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irisheyes · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: Haunted Minnesota

Congdon Mansion, Duluth.
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This magnificent home was built between 1928 and 1930 for mining executive Harry C. Dudley and his wife, Marjorie Congdon Dudley, daughter of Duluth lumber baron Chester Congdon. The construction is of steel and concrete, with an exterior of stone and leaded windows. It's a very inviting combination of grandeur and comfort. It is said Elizabeth Congdon and her nurse haunt this home, which they were murdered in.

-City Hall, Minneapolis.

Legend says a man was hung here on the City Hall property and still haunts the fifth floor today.

-Old Depot House, New London.
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It's said a fellow named Ey Witzke haunts this old railroad depot.

-Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis.
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Some say that in the basement here someone was raped and murdered in one of the apartments. Students report awaking with a screaming in their heads, unable to move.

-St. Mary's University, Winona.
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There is a spirit of a priest that haunts the 4th floor in Heffron Hall.

-LeDuc Mansion, Hastings.

The LeDuc Mansion, built in the early 1860s by General William Gates LeDuc, is rumored to be haunted. President Hayes once visited here in September of 1878 and the property holds an open house once a year for guests.

-College of Visual Arts, St. Paul.
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Haunted by several spirits, or so they say. The dark room, which was once the studio of a wealthy carpenter, who cheated on his wife with the maid, has had many instances occur within it. Objects move around, the timer resets itself and, elsewhere on the property, the lights go on and off. It's said the maid hung herself on the main stairwell banister when the carpenter refused to leave his wife. He has been spotted by one employee roaming the halls and people have even heard the sound of children.

-Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis.
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This old opera house is haunted by the ghost of one of its former ushers. Richard Miller was an awkward English boy with few friends, when he worked here in the late 1960s. He attended the University of Minnesota, but never seemed to be accepted by the other students there. Just like in high school, he gained a reputation for being something of a nerd. The taunting and loneliness slowly took its toll. On Saturday, February 5, 1967, he strolled into a Sears store, purchased a surplus Mauser rifle and shells, and went back to his car in the parking lot. There, the eighteen-year-old boy put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. His body was not discovered until the following Monday. He was still wearing his Guthrie Theater usher's uniform. Within weeks of his suicide, patrons in Row 18, part of the area assigned to Miller, began complaining of an usher constantly walking back and forth. They described Miller down to the large mole on his cheek. Since then, dozens of patrons, employees, ushers, actors, singers, and custodians at the theater have seen young Richard Miller walking slowly up and down the aisle in Row 18, in the catwalks, or in an exclusive section of seats called the Queen's Box. The ghost would follow witnesses with his eyes or head but never spoke or made a sound. An exorcism performed in 1994 supposedly placated his restless spirit.
Richard Miller attended Edina Morningside School in Minneapolis and lived in Territorial Hall at the university. His body was found in the parking lot of the Sears on Lake Street. He is buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

The theater is opposite the Sculpture Garden in the Loring Park area of southwest Minneapolis. Guthrie Theater, 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Phone: 612-377-2224

-Old Opera House, Mantorville.
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Built in 1918 to replace the portion of the Business Block that was destroyed by fire, the Old Opera House was the site of many traveling shows and now serves as a home for the Mantorville Theatre Company who present live Melodramas from June through August. It is also said there is a spirit here who roams the Opera House in the night.

-Lilydale Park, St. Paul.
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People visiting Lilydale Park have reported sightings of white apparitions and children screaming. For more information, see the Caves listed below.

-St. Paul Caves
Somewhere along the Mississippi by Lilydale.

Once the home to a clubhouse that served gangsters, these cliffs are toured during Halloween.

-Lumber Barons, Stillwater.
101 Water St S (651) 439-6000

Some say on the second floor in the south west suite you can still smell the sweat of a Confederate military soldier who passed away in a drunken stupor.

