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irisheyes · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: Haunted Georgia

Springer Opera House, Columbus, Georgia.
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Many report to hearing children laughing and seeing glowing green light coming from areas in the basement, dressing rooms, and the 3rd floor, where the hotel was located. There has also been reports of "scraping" sounds being heard in the hallways of the 3rd floor, following by foul smells the next day. A small child's face has even been photographed in the dressing room during a performance which included many children, some believing the child to have been brought out by the other children's laughter. It is also said that the spirit of Edwin Booth freely travels the building, especially onstage, in the box seats, and in the lobby where his portrait hangs.

-Hampton Lillibridge House, Savannah, Georgia.
No address listed.

With its gambrel roof and clean New England lines this house built by Rhode Islander Hampton Lillibridge looks at home near the sea but a bit out of place in the south. The house has been the center of many stories including the tradition that a sailor hung himself in one of the rooms during a period when the place was a boarding house. When Williams restored the house in the 1960's, he moved it to St. Julian Street from its original location and a worker was killed when a neighboring house collapsed. Workmen and Williams friends and neighbors reported strange happenings and an exorcism was performed by a bishop of the Episcopal dicocese of Savannah on Dec. 7, 1963.

-Holly Theatre, Dahlonega, Georgia.
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When there's not much mortal activity inside the building, you can see figures which are white and glowing floating passed the etched glass windows. Sometimes, when you see the shapes, you can also feel a cold presence fall upon you. During movies, there are many strange happenings such as lights flickering and weird misty shapes appearing on the screen. Though there's no history of death in the theatre before the renovation, there are claims of a house standing in that site in the mid 1800's.

-Ogelthorpe House, Savannah, Georgia.
No address listed.

Now a college dormitory, many residents have reports strange occureances. Water turns on and off and a girl once tape recorded the sounds of her room, after things had been discovered being rearranged whenever she left. She captured the sound of ehr door closing and then shortly after there were noises of things moving once again. People also report spirits whispering in their ear during the night.

-Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.
Address unknown.

Several ghosts are believed to haunt this old cemetery, including the ghost of a small girl named Gracie Watkins who is buried on the grounds. It's rumored you can hear her crying at night. People often bring her gifts and leave them in the hands of a life size statue that marks her grave. It's also reported that, if someone removes a present from Gracie's hands, her statue cries tears that resemble blood. Also, a pack of ghost dogs haunt the grounds. No one can actually seen them, but you can hear them barking and breathing as they persue you.

-1790 Inn and Tavern, Savannah, Georgia.
No address listed.

Built in 1790, this Inn is said to be haunted by a seventeen year old girl named Anna. Shunned after getting pregnant by a sailor, she still remains on the grounds. They very sailor was said to have jumped out of the third story window and he still haunts the same room where the window was located. Guests claim to lose wallets, ID's, and underclothes which will later be found in planters or behind bookshelves. Some say you can hear Anna in the room moving things around.

-The Old Pink House Restaraunt and Tavern, Savannah, Georgia.
No address listed.

This popular tavern is said to be haunted by its builder, General Habersham whom often appears in the basement, which is now the tavern portion of the establishment. He has also been known to sometimes walk among guests in the upstairs dining room dressed in his full General uniform.

-Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia.
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It's rumored that a young dedicated dancer who supposedly hung herself after being denied lead performer in a popular ballet play. Many students and faculty continue to witness the mysterious apparition even to this day.

-Camp Rutledge, Rutledge, Georgia.
No address listed.

There are two ghosts that seem to haunt this property also known as Hard Labor Creek State Park; a man and a little boy who is named Ethan. The child is not very bothersome but the man is quite malevolent. He slams doors, knocks on the walls of cabins, and walks around outside the cabins late at night. There is also a small graveyard located on the site and after midnight a figure can been seen moving in and out of its gates.

-The Public House Restaurant, Roswell, Georgia.
No address listed.

