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Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary is a former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1829 to 1971. It was one of the most expensive and innovative prisons of its time, designed to reform criminals through solitary confinement and strict discipline. However, the harsh conditions and brutal punishments inflicted on the inmates also made it one of the most notorious and haunted prisons in the world.


Eastern State Penitentiary was built as a radial structure, with seven cellblocks radiating from a central hub. Each cell had a small window, a toilet, and a skylight. The inmates were not allowed to communicate with each other or see anyone else's face. They wore hoods when they were taken out of their cells for exercise or work. The prison's founders believed that this system would induce penitence and remorse in the criminals, hence the name penitentiary.


However, the isolation and deprivation also drove many inmates to madness, suicide, or violence. Some of the punishments used on the prisoners were horrific, such as the water bath, where inmates were dunked in cold water and hung on a wall to freeze; the mad chair, where inmates were strapped so tightly that they lost circulation and sometimes limbs; and the iron gag, where a metal device was clamped on the tongue and wrists, causing bleeding and choking.


The prison also housed some of the most infamous criminals in American history, such as Al Capone, Willie Sutton, and Pep the dog (yes, a dog). Al Capone reportedly had a luxurious cell with paintings and furniture, but he also claimed to be haunted by the ghost of James Clark, one of his victims in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Willie Sutton was part of a group of 12 inmates who attempted to escape through a tunnel in 1945, but they were caught by guards. Pep the dog was allegedly sentenced to life for killing the governor's cat, but this story is probably a hoax.


The prison was closed in 1971 due to overcrowding and decay. It was abandoned for years until it opened for public tours in 1994. Today, it is a museum and a National Historic Landmark. It also hosts a Halloween haunted house attraction called Terror Behind the Walls.


Many visitors and staff have reported paranormal experiences at Eastern State Penitentiary, such as seeing apparitions, hearing voices, feeling cold spots, and witnessing objects move by themselves. Some of the most haunted areas are Cellblock 12, where laughter and whispers are heard; Cellblock 6, where shadow figures are seen; Cellblock 4, where faces appear in cell doors; and Death Row, where eerie noises are heard.


Eastern State Penitentiary is a place where history and horror collide. It is a testament to the dark side of human nature and the suffering of thousands of souls. It is also a fascinating destination for anyone interested in exploring one of the most haunted places in America.

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Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is well known for several reasons. It was one of the most expensive prisons ever built in the world, it utilized a radical

philosophy, it housed some of America’s most notorious criminals, and it is said to be the most haunted prison in the country.

The idea of a new type of prison system came about in 1787, just four years after the American Revolution was over when important men were gathered at the home of Benjamin Franklin to discuss prison reform. At that time, the Walnut Street Jail was located directly behind Independence Hall and the conditions there were terrible.

Men, women, and children who had committed all manner of crimes, from petty theft to murder, were jailed together on what amounted to little more than dirty pens, which were overcrowded, disease-ridden, cold, dangerous, and generally unsupervised. Abuse by both jailers and fellow inmates was common and food, heat, clothing or protection was only provided if the inmate could afford the price. Rape, robbery, and beatings were common practices and it wasn’t unusual for prisoners to die from cold or starvation.


Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1789

These abuses led to the formation of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, which met at Benjamin Franklin’s house to discuss improvements and alternatives. One member, a prominent Philadelphia physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, named Benjamin Rush called for “a house of repentance” rather than prisons, which is where the name “penitentiary” came from. Rush proclaimed that radical change was needed and believed that crime was a “moral disease.” Further, he suggested that a “house of repentance” would be a place where prisoners could meditate on their crimes, experience spiritual remorse, and undergo rehabilitation. The plan was built around the idea of solitary confinement that would allow criminals to meditate on their crimes and involved no corporal punishment. The other men agreed and the method, which became known as the Pennsylvania System, would be utilized at Eastern State Penitentiary and other facilities throughout the world.

The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons survives today, now called the Pennsylvania Prison Society, which promotes correctional reform and social justice.


