is because of the reflective limestone in the headstones. Another local legend ...
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Columbus Hy-Vee
Columbus, Nebraska
46.7 miles from Petersburg, NE
The ghost that haunts the Columbus Hy-Vee is nicknamed Scooter. He is said to make screeching sounds near the produce and dairy sections and has appeared to employees at around 2 a.m.
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Clarkson Historical Opera House
Clarkson, Nebraska
50.1 miles from Petersburg, NE
Local residents and employees have reported hearing ghostly laughter and seeing apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Skyway Drive-In
Schuyler, Nebraska
59.8 miles from Petersburg, NE
At the Skyway Drive-In, folks say black phantom dogs with a missing eye and a missing leg roam the grounds. Witnesses maintain that f you look away from them, they disappear.
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Jenners Park
Loup City, Nebraska
60.5 miles from Petersburg, NE
Witnesses at Jenners Park, a former zoo with its old cages still intact, say the sound of disembodied childlike laughter can be heard here at night.
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Wayne State College - Neihardt Hall
Wayne, Nebraska
60.7 miles from Petersburg, NE
Neihardt Hall is said to be haunted by Cora, a young woman who committed suicide in the basement. Also, the ghost of a girl who was electrocuted while playing with a ball near bare electrical wires is said to haunt the tunnels between the dorms.
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Witch's Grave
Aurora, Nebraska
66.9 miles from Petersburg, NE
The ancient, isolated grave in the Aurora city cemetery, the "witch’s grave," has a mossy tombstone and a protruding marker, said to be a warning to deter others from witchcraft. So the story goes, the "witch" was eccentric, which was enough for the townsfolk to label her a witch and ...
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0Argo Hotel
Crofton, Nebraska
67.6 miles from Petersburg, NE
According to local legend, the ghost of a young girl who died in the basement can be seen here. Folks also say a baby's skeleton was found within the lounge walls during remodeling, and a ghostly mother is said to wail looking for her baby. Pictures also are said to ...
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Libby's Steakhouse
Springfield, South Dakota
69.8 miles from Petersburg, NE
Some say the basement of Libby’s Steakhouse, formerly Hoch Drugstore, was haunted by the ghost of a girl, whose apparition was glimpsed once. Witnesses say bowls will fall over if the basement door is left open, and folks have noticed an uneasy feeling on the basement stairs. Rumor has it ...
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Ghost Bridge of Logan Creek
Pender, Nebraska
73.9 miles from Petersburg, NE
Local legend tells of an early-1900s train that was held up by vigilantes chasing down a hired hand who murdered the family that employed him. The train bridge used to cross the Logan Creek, and from this former trestle, the man was hanged. Residents say sometimes a ghost bridge appears ...
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The Hotel Cafe and Saloon
Scribner, Nebraska
74 miles from Petersburg, NE
The 1901 Hotel Cafe and Saloon, now operating as a restaurant, is believed to be haunted by victims of murders or suicides thought to have occurred in the building. On the second and third floors, witnesses have seen shadow figures, heard unexplained voices and felt cold spots.
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Yankton, South Dakota
78.5 miles from Petersburg, NE
Ghosts said to haunted this campus include construction workers who fiddle with the electricity, showers and water fountains; a nun; a music teacher; and numerous other apparitions. Students say Whitby Hall was so haunted that is was closed down, and it contains a ghost of a man in gray polyester ...
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Dakota Theatre
Yankton, South Dakota
78.5 miles from Petersburg, NE
This historic theatre opened in 1902,changed owners and names on several occasions. Theatre patrons and cast have reported sighting a spectral face floating through the seating area after closing hours, as well as feeling cold spots, hearing screams and a bloodstains which appears during certain productions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Concordia University - David Hall
Seward, Nebraska
82.9 miles from Petersburg, NE
The David Dorm is rumored to be haunted by Native Americans whose 1700s bones were found when the dorm was built in the 1970s. Residents say electronic appliances and showers turn on by themselves.
