I live in johnstown currently, i deffinately believe it is haunted. however, i have never personally encountered any paranormal activity. my friends and i (being as were only 13) live about 10 minutes via bike away from the top of the incline plane. we sometimes follow the wolfe trail down into the city of johnstown from westmont. infact, today we traveled there and checked out the mine again. there is deffinately a mine, the rolling hill mine. looking at the mine today sparked our intrests and checked out some sites on the internet. july tenth is the 107th anneversary of the tragedy of the explosion. my friends and i plan on teveling the trail on that day and documenting the journey. the mine gate has a very cold draft, probably not because of spirits, but because the mine is isolated and recieves little light. you can easil climb through the bars on the gate, i highly suggest NOT going in. walking back up the hill, or taking the inclined plane ($2.25 fare) you seem to have some very eeriy feelings… maybe its just the adrenaline or something, i dont know. but you seem to walk just a bit faster back up the hill. johnstown MAY be haunted, I”m not sure, but i do believe in paranormal activity… there have been reports of miners wearing mining clothes, and a small 10 year old boy named donald ghellnet. believe what you want to… s

I have also lived in Johnstown, PA all my life. I’m “Jacks” friend. His name is really Stephen. lol. So yeah. We went on 2 hikes down the wolfe trail, yesterday and the day before that. I heard about this trail on some website, and always wanted to check it out myself. I honestly don’t believe anything paranormal is on that trail, the incline plane, or the mine. The only thing that might set off some people was the chill air coming from the mine, which is just because most mines, caverns, and caves are always up to 40 degrees cooler. Although I felt like we were being followed coming back up the trail(we didn’t have any money to take the incline plane back up) But I’ll bet the only reason for that was because we were talking about horror movies and stalkers. haha. I do have to say the mine had something creepy about it though. I haven’t been in it, but I’ve heard it’s very boring. But truefully, I believe the only thing evil was all the trash thrown to the side of the trail. I’m not saying I don’t believe there could be something paranormal. With all the floods and tradgedies in the area, you’d think it would be ghost city. I guess it doesn’t matter because I just read in the TRIBUNE DEMOCRAT that the city is going to completely seal off the entrance of the mine so nobody can ever get in. I suggest that if anyone wants to really prove to themselves that the place is haunted or not, they should go soon. If anybody has any questions or experiences on that trail, the mine, or the incline plane, I’d be happy to hear them.

woops. To my last comment, my email is csabo07@aim.com

yeah, cody and i and a couple of other buddys travel the trail every once in a while now. we plan on going tomorrow. the anneversary. like i said.

If you have any experiences yourself about the inclined plane trail, stackhouse, grand view cemetary, or other JOHNSTOWN related paranormal activities… feel free to E-Mail me at Stevekupp007@aim.com

I live in northern ohio and I am doing a book on paranormal activity in the U.S.. However, I am having difficulty finding newspaper articles for this area. If you know where to find articles on the area or anyother material or you have personal experiences( photographs would be greatly appreciated) sned me a message at http://www.myspace.com/myfetishis4gummybears. Thank you.

I investigated Crum Cemetary in New Ashtola. took pics; evps; my daughter who is 16 felt someone whisper in her ear; and became nauseated also and had to return to the car. I felt a tug on my pant leg and felt a young child whisper to me… nothing showed on pics. need directions to Becky’s grave and Grandview Cemetary from Somerset… or just street names please? anyone interested in tagging along for an investigation email me at rbljazzy@aol.com thank you….

I’ve lived in Johnstown fpr the last 20 years and have hiked the trail numerous times. The stories I read here are close, but not quite correct. If you’re ever walking the trail and you hear a deep raspy voice, like someone with a serious case of asthma, look out. You stumbled on one of the ghosts that hang out on the trail. This one is a Sleestak, who were used heavily by the mining company back then. Because of their large eyes, they required minimal lighting. Although they still used gas lamps, far fewer were needed, saving the company money. Plus they liked living in th emines in addition to working there, so the company got more money out of them. So why are they ghosts? Well the big mine explosion killed them all. The true story of what happened: a little boy named Will Marshall found some crystals outside the mine. He started twositing them randomly. For some reason this caused all Sleestaks to simultaneously flatulate, and that was enough gas release to blow the mine. It, unfortunately killed the little boy also. So, if you’re lucky, you get to see the Sleestaks roaming the hillside in search of beano, and the little boy, Will, seeking Cha-ka. Make sure you call out his name. If you tell him you have crystals, he’ll come twist them for you.