Eastern State Penitentiary by the Duval and Company

The men soon convinced the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and started their work at the Walnut Street Jail. In 1790, a small “Penitentiary House” with 16 solitary cells was built. The inmates were segregated by sex and crime, vocational workshops were instituted to occupy the prisoners’ time, and much of the abusive behavior was abolished. But the facility was still overcrowded and as the population of the city increased, so did crime.

Though it would be decades before a new prison was built, ground was broken for the Eastern State Penitentiary in a cherry orchard outside the city in 1822. Designed by British-born architect John Haviland, the penitentiary would be unlike any seen before with seven single-level cell block wings radiating from a central surveillance hub, from which one guard could see down all of the cell blocks. Haviland was inspired by English prisons and asylums built beginning in the 1780s and gave it a neo-Gothic look. The building’s imposing facade was meant to be to be intimidating, although its battlements and windows were fake. Its interior was designed much like a church.


Hooded Inmate at Eastern State Penitentiary

Though it was seven years before it would be completed, the penitentiary opened in 1829. With an initial capacity for 250 inmates, every prisoner would have his own 8 x 12-foot cell which featured central heating, a flush toilet, running water, a shower/bath, a skylight, and a private exercise yard.

From the minute the inmates entered the facility they were kept isolated. They were escorted into the prison with an eyeless hood placed over their heads. Afterward, the isolation continued so they could contemplate their crimes and read the Bible, which would lead to penitence and reformation.

To accomplish this goal, inmates could not mingle with other prisoners or continue relations with friends and family on the outside. When they were outside their cells, they were required to wear masks to hide their faces in their private exercise yards, which they were allowed to use one hour per day, with minimized interactions with the guards. During their time in their cells, they worked on prison projects such as shoemaking or weaving. Their only contact was with the warden, who was required to visit every inmate every day, and the overseers who were mandated to see each inmate three times a day. But even this communication was made through a small portal where meals and work materials were passed.

But just two years later, in 1831, it was already clear that the penitentiary would have to hold more criminals. Soon, second floors were added to all of the wings. This same year, the first female prisoner was confined in the penitentiary.

In 1832, the first inmate made his escape from the prison. For some reason, this inmate was not entirely confined to solitude and served as the warden’s waiter. He made his escape by lowering himself from the roof of the front building. He was later captured and returned but escaped in the same way in 1837.


Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Carol Highsmith.

By the time the original plan was completed in 1836, the building was the largest and most expensive public structure ever erected in the United States at a cost of $780,000, which would equate to more than $18 million today. At that time, its cost was believed to have been second only to that of the U.S. Capitol.

The Pennsylvania System was opposed to by the Auburn System, also known as the New York System, which held that prisoners should be forced to work together in silence, and could be subjected to physical punishment. This system was favored in the United States.


Eastern State Penitentiary Rotunda where guards could see down all the hallways.

Regardless of the cost and the disfavor by other systems, delegates from around the world came to study the radial floor plan and system of solitary confinement and it became the model for more than 300 prisons worldwide.

Some were not so convinced of the method. Charles Dickens, after a visit in 1842, wrote critically:

“I am persuaded that those who designed this system… do not know what it is they are doing… I hold the slow and daily tampering with the mysteries of the brain to be immeasurably worse than any torture of the body.”

By the 1870s, the prison needed more space and four new cell blocks were added in 1877 between the existing wings. Before long, the individual exercise yards were eliminated and inmates exercised together, but they were still required to wear masks and to be silent.
Though the reform plan of the Pennsylvania System called for no corporal punishment, this was not the case. Guards and councilors were known to have designed a variety of physical and psychological torture regimens for various infractions. One of these called the “water bath”, subjected inmates to being doused with water outside during winter months and then hung on a wall until ice formed on their skin. Another torture called the “mad chair”, in which prisoners were bound tightly for days until their circulation was cut off. The “iron gag” involved tying an inmate’s hands behind the back, with a chain trapped to an iron collar in the mouth, which caused the tongue to tear and bleed.