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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
88.4 miles from Petersburg, NE
The ghost of a music professor is said to show up in the music hall as an apparition or an orb. He also is said to turn lights on and off. Also, the Altman Hall is said to be haunted by namesake Clara Altman, who is said to act as ...
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Kearney Area Children's Museum
Kearney, Nebraska
93.5 miles from Petersburg, NE
At the Kearney Area Children's Museum, the basement is rumored to be haunted. Said to be full of "strange equipment" with unusual stains all over the walls, some witnesses say the temperature dropped suddenly, their hair stood on end and they got a very uneasy feeling.
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Gilbert Cemetery
Friend, Nebraska
97.2 miles from Petersburg, NE
The Gilberts, an 1890s pioneer family, are said to haunt this cemetery. Folks have reported that tombstones may move and unexplained noises can be heard on the site.
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Haunted Bridge
Petersburg, Nebraska
100.4 miles from Petersburg, NE
The 1885 story of the haunted bridge begins with Tom Jones and his widowed sister Elizabeth Taylor, who were fighting with their neighbors over their cattle getting into their neighbors' crops. Tom and Elizabeth felt unsafe over the turmoil and bought a shotgun. Soon after, some men were cutting trees ...
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Temple Theatre
Lincoln, Nebraska
101.1 miles from Petersburg, NE
This theater at the University of Nebraska, founded in 1869, is the centerpiece for some oft-told campus tales. In the 1940s, a student was said to have fallen to his death from the overhead rigging during a production of MacBeth, and now his apparition is said to appear during Shakespeare ...
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Richmond House
Lincoln, Nebraska
101.3 miles from Petersburg, NE
In the 1920s there was a triple murder suicide involving the husband, Bill, his wife Venus, her lover and their baby. Bill killed Venus by shotgun... he then laid on the railroad tracks near the home and was killed by a train. The baby was never found... In a corner ...
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Nebraska State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska
101.7 miles from Petersburg, NE
The Nebraska State Capitol was built over 10 years (1922-1932), and is still the home of Nebraska's government. It is said to be haunted by an apparition of someone falling, along with screaming and crying. It is thought to be either a man who had a heart attack and fell ...
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Old Captain's Studio
Lincoln, Nebraska
101.8 miles from Petersburg, NE
This historic building was formerly the residence of a retired sea captain, who owned a studio on the upper floor. Tenants of a law firm now located on the premises have reported seeing his apparition on several occasions over the years. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Lake Street Lake - Rudge Memorial Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
102.6 miles from Petersburg, NE
Formerly dairy farm, and then a skating rink, the park is said to be haunted by a little boy killed long ago by a gang of bullies. Apparitions have been reported to occur in winter near the creek.
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Robber's Cave - Van Dorn Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
102.8 miles from Petersburg, NE
Robber's Cave, in southwest Lincoln near the intersection of 10th and High streets, was called Pahuk Bluff by the Pawnee Indians who came here to contact Tirawa, the god of all things. The cave was later a stop on the Underground Railroad and, in 1876, a hideout for Jesse James. ...
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Antelope Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
103.1 miles from Petersburg, NE
Near Antelope Park's memorial, behind the caretaker's house, is a field. Witnesses report that many apparitions have been seen in this field, walking across it and into the woods.
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Doane College Library
Crete, Nebraska
103.2 miles from Petersburg, NE
The college library is believed to be haunted by a woman in a white dress who appears in the basement or in front of a window during the full moon.
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Daneville Inn
Viborg, South Dakota
104.2 miles from Petersburg, NE
There are reports at this historic building of people seeing a strange glowing apparition floating through the main bar area when the building has closed down for the night. Strange noises and disembodied footsteps have also been heard when there is no one around. It is unclear whether the inn ...
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IOOF Cemetery
Gregory, South Dakota
118.4 miles from Petersburg, NE
Passersby have become concerned upon seeing a white-haired man wandering alone through the cemetery as if lost, or looking for something. When they stop to see if they can help him, he simply vanishes.
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