True American Ghost Stories: Pennsylvania Ghost Tales
Pennsylvania has a deserved reputation for a lot of important historic American things. Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell; the Declaration of Independence signing at Independence Hall and you can even visit Revolutionary War icon Betsy Ross’s house.
Amidst the patriotic landmarks, you’ll find the less famous, but nonetheless thrilling places – those which are said to be the haunted. Like so many other areas of our country, haunted houses and other specter filled buildings can be found and the more daring can even choose to visit them. So the next time you find yourself in one of the more historic states of our union, you can visit some of the most haunted places around the USA.
House on King St.
A family of four was brutally murdered here and it’s said that the family haunts this dwelling. Visitors have reported footsteps coming from the attic, and since it’s sealed off, it makes for a mysterious occurrence. Lights flash on and off, cabinets fly open and closed, while doors will slam shut suddenly. A small boy of perhaps seven years of age will appear in certain rooms, but then promptly vanish when someone speaks.
Loucks Mills Road
Here we have ghosts who seem to be envious of people sleeping. Supposedly, in the middle of the night, they’ll cause the blankets and sheets to move and hover high above the bed. Maybe it’s the spirit of a long deceased housekeeper?
Resurrection Cemetery
On dark nights, witnesses claim to see a bright light, which reveals a young girl walking along the road. If one stops, she will ask for a ride home saying she’s lost. If the driver gives the ghostly girl a ride, she will disappear once the car passes the cemetery’s property line.
A small house, which sits en route to Towanda supposedly, is the site of various ghosts. Buyers who purchase the place, rarely stay for very long. Many report seeing an elderly man making his way to an outhouse and an old woman drying laundry. One family claims having heard their young son say “I do not want to play with you anymore.”, then several minutes later, a ghostly toddler ran out of the room crying only to soon disappear.
General Wayne Inn
During the Revolutionary War, the story goes, a soldier was locked in the basement of this building trying to hide from enemy forces. He died, and employees say they’ve felt his spirit in the basement. Also they’ve heard it knock on the door leading out.
The Coal Phantom
A veritable ghost has taken up his residence in a shaft of a Pennsylvania coal mine. That he is rather a formidable inhabitant appears from the annexed description. The ghost is represented as being about six feet high, of white, thin vapory substance, and moves about through the chambers, appearing first to one gang of men and then to another. Pistols have been fired at him and, although many shots have been passed through him, yet he seems invulnerable to pistol balls. He has frightened the mules, driven men from their chambers, threatened individual persons, and produced consternation among the workmen. All attempts to catch him have proved abortive, and he’s getting to be a decided nuisance.
“Ghost In A Coal Mine” May 11, 1872 Petersburg Index