Under Block #14 was dug an underground cell that was called the “Hole.” Here, inmates would stay locked, sometimes for weeks, with no light, no human contact, with only bread and water to eat.

Due to overcrowding, the Eastern State Penitentiary eliminated the Pennsylvania System of isolation and penitence in 1913. Afterward, prisoners then shared cells, worked together, and even played in organized sports.

By the 1920s, the prison was housing some 2,000 prisoners and more cells were built including some below ground. The windowless cells then had nothing to do with penitence and everything to do with punishment. By this time, every cell was called home to 2-3 prisoners. In 1923, all female prisoners were removed and sent to the new prison at Muncy.


Cell at Eastern State Penitentiary 

In July 1923, Leo Callahan and five accomplices armed with pistols successfully used a ladder they had built to scale the east wall after holding up a group of unarmed guards. All of Callahan’s accomplices were eventually apprehended, including one that made it as far as Honolulu, Hawaii. However, Callahan was never recaptured.

By this time, the prison was also housing violent criminals, as well as those sentenced to be executed. In 1933, a riot occurred in the prison over insufficient recreational facilities, overcrowding, and idleness. During this event, inmates set fires in their cells and destroyed workshops. The very next year, another riot occurred, this time over low wages. The prisoners short-circuited electrical outlets, started fires and caused other disturbances.

In April 1945, 12 men escaped through a 97-foot long tunnel that had been built by Clarence Klinedinst, who worked as a prison plasterer. The men were quickly recaptured and returned to the prison.

In 1959, a new cellblock was opened to house violent criminals. The last cell block to be built, it was the only one with electric doors. Though the prison housed those who were on “death row”, no executions ever took place at the prison.

In 1961, an inmate named John Klausenberg tricked a guard into opening the cell of another inmate and he and the other prisoner overpowered the guard to begin the largest riot in the prison’s history. It took several hours for a large force of police, guards, and state troopers to reclaim the prison.

The riot fueled discussions to close the Eastern State Penitentiary, which had since been renamed the State Correctional Institution at Philadelphia. In addition to overcrowding, the prison was badly deteriorating.


Death Row Cell Block of the Eastern State Penitentiary, courtesy Wikipedia

In January 1970 the prison closed and the inmates were sent to the State Correctional Institution at Graterford. After a riot at a prison in Holmesburg, the prison again housed some of those inmates. In 1971 it was officially closed forever.

Over the course of its 142 years, the penitentiary held some 75,000 inmates, including Prohibition-era gangster, Al Capone, and notorious bank robber, Willie Sutton. During this time, more than 100 inmates escaped, but all were recaptured with the exception of Leo Callahan.

While the prison was operating, two guards and several inmates were murdered within the walls. Other prisoners committed suicide, and hundreds of others died from disease and old age.

Named a National Historic Landmark in 1965, the prison sat abandoned after it was closed during which time it was heavily vandalized and trees began to grow in the buildings.


Eastern State Penitentiary Administration Building

The City of Philadelphia purchased the property with the intention of redeveloping it. Proposals included demolishing the building to use the site as a criminal justice center, a mall, or a luxury apartment complex. But in 1988, a task force successfully petitioned the city to stop pursuing development, and in 1994, the Pennsylvania Prison Society opened the prison for historic tours.

Today, the Eastern State Penitentiary, kept in a state of “preserved ruin” continues to operate as a museum and historic site. It is open year-round for tours and special events are held throughout the year.

In addition to its long history, the penitentiary is said to be the most haunted prison in the United States and for years, has been investigated by paranormal groups and has been featured in several television shows. These investigators, as well as staff and visitors, have reported dozens of paranormal activities and numerous sightings of ghostly entities.


Al Capone’s Cell at Eastern State Penitentiary

One of the first stories told of ghostly activity was by famed Chicago gangster, Al Capone, who was housed in the prison for eight months in 1929-1930. Though he had the nicest cell in the prison, which included a desk, a lamp, paintings, and a radio, he said he was haunted by the ghost of James Clark, who was one of the victims of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago. Allegedly, Capone screamed every night in fright screaming at “Jimmy” to go away and leave him alone.

