The Sexton House

Russelville, Kentucky

The story goes that a girl got mad at the bad weather on the night of her dance while getting ready in her attic room and looked out the window and cursed at God. She was then struck by lightning that left her shocked imprint on the window. When the window was changed the imprint came back. They painted over it, still, it came through. So they boarded it up. About two years ago a man that lived in the house was found dead by the bedroom door of a heart attack. They do not know what could of causedÉ

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Searching Spirits

La Otto, Indiana

Two elderly people died peacefully in this house many years ago. Unfortunately, their spirits are not resting the same way. Inhabitants of the house have heard voices of the two spirits. One of the spirits is said to hang around in search of his son.

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Mexican Ghost

Brownsville, Texas

A ghost of a man who fought and died in the Mexican War is supposedly seen here at times. There have been articles about the ghost in Reader's Digest and the local newspaper.

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South Crescent

Port Alberni, British Columbia

Many residents of this street claim that their houses are haunted. Such reported activity includes: doorknobs turning by themselves, footsteps coming from upstairs rooms, phone lines going dead, people being strangled by the air, and dogs howling for no apparent reason.

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Driscol Hotel

Austin, Texas

There are many legends surrounding this hotel. In one, a young girl fell down the stairs to hear death. It is said that occasionally, children�s laughter may be heard coming from the bottom of the stairs. In another story, a woman became depressed when her fiancee called off the wedding and thus hanged herself. The woman has allegedly been spotted wearing a wedding dress in several areas of the hotel. In the final story, it is said that a man spent many years of his life living in the hotel. HeÉ

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Rotherwood Mansion

Kingsport, Tennessee

The Rotherwood Mansion, off Netherland Road, is said to be haunted by a young woman who died in the river that runs beside the mansion. Her father, a wealthy land owner, frowned on her love with a soldier, and forbade them ever to see each other. One night before going to war, however, the young soldier came to see his lover. The woman's brother found them, fought the young soldier, and threw him in the river. The soldier was then swept away with the current. Heartbroken, the women, threw herselfÉ

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