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Category: Prisons

Adobe Ghosts at the Amador Hotel in New Mexico

Adobe Ghosts at the Amador Hotel in New Mexico

April 24, 2023April 20, 2024 Deborah Cobb 5 mins read

The building has experienced paranormal activity almost its entire existence, but the two story adobe former hotel carries a lot of the history of the town itself.

Capital Apparitions in Old Cahawba, Alabama

Capital Apparitions in Old Cahawba, Alabama

November 18, 2022November 29, 2022 Deborah Cobb 5 mins read

From a 1500s destruction of the former town, to a bustling state capital, and finally, an archeological site lending more knowledge about the tribes who called it home before colonization.

Incarcerated Ghosts at the Old Charleston Jail

Incarcerated Ghosts at the Old Charleston Jail

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 Deborah Cobb 4 mins read

The haunting of this prison is far from a secret, with television crews and ghost hunters spending nights behind bars, looking for paranormal activity.

Ghost to Coast: The Old Exchange & Dungeon in Charleston

Ghost to Coast: The Old Exchange & Dungeon in Charleston

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Deborah Cobb 4 mins read

First used by the American Revolutionary Army as a military prison, the dungeon served to incarcerate pirates during the period before the US declared independence.

Ghost to Coast: Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield

Ghost to Coast: Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Deborah Cobb 3 mins read

A lawsuit would be the final nail in the coffin for the Ohio State Reformatory, but not before gathering a few ghost stories from their halls. 

Jailbird Spirits of the Old Montana State Prison

Jailbird Spirits of the Old Montana State Prison

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Deborah Cobb 5 mins read

Was that scratching noise coming from that empty old jail cell? Do the spirits of the worst of society stay in their prison long after they leave the mortal coil? 

A Smoking Ghost at the Wyoming Territorial Prison

A Smoking Ghost at the Wyoming Territorial Prison

July 22, 2022July 25, 2022 Deborah Cobb 3 mins read

If you’re in the Territorial Prison and smell cigar smoke, it’s just Julius saying hello from beyond the grave.

The Haunting of The Wyoming Frontier Prison

The Haunting of The Wyoming Frontier Prison

July 13, 2022April 20, 2024 Deborah Cobb 4 mins read

The corner stone of the Wyoming Frontier Prison, at the time known as the State Pen, was laid in 1888, but due to funding issues […]

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