In the 1940s, both prisoners and guards began to have a number of unusual experiences and unexplained sightings. Many of these events involved spooky shadows and unexplained noises.

Today, many people have reported that Cellblock 12 is an area of high paranormal activity, where cackling and whispers are heard and the apparition of a prisoner is seen. In Cellblock 6, shadowy figures are often seen sliding along the walls and the sounds of whispers, screams, and laughter have been heard.


Cellblock 4 of Eastern State Penitentiary

In Cellblock 4, many have seen ghostly anguished faces and hearing loud whispers. On one occasion, a locksmith working in this area who was removing an old lock from a cell door had a vivid experience. He described having felt as if he was overcome by a massive force, and was unable to move or speak, while distorted forms swirled around the cellblock, one of which appearing to beckon to him.

Many people have reported seeing the silhouette of a guard in one of the watchtowers.

On the third floor of one cell block, numerous visitors say they’ve heard the sound of cell doors suddenly opening and then slamming shut.

The catwalk is an area where many paranormal events have occurred. Here, a shadow figure was caught on a video, people have felt extreme temperature fluctuations, and one visitor captured a male voice saying “I’m lonely” on an EVP.

Throughout the prison, visitors and staff report disembodied screams, cries of pain, sadistic laughter, and whispers. Others have reported the sounds cell door handles jiggling, furniture being dragged across floors, large objects rolling on the roof, and ghostly footsteps.

Many have seen sudden orbs or streaks of light appearing, felt unseen people tapping them on the shoulder, get overwhelming sensations of being watched, and in general have feelings of dread.


Watch Tower at Eastern State Penitentiary

More Information:

Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-236-3300
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Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, United States



Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, United States




Built in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary is a former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It’s known for being the very first prison of its kind to introduce solitary confinement, or what they used to call, the Pennsylvania System. Prisoners were sent to solitary during this time as a form of rehabilitation. They would be completely isolated, living alone, eating alone, and even exercising alone in their own individual yards. Whenever an inmate left his cell, a black hood would be placed over his head to assure he remained in confinement.

Due to Eastern States’ harsh approach, many prisoners were drove to insanity, and as a result the Pennsylvania System was scrapped in 1913. From then until 1970 it was used as a regular prison, and held the likes of Al Capone and the bank robber, Willie Sutton.

Reports of the paranormal have been going on since the 1940’s, but ever since the stone prison was abandoned in 1971, paranormal experiences have seemingly increased.
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Gettysburg Battlefield - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Sniper

Few would argue that Gettysburg Battlefield is one of the most haunted places in the U.S. As the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, nearly 8,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed and tens of thousands more were injured there on July 3, 1863. There have been numerous sightings of ghost soldiers, sounds of battle, recorded EVP and even video.
Visitors to the park have reported seeing and even talking to these phantoms from the past only to have them mysteriously vanish.
Screams and moans, the sounds of gun and cannon fire -- all echoes from the horrific battle are occasionally heard and even recorded.
One of the most compelling ghost videos ever recorded was shot at Triangular Field by Tom Underwood in 2001.

Ghost encounters are also common in the period buildings surrounding the battlefield, including the Farnsworth House Inn and at Gettysburg College. The experiences continue up to the present day, and the area is well worth a visit, not only for its haunted reputation but also for its historical significance.
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Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary has become a favorite destination for ghost hunters as well as the public at large since it has been opened to tours. Built in 1829, the imposing Gothic structure was originally designed to hold 250 inmates in solitary confinement. At the height of its use, however, as many as 1,700 prisoners were crammed into the cells. Like many such places of high emotional stress, misery and death, the prison has become haunted. One of its most famous inmates was none other than Al Capone, was was incarcerated there on illegal weapons possession in 1929. During his stay, it is said that Capone was tormented by the ghost of James Clark, one of the men Capone had murdered in the infamous St. Valentine's Day massacre. Other reported haunting activity includes: A shadow-like figure that scoots quickly away when approached. A figure that stands in the guard tower. An evil cackling reportedly comes from cellblock 12. In cellblock 6, another shadowy figure has been seen sliding down the wall. Mysterious, ghostly faces are said to appear in cellblock 4. Unfortunately, not all of these cells are open to the public, even on the tours.
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Abington Presbyterian Church - Abington,Pennsylvania

