Hello fellow ghost story buffs—let me say that Johnstown, which I have visited 3 times in the last 16 years, is A VERY HAUNTED PLACE!
With the floods, mining disasters, and Indian burial sites, you don’t have to look far or for very long to experience something!
The anniversary of the flood of May 31st, 1889, is a time of heightened activity, especially downtown. When something really traumatic happens, a trace of it remains….of course, when something very pleasant happens, that leaves a trace too. Keep your sense of humor at the ready; it helps keep the atmosphere from getting too heavy and scary!

I’ve heard of this haunting, but don’t forget alot of people have seen the ghost of alittle boy. Some have seen it while standing at the top of the incline looking down, he’s dressed as a little boy working in the mines would have been.

I have heard of many stories about Johnstown I want to know more.

I go up to Johnstown every weekend and I never see anything up there.I went on the Inclined Plain Hiking Trail and I never saw anything up there.I heard about the floods and everything and I know a lot of people died.I also know that there is no mine shafts up there so you are all lying.

I’ve heard about that place!i’ve visited it and when i went up there i did see a boy!Freaky!he was dressed like you would in the mines and was looking straight at me…………………………….
JUST JOKUNG!

The stories about the inclined plane are mostly fictional. They were created to generate interest in the tourist site….seriously.

sounds cool

Actually, there are mine shafts up there. That’s why the inclined plane was built.

Personally, I think youre all lying and making up this ****! How does that grab ya?

THIS STORY IS TO SHORT IT’S NOT NECCAREY

This is an interesting story and would be even better if it were true. Unfortunately it isn’t. If it were I would visit it frequently as I live in the area and I love a good scare/encounter. The inclined plane was built in 1890 to carry people, horses and wagons up to the new hilltop community of Westmont. From everything I have read there was no mining up on the hilltop. This was an upperclass neighborhood with very large houses many of which are still there. Although it is true thousands have lost their lives during the 2 major floods that have devastated the town, I have lived in some local apartments and have not experienced any supernatural events which is not to say that they don’t exist or happen. Congrats if you have experienced any supernatural events!!!!

I lived in Johnstown all my life. I was in the 70′s Flood, it was horrible. Not as many lives lost as the 1800′s Flood, but bad enough. I lived in South Fork, a little coal mining town, very old. At the top of the inclined plane there used to be an indian cemetery, which you can get a good orb photo every now and then. They used the incline plane to take people to the top during the flood, then once all the deris jammed against the mountain it caught fire (the debris). At the bottom of the plane you can get some good pics as well.

With the GOP controlling congress and cutting money for mine safety, you can count on seeing alot more ghost miners.

Regarding the Incline Plane it started operating June 1st, 1891 and was built by the Cambria Iron Works for an escape route in case of subsequent floods and it was also used as a transportation vehicle for survivors of the 1889 flood who decided to build homes on Yoder Hill instead of in the valley and they would use the Incline to go to and from work and to go shopping and such in the City.

I’ve walked along the Wolfe Trail and have never encountered any ghosts or anything out of the ordinary, but have heard others who have said they had seen what looked to be disheveled men carrying lunch buckets and walking away from the direction of the Incline along the trail towards the West End.

Hello all. I live in Johnstown currently but I’m originally from the St.Michael area, which if any of you are aware has more of a ghostly feeling than Johnstown itself. Now, I’m gonna clear this up for you all. The Inclined Plane…unhaunted. The Wolfe Trail…haunted. The little boy you all claim to see and hear of…untrue. These stories get unearthed and started for “scares” if you will. You all want some real scares and want to see some goofy **** happen? Go to New Ashatola,Pa… not far from Johnstown. Go visit the house wear a man went crazy and slaughtered his family and pets. 20 years later and you go into their house and there’s still scent of perfume…Blood stains are fresh even though its been scrubbed and cleaned….Yelps of the dogs are heard as they are getting butchered with the hatchet he used to kill them with…. and around the house itself is where alot of cult happenings occur. It’s a freaky place… and YES this story is true. Search for it if you will. I personally have friends who have recordings of voices, whispers,tapping, and weird “noises” from the area….. So forget the Inclined Plane, unless you enjoy chasing fabricated stories. Go to New Ashatola. It’s private property but nothing is posted so if you were caught trespassing, nothing would hold up in courts. Another warning also, thisd place isn’t to be taken lightly. Theres some serious doings in the area that even other trespassers will come after you for interrupting what they are doing(cult activities). It’s an adventure to say the least. Wear good shoes for walking and long pants. It’s a hike.

With regard to New Ashtola (notice the correct spelling)only thing there is the Krum Cemetary from the Civil War era, been there and while very interesting didn’t have any type of paranormal feelings whatsoever.

The man killing his family is a hoax, as is the supposed “Dead Zone” mansion…someone had a little too much Stephen King, LOL…there’s no mansion to be found…only thing around there is a shack that probably was used by hunters from years gone by.

Didn’t find anything in the area that would relate or reflect any type of “cult” activity.

But, like I said the area is interesting to visit if you are into Civil War era cemetaries.

And, to add, to my comment above, please disregard my wrong spelling of cemetery…they really should have an editing feature here!

I have studied the johnstown sites of hauntings for 5 years now some of them are a hoax and some are true. the little boy is true his picure is in the first flood memorial you see coming into town. His name is donald ghellnet. His father couldnt work so he sent his only son to the mines 5 days after he was sent he died of black lung.
post more stories i would like to check them out

Where the hell do you find the chiques road haunted house?

I grew up in Indiana, about 27 miles away from J-town. I have however spent many nights in Johnstown. Although Johnstown can seem a bit dreery, I habe never seen or have known anyone that has had paranormal encounters. Personally I think it’s just a tired town that has had too many tragedies come down on it.