-Shattuck-St. Mary's School, Faribault.
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It's said that here, in the Wipple dorm, there is a ghost dog roaming the floors! Well, actually he roams about THREE FEET above the floors since, when the dorm was rebuilt after a fire; the floors were constructed about three feet lower than the original version. You can feel his cold nose on your legs when you get a drink from the water fountain. Also, there have been sightings of men in uniform standing in the corner of dorm rooms.

-Moorhead State University, Moorhead.
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Many years ago a worker in the Weld Hall theater building fell down the winding metal staircase and he broke his neck as well as both of his legs. It's said that you can still see him dancing on stage and kicking up quite stir, minus his legs, of course!

-First Avenue Night Club, Minneapolis.
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Both staff members and customers here have caught orbs on film.

-Lourdes Hall, Winona.
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The fourth floor, which was once an infirmary for the nuns who lived here long ago, is still said to be haunted by their spirits today. They walk about and attempt to talk to visitors, sometimes even softly crying.

-City Hall, St. Paul.
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Even the local media acknowledges this haunted location! Every fall they do specials on the property and feature people who have witnessed spirits dressed in 1920's garb and walk through walls. There are sounds and voices at night and, one time when the St. Paul canines were called in to investigate, the dogs refused to enter the building past the lobby.

-Sturges Park, Buffalo.

Hwy. 25 & 2nd Ave. S. on Buffalo Lake; 11.49 acres.

Sturges Spring runs year round, 1,297 feet of lake frontage for occasional swimming, fishing from a dock and boat landing; ball field with bleachers, volleyball court, horseshoe pits, hockey ring, basketball court, play structure, two pavilions that can be reserved, restrooms, warming house, picnic tables, cooking grills, and a good old fashioned ghost in the bathroom! People report names written in blood on the mirror, strange balls of light, and the ghost of Old Man Sturges himself as he wanders around his old house next to the park.

-Lake Loon Cemetery, Lake Loon.

Said to be haunted by the ghost of a witch who is buried there, the Loon Lake Cemetery can be accessed by going to Brown's Campgrounds on the southeast shore of Loon Lake, in the south central region of Minnesota. It's just across the Iowa border, north of Spirit Lake, Iowa. Just check the tombstones. They say her reputation is carved for all to see.

-Forepaugh's Restaurant, St. Paul.
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Forepaugh's Restaurant is located in an old Victorian mansion named after the mansions' original owner, Joseph Forepaugh, who fell in love with a servant named Molly. After being caught by his wife, the then pregnant Molly hung herself from a light fixture on the third floor. So devastated over the loss of his love and his child, Mr. Forepaugh shot himself at the nearby train tracks. Molly is now spotted in the area where she dies and the mister wanders through the dining room as if "he owns the place".

-Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul.
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Room 217, rumored to once be a judge's office, has a tendency to lock people inside it. Strange noises and cold air can also be felt here.

-Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, Faribault.
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Here in Noyes Hall, many people have reported seeing a black ghost sitting in the balcony. Here, and in Tate Hall, as well, lights often go out and witnesses have reported seeing several spirits on campus.

-Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Chanhassen.
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Two spirits are said to be here. Once the property where a house burned down with a woman inside, her spirit is said to roam her once home in the newly rebuilt theater. Also, a woman who was killed after cycling home from work and being struck by a car has been spotted backstage.

-St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud.
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North Shoemaker Hall was built in the early part of the twentieth century. In the meat locker here a lunchlady once hung herself and people report strange sounds as well as the door unlocking on its own after it has been secured.

-Benchwarmer Bob's Restaurant, Burnsville.
251 W Burnsville Pkwy, 612.895.0800

The canine force for the Burnsville Police will not accompany their owners on property and many employees have reported the spirit of an Indian in the basement hallway.

-Schmitt's Music Warehouse, Brooklyn Park.
2400 Freeway Boulevard.

Instruments here play by themselves. It's said to be haunted by a man who passed from cardiac arrest and died in the store.

-Buff Park, St. Paul.
Right off highway 52, no address located.