There is a small child ghost is spotted, it is known that a graveyard
was removed to build the church in 1779 and they moved the graveyard
next to the church, people have seen the child in the windows at night
in the church and some people have seen it while praying at church.
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Academia - Academia,Pennsylvania

Being right beside a cemetery, the old school for girls is pretty creepy. Rumor was that the gardener killed some girls and hid their bodies. It is said that if you go there at night, you will be chased out by ghosts and your car will have trouble starting.It is also said that when you are leaving you will see the gardeners ghost sitting on the steps of the church by the cemetery. Reports of a girl singing.
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Wapsononock Mountain / Beulah Road - Altoona,Pennsylvania

This legend is a cross between the spectral hitchhiker stories you have heard before and the sort of "Resurrection Mary" type tales familiar to the Chicago area.
the ghost of the white lady still walks at night. For historical background there used to be a hotel at the top of the Wopsononock Mountain that was a fairly common getaway for people in Altoona. The Wopsononock hotel and famous lookout burned in the early part of the 20th century and was never rebuilt. In fact, at one time it was serviced by a narrow gauge railroad know as the "Alley Popper" although that has nothing to do with this tale. The road heading up to the Wopsy Lookout (as it is known hereabouts) is now Juniata Gap road in Altoona.
This road is a treacherous one bearing a curve known as the "Devil's Elbow" which has been the scene of many accidents. Apparently in the early part of the century a couple was married and was heading to the hotel at the lookout for their honeymoon. I know nothing of the father chasing them which is related to the Ebensburg tale you have given. The legend goes that they were both from Altoona and were heading up the road leading to the hotel when the carriage went over the edge rounding the Devil's Elbow. Both were apparently killed but the body of the husband was never recovered. Since then travelers on this road have encountered the specter of a woman in white, sometimes seen to be carrying a candle, who apparently is looking for something. Variations on the tale have her waylaying young men and looking them over to see if they are her husband, or hitching rides with young men headed for the top of the mountain and then disappearing near the Devil's Elbow.
Apparently this spirit has also been seen on the road leading up the mountain where the lookout can be accessed from the other direction, Buckhorn Mountain, and she is also known as the "White Lady of the Buckhorn" as well as the "White Lady of Wopsononock". The site of the old hotel now is littered with television and radio towers and is still a sort of "lover's lane" spot for a lot of folks. Apparently some of the technicians at the towers have reported seeing her, but the most recent account (late 1990's) involved a man who offered her a ride. She apparently got into the car and he could not see her in the rear view mirror but could see her when he turned around. She said nothing to him and disappeared at the Devil's Elbow. Much like Resurrection Mary, it is a difficult tale to dispute since it has occurred so often to so many people over such a long stretch of time. Although the historical details are sketchy! No one knows who she was or when the accident actually took place. If you ever get a chance to get to this area take a trip on either road and you may get a chance to run into her.
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Anne's Rock - Colwyn,Pennsylvania

Haunted by a Indian Princess who was killed during an electrical storm. Her body was never found, but there are burnt outlines of a person on the side of the rock. When you go into the park passed the rock, you smell herbs and feel a chocking sensation on your neck; as well as icy cold hands, scratches and rashes, and even bruises. Town people state that the story goes that Princess Anne's father refused to let her marry an English man and her ghost is very angry at who ever trespasses into the woods.
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Garretford Elementary School - Drexel Hill,Pennsylvania

