Meet 7 Ghosts From Pennsylvania And Their Supernatural Stories
By Meg Archer|Published April 25, 2016
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Meg Archer
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Meg Archer is an Editor & Newsletter Editor who has called Oregon home for nearly 30 years. She spent her childhood exploring the mountains, forests, and high desert of Central Oregon before relocating to Portland after a brief stint out-of-state for college. She holds an B.A. in English from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and a B.S. in Psychology from Portland State University. Meg has worked in writing, editing, and media-related fields for over 10 years and joined the team at OnlyInYourState in 2015. When she’s not writing or exploring the West Coast, Meg enjoys playing tabletop games, working on visual media projects, and can always be found in the front row at Portland Timbers matches.
With such a turbulent history, it’s no wonder that Pennsylvania is considered one of the most haunted states in the country. It’s almost impossible to go anywhere without hearing of ghostly battle sounds, apparitions of Civil War soldiers, and other spooky tales. While the rest of the U.S. waits for October to roll around, in PA it doesn’t matter what time of year it is – these ghosts are permanent fixtures.
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, the stories are still fun to hear. We have shared stories about the state’s many haunted houses, but we decided to dig into a few of the favorite local legends. Rather than search for new spots that make us shiver, we went looking for stories about the ghosts, not just of them.
Plenty of people ponder the paranormal, but we wanted to get to know some of these spirits; who, exactly, are (or were) they? Of course, these tales are always evolving – thanks to creative imaginations and the nature of oral history – but we thought we would properly introduce you to the ghosts that we may-or-may-not share our state with.
We’ve all heard the general tales of mysterious, unknown ghosts. Those are not the stories we’re sharing here. We wanted to find the ones with “identities”…the ones who have been named (or nicknamed) and have more to their story than a wispy mist and bumps in the attic. There are thousands of ghostly tales out there; these are just a few of our favorites.
An important note, before we begin:
Please do NOT run off in search of these spirits – several of them “inhabit” private residences or potentially dangerous abandoned places. We’re just looking out for you here; trespassing is a crime and we’re not going to bail you out of jail. Some have previously haunted spots that (unfortunately) no longer exist, but that doesn’t mean we can’t keep their legends alive.
Without further ado, we’d like to introduce you to 7 ghosts from Pennsylvania and their spooky stories.
Do you believe these supernatural stories? Have you visited these haunted hot spots and taken photos that give you the chills? (If so, send them to us!) We know there are plenty of other Pennsylvania ghosts out there; if you have an excellently spooky story, we’d love to hear it. Tell us your tales in the comments!
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