Said to be haunted by the spirit of a man who committed suicide. Some say, if you spend the night here, you can still hear him screaming and saying he is going to kill himself.

-Treat Me Sweet, Hastings.
118 2nd St E, Hastings, MN 55033-1202 651.480.2144

Some say the previous owner killed himself here and still haunts the grounds today.

-The Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield.
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In room 394 you can sometimes visit with the ghost of a janitor who hung himself here many years ago.

-West Hills, Owatonna.
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Ghosts of orphaned children haunt what used to be an orphanage.

-Maplewood Community Center, Maplewood.
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A boy who some think drowned here can sometimes be seen at the bottom of the pool.

-Radisson South Hotel, Bloomington.
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Here at the Radisson you can hear the sound of footsteps coming towards you.

-Vicksburg Cemetery, Renville.
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Home to a glowing tombstone it is said that sometimes in the spring you can see the flowers bleed.

-Arcola Trail Bridge, Stillwater.
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Late at night, a young wife searches for her husband along the abandoned railroad tracks of Arcola Trail in Stillwater, Minnesota, wandering with her lantern and clad in her white gown.

-Camp Ripley Military Base
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Reports by many U.S Army soldiers still riding high. Bugles, noises, and much more haunt these grounds.

-St. Paul Hotel, St. Paul.
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It's said the spirit of a bellboy still tries to make the guests comfortable here at the St. Paul Hotel.

-Landmark Center, St. Paul.
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Jack Peifer's ghost is said to haunt the former Minnesota Federal Courthouse which is now the Landmark Centre in St Paul. He even once made an appearance in a couple's wedding photos taken on the grounds! Jack Peifer was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment at the former courthouse for his part in the kidnap of brewery heir William Hamm. Apparently he was so aghast at the sentence he committed suicide in the Ramsey County jail by ingesting potassium cyanide.

-Mounds Theater
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Build in 1922, the Mounds Theater has seen several renovations and is in the process of going through yet another. Located next to a series of Indian Burial Grounds - hence the name - orbs, evps and other activity has been reported here.

-Wabasha Caves, Saint Paul.
215 Wabasha St South
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Come hear and see the history of these sandstone caves. You will explore the original mined caves and see the finished caves (once a romantic night club called The Castle Royal). Hear the legends of the mobster massacres and ghostly lore. 45-minute walking tour - reservations not required.

-The Warden's House Museum, Stillwater.
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The Warden's House Museum was originally built in 1853 as the residence of the Stillwater Territorial Prison warden. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Although I don't know the exact details of the haunting here, it is rumored to be inhabited by spirits.

ST. PAUL
Griggs Mansion
This twenty-four-room mansion, built by grocer Chauncey Griggs in 1883, is St. Paul's most haunted house. The ghostly apparition of a maid who hanged herself from the third-floor landing has been reported here since 1915. The ghost of a gardener, Charles Wade, returns to the library to consult books on gardening, and the shadowy presence of a teenage girl named Amy has been detected in the parlor. Another ghost, that of a thin man in a black suit, pops in and out of rooms during both daylight and nighttime hours. The house changes hands like a hot potato. The longest owner was the St. Paul Gallery and School of Art, which occupied the building from 1939 to 1964. Many students and teachers reported feeling the presence of spirits during that time. One student had a terrifying encounter with a ghastly, floating head in a small apartment at the rear of the house. In 1964, Griggs Mansion was purchased by Carl Weschke, founder of Llewellyn Publishing. He did extensive renovations, which seemed to increase the activity. Weschke, his maids and butler, and an investigative team from the St. Paul Pioneer Press all encountered ghostly manifestations in the house.

The house is a private residence, at 476 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102.

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r1rider75 · Joined: 11 Oct 2009 Posts: 28 Location: Coon Rapids, MN

Though I can not prove the history my family has been involved in law enforcement for many years in the Twin Cities. I have been told that the main lobby of City Hall housed a gallows where a huge marble statue now sits. I do not know if the gallows were ever actually used but I have seen a photo that shows the gallows in that space.

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