Now, next to the school there is a WAWA. Many, many years ago, long before the school was ever built, the grounds were a holding house for prisoners. Many of the prisoners were mistreated and murdered by the guards. Their bodies were buried on the plot, unmarked, and later the school was built over their graves. Many times late at night you can see them walking the
grounds. They are very restless and some quite hostile. One summer,
after the night of a full moon, the following morning all the birds and
squirrels in the surrounding trees were found mysteriously dead all
over the school grounds. Drexel Hill in general is a HUGE paranormal
area with rich history.
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Elmherst Blvd. - Dunmore, Pennsylvania

It is a real long, desolate, and windy road that go for about 3 miles to a small circle. You are supposed to stop there turn your lights off and drive around the circle 3 times and face the way you came in. You then wait there until a large truck, which comes out of no where, starts chasing you. WARNING: DO NOT
GET VERY SCARED THE TRUCK NEVER GETS YOU SO DONT GO FAST. PEOPLE HAVE
CRASHED AND DIED BECAUSE OF THAT. ALSO DO NOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT AND WHO
IT IS. JUST LEAVE!
Once You start to leave the lights seem to disappear and you never see any thing behind you.
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Stone couch on side of road - Eckley,Pennsylvania

Story be told....sit on the couch once and you get a scratch....sit on it again and you bleed...sit on it the third and final time you die. bad luck
comes to those that sit on this stone couch.
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Black Horse Inn - Flourtown,Pennsylvania

Sitting along Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown is an old building called the Black Horse Inn. The building was built 30 years before the formation of our country.General George Washington used it as a rest stop for his men on their way to Valley Forge. When you go inside the building the temperature is like walking into a freezer, even when it was 90 degrees outside. Witnesses have heard footsteps behind them and up on the second floor. In the main bar room there were voices from nowhere and they report it felt as though people surrounded them. On the second floor and the
attic it is deserted of any furniture except one room where there is
this old bed spring, a 1920's era toilet and a shower head. a picture
was taken in there and it came out with a 12 year old girl in 1930's
era clothing sitting on the bed looking at the floor. And a picture of
the door and picked up a man standing in the doorway. Other pictures
show countless orbs.
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Gettysburg College / Brua Hall - Gettysburg,,Pennsylvania

The theater on campus, Brua Hall, is said to be haunted by a civil war era man. He frequently visits the theater at night and has been seen backstage and on the catwalk of the theater. He likes to play practical jokes and
move props and costumes around. The man has a favorite seat in the
house and sometimes he has been seen watching the students practice for
an upcoming show. This seat is left empty for every performance - in
case he wants to come and watch!
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Rices Landing / Train Tunnel - Greene,Pennsylvania

Legend and locals claim on a rainy night a young boy in the 1800's was driving his horse and buggy over railroad tracks to take a short cut when the train came and collided with the buggy, the boy's head was severed and his body found a piece of stove pipe which it placed where his head would be, now on rainy nights after dark if you walk the tracks and call "Stove Pipe" three times his ghost will appear to you.
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County Courthouse Square Bldg. - Greensburg,Pennsylvania

The Courthouse Square office building is built on the site of the old county jail, which was in use from the early 1900's to the 1960's. In the early 1900's the building was the location of several executions by hanging.In 1984, 911 dispatchers in what was then the 911 dispatch center saw the transparent image of the lower part of a man hanging on a video security monitor. The camera was pointing toward the hallway in the upper parking level, leading from the magistrate's office toward the delivery garage area. When they went to the area to investigate the image on the security monitor, they saw nothing; however, they felt coldness in the area, and were seen to pass through the image on the camera as they checked the area. Later research in the historical society revealed that the hangings were conducted on the second floor on the prison building, which would locate it in the area now known as upper parking in the new building, in that part of the office building near the intersection of Pittsburgh St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
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Seldom Seen Valley Coal Mine - Hastings,Pennsylvania