Back in the days of the civil war it is rumored that The Public House was once the General's outpost. The upstairs was a nursing station. A soldier and nurse fell in love and married. All was well until the soldier was tried for a crime and hung in the twon square right across the street from where The Public House still stands today. Both the soldier and his bride still roam the grounds today.

-The Ghost Train, Floyd County, Georgia.
Reeseburg Road.

Just off of Reeseburg Road in Floyd County, and a stones throw from the cemetary, there is a bridge. Upon this bridge a train would once pass and it is said, evento this day, you can hear the ghotsly whistle and feel a strong gust of wind as it makes it's appointed rounds.

-Heritage Hall, Madison, Georgia.
227 South Main Street Madison, Georgia 30650

It is said that here, at Heritage Hall, there is a blood stain on fireplace mantel that can't be erased as well as the sounds of a child crying.

-The Surrency Ghost Light, Appling County, Surrency
No address listed.

The Surrency Ghost Light is said to be seen on a long deserted railroad track which sits low under a bridge on Highway 341. The old story is told many ways, but the most popular is of a husband and his wife that lived next to the tracks. One night after a heated argument, the wife ran blindly out of the house and down the tracks. She was hit and killed by an oncoming train. Witnesses today say they can see the light of the man on the tracks trying to find his long dead wife. Some have even claimed to see the silhouette of a lady with long blond hair walking down the tracks at night.

-Old Douglas Hospital
Wiley Road.

Now an educational building, the Old Douglas Hospital has been haunted for years. Typewriters will type on their own, doors left open will close and you can hear the shuffling of what sounds like a burse carrying her medical supplies moving down the halls.

-Habersham County, Cannon Bridge, Clarkesville, Georgia.
No location listed.

Many years ago, during a heated argument, a husband threw his wife off this bridge. Now, between the nights of April 12th and the 14th, if one sits on the bridge with their car turned off on the nights off the bridge is said to become covered with fog and the couple can be heard arguing. After a period of silence, a loud splash can be heard. The wife has even been seen approaching the cars on occassion.

-Hay House, Macon, Georgia.
934 Georgia Ave. Macon GA 31201 912-742-8155

Haunted by the apparition of an old woman, employess can hera foot steps in empty halls, breathing over their shoulders, doors slamming, cold spots on the stairs, and moaning in the master bedroom.

-Highway 111, Cairo.

A young man named Rayburn, who was killed thirty years ago in a car accident, had a mother who lived in a house off Highway 111. After his death, it was rumored she went insane and would sit on the front porch every night waiting for her son to come home. If you drive that road at night, you might see a man walking but if you stop, or look back in the rearview mirror, he will disappear. Some think it's Rayburn on his way home. It's also said one man saw the ghost one night and a day or two later he drowned.

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bella · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 4

There are several buildings on campus that are said to be haunted. In the girls dorm, Watson Hall, the third floor is said to be haunted by a man who hung himself years ago before the hall was even built. The shadow of a hangman is seen on the wall at the end of the hallway.

Humanities building: this building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Cathy Cashen. Cathy Cashen committed suicide by falling down the stairs that were being built at the time. When she fell, she killed a custodian who was working that night. Crash sounds, furniture being moved, and footsteps are heard in the wee hours of the morning. The stairs that she fell down went straight down from the third floor to the ground floor. After her death, the stairs were rebuilt and they now go down the sides then straight down.

Mandeville Hall: The back door has been replaced so many times it's not even funny. Years ago, before the college had been built, a woman was stabbed to death and left a bloody handprint on the door. When the campus was built, people said they had seen a bloody handprint on the back door and the door had been preplaced multiple times and the handprint continued to reappear.

ABAR_189 · Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 138

Hey Julia?? Thorpe lol?? Is that you? cause you're the only person I know that knows about the hauntings at UWG... ?? And the only person on campus apparently lol (other than me) who actually finds this interesting.

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