In the early 1900's Three out of work miners from the small Mining town of Hastings head about a widow who had a large amount of jewelry and money and
thought it to be an easy score. The made there way to the widows house
and made way with the money after one of the robbers was shot in the
arm by the widows oldest son. They made there way to what was at the
time Miller Run Mining Company No.1 the hit the loot in a non-operating
part of the mine and returned to Hastings. They were picked up in a
police dragnet three days later after getting drunk and bragging about
what they did. Not enough evidence was ever brought up to convict them
when they were released they made there way back to the mine to recover
the loot and make a get away. While they were digging they caused a
large cave in that flooded nearly all of Miller Run the other side of
the mountain was opened up into Chest Creek Mining Company where it
meets with the old Miller Run min shaft. Fire Bosses and Pumpers
working late at night would report digging and screaming noises coming
from back Old Miller Run and still to this day if the mine is quite
enough you can still hear the bone quenching noises of the 3 robbers
desperately trying to get there money. The money and the bodies where
never recovered due to the mine becoming flooded. Chest Creek Mining
Co. is now Seldom Seen Mining co. is it for touring only and they are
give from Memorial day till Labor day during the Halloween Season there
is a haunted mine Conducted.
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Indiantown Gap / Hotel Road - Lebanon County,Pennsylvania

In the current state game lands just North West of Indiantown Gap, by Hawk Watch Mnt. Used to be the site of a summer hotel for the rich in the early
1800's.  Through its years it didn't make much money, the owners
closed down the hotel for it to later be bought and remade into a
boyscout camp.  The hotel suffered a horrifying fire and the
majority of the residents inside of it burned to death.  Just up
the hill from the hotel is an old abandoned railroad bed.  Along
this railroad bed, from the 1600's to late 1800's early 1900's, sat a
multitude of mine towns.  One such mine town, about 3 miles from
the hotel, was named Raush Gap.  It had a population of about
1,000 people.  This mine town house a family who's only job was to
switch the tracks for the trains.  The man in the house fell ill
and died, and during a time of morning his wife forgot to switch the
tracks.  This lead to a horrific train accident killing upwards of
250 people.  When the wreck was all cleaned up and the bodies
buried in a, yet undiscovered because its hidden in the woods behind
the current standing cemetery, mass grave.  The towns people
turned on the woman for not doing her job and were on their way to
lynch the woman.  To their dismay they did not find her, at least
not alive, the woman had thrown herself in front of a moving train
killing her instantly.  To this day the part of the tracks where
the wreck happened you get a heavy feeling of pain on your chest, it is
hard to breath, it is always about 20 - 30 degrees cooler than anywhere
else.  You can hear the train whistle, and it is stated that you
will see a figure of a woman holding a lantern, the lady with the
lantern, roaming the tracks, seemingly looking for the train she once
lost.  And if she sees you she will rush towards you and if she
passes through you, you will die in a car accident that will look like
you were hit by a train.
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Pleasant View Rd. - Lewisberry ,Pennsylvania

Three kids were killed in a car accident at the end of Pleasant View Rd. If
you go to the stop sign and put your car in neutral the ghost will push
your car backwards up the hill. If you place baby powder on the front
of your car you will see their handprints. This really happens.
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Satan’s Seat - Livermore,Pennsylvania

Reports of a phantom house, that disappears. From legend and research the place was a town in the 1800's. There was a witch living amongst the people and they burned her alive, as she died she placed a curse of flood on the place and death on the people. On the anniversary of her death there was indeed a great flood, burying the entire town and people in it alive. if you park your car near the gates at night, a train going across the only way out,blocking you in for an hours worth of demon faces in your windows,howling screeching sounds, corpses trying to get at you, and the like.(Remember, in actuality the corpses are still underwater in the town, never recovered). You can actually walk thru this place (beware, there are wild dog packs throughout) and good luck not getting lost. If the waters low enough, you can see the tops of chimneys and houses during the day. Pay close attention to what you hear; sounds even in the daytime are unexplainable and for added fun, try the cemetery off to the left for gravesites of those who died before the flood. Not recommended for Any child, the place is dangerous. And don't drive thru there, you will get fined at least $500.For more information check out the Westmoreland Historical Association, and look up Livermore. It's all there in black and white. And yes, the "Livermore Cemetery" sign is the original that was used in the black and white version of Night of the Living Dead.
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