Hauntings in Virginia~*for Beautiful Lilies*~

here are some Virginia hauntings.

Williamsburg - Goveneurs Mansion - The maze behind the building is said to be haunted by soldiers from the civil war and revolutionary war. The wall in front of the mansion is said to be haunted by the ghost of a criminally insane escapee of Eastern State Mental Institution, who in the 1920s slit a woman's throat. Williamsburg - Wren Building - Haunted by a French Soldier of the revolutionary war-he died in this building when it was a makeshift hospital for the wounded. Also, it was haunted by some unknown force, and one of the inhabitants discovered the body of a 13 year old girl buried in the walls.

Williamsburg - The Mill - Williamsburg's first serial killer stashed his young victim's bodies here, and it is said to be haunted by them.

Williamsburg - William and Mary:Tucker Hall - In 1980, a girl committed suicide in this acedemic building, and her ghost is rumoured to appear throughout the semesters.

Abingdon - Martha Washington Inn - The ghost of a young woman haunts the inn believed looking for her lover. Sightings are so common/reliable that they at one time charged extra for her "favorite" room. The workers were very helpful and acknowledged the sightings.

Middletown - Wayside Inn - Wayside is the oldest still running in America. There is one specific roomthat is supposedly haunted and that is room 14. Many guests comment on strange occurrences in that room. There have been other sightings throughout the inn as well.

Jamestown - Amblers' Colonial Mansion - a very angry ghost named Lydia Ambler haunts her former home.

Alexandria - Ramsey House - The first house in the city (King and N. Fairfax) has had people see figures in period costume in the basement.

Hampton - Chamberland Hotel - This hotel is on Fort Monroe. Apparently, when the original hotel burnt down, a young teenage girl went with it by accident. She was looking for her father (who evacuated already). Employees on the seventh floor on where she died claim that they can still hear her banging on the walls, or catch her looking out the window.

Ashland - Randolph-Macon College - Mary Branch girl's dormatory has had doors opening and closing by themselves, items disappearing/reappearing, etc. Washington-Franklin Hall has at least two ghosts that have appeared to teachers on several occasions.

Gloucester - Rosewell Plantation - The Page Family Mansion built in the early 1600's. Several generations lived in the mansion before it burned down. Several walls are still standing from the 4 story building. The graveyard for the family is off to the side of the house, as part of the extensive grounds. Many occurrences have been reported. The sound of slaves coming from the fields, reportedly a young woman walks down the front steps every night.

Richmond - Governors Mansion - a friendly ghost of a young women haunts the Governors Mansion to this day.

Amelia - Haw Branch Plantation - There is a picture of a young lady that is said to blush at times when you look at her, also the smell of oranges sometimes in the parlor. Frequently you can hear people talking and laughing in the parlor, and it stops when you enter the room. Footsteps on the stairway are heard. There is also a screaming woman outside on a certain nights.

Hopewell - Appomatix Manor - This old house on the river front in Hopewell is known to have been a hold out for Confederate and sometimes Union soldiers during the Civil War, especially the assault on Petersburg nearby. One legend surrounding the house is where a nurse hid a Union soldier in the wall of the basement when the Confederates came to inspect the house. When they found Union paraphernalia in the storage room they arrested the woman and took her away. The Union soldier ,unable to help himself escape, died and today can be heard scratching at the walls for someone to be let out. This is a story told by the caretakers of the house. In 1953, when they were rebuilding the basement of the house they found a body of a Union solder behind the walls.

Fort Monroe - The Chamberlain - George Washington has been seen here, among others. It is said that the top floor of the hotel is haunted by several apparitions and was closed for this reason.

Alexandria - Brown House - Revolutionary War soldiers have been seen here.

Bowling Green - Old Mansion Inn - the ghost of Colonel John Waller Hoomes haunts his home.

Fredericksburg - Aquia Church - the ghost of a woman killed there has been seen in the belfry.

Lynchburg - William Bass Elementary School - voices and doors opening and closing a some of the events here.

Williamsburg - Magazine building - A soldier seems to still walk up the stairs to put his guns away.

Williamsburg - Peyton Randolph House - Many ghost sightings-over 20 stories associated with this old mansion.

Williamsburg - Matthew Whaley Elementary School (301 Scotland Street) - Haunted by the ghosts of two young African American boys killed in the 1960's by an unknown anti-desegregation assailent.

Bridgewater- Bridgewater College Campus Is a very beautiful campus, but it has many secrets. Founded in 1880, it is built on Native American hunting grounds. is said to be haunted by the ghost of it's namesake, Mr. Cole. His ghost has been sighted many times by members of the drama club, musicians, and audience members. Usually seated on the balcony, the ghost appears when he is particularly pleased with a performance. Once, at the end of a play, the lights overhead began to flicker rapidly, and a cold spot was felt near a particular seat on the balcony. Once again, Mr. Cole was pleased.

Norfolk-Weslyn A girl haunts the women’s residency. She sits in a chair at night and follows anyone who comes in late or who gets up and walks to the bathroom where she supposedly had died. She is a mean ghost and has frightened many women at this college with her wicked stare as she follows them.

Annandale-Round Tree Park- Known to many residents in Annandale and Arlington. Many sightings of a lady holding her baby who torments many people who happen to wonder in the park at night. It is said that when the fog rises then that is when she is most seen.

Chilhowie-CHS Hauntings- This school is buried on an Indian burial ground from Many years ago!!! There are Indians that appear and walk the halls mostly late at night! There is one that likes to appear in the gym very often!

Ashland Randolph Macon College-SAE Fraternity House Strange noises are also present, noises other than those normally found in a frat house. Some of the soldiers are only visible from the midsection up, presumably walking on the old house floor.

Virginia Beach-Cavalier Hotel- A ritzy hotel built in 1927 Many famous people stayed there. ( Al Capone, Woodrow Wilson...etc.) Adolf Coors owner of Coors brewery fell to his death mysteriously from the sixth floor window in the 40's. The hotels previous owner shot himself inside the hotel. An old black gentleman in an old hotel uniform is said stand watch at the top of the sixth floor stairwell warning people of ghosts reportedly saying "you don't want to go up there, There's ghosts up there". There is also a cat which roams the halls promoting calls to the front desk from angry guests.

Yorktown-Yorktown Battlefields- Plenty of Civil War Era ghosts wandering around. And legend is if you sit on a hill on the battle fields at midnight and stare at the moon for a few seconds, then look at the battle fields the soldiers are still there fighting.

Alexandria-Gadsby's Tavern- Known to be haunted by a young women in period clothing.

Bullrun Manasses-Cobblestone Bridge- Civil War soldiers have been seen crossing the bridge at night.

Sweet Briar-Sweet Biar College-Meta Glass Dormitory- The founder's young daughter who died a sudden and sickly death at the age of 16 makes her presence known throughout the attic of this dormitory. It has also been said that her mother can often be seen in the quad near their old plantation house...

Ashland-Randolph Macon College- In the 1980's a Fraternity prank was to put a pledge into a box lay him next to the train tracks and wait till a train came by. That night one pledge got so scared he had a heart attack and died in the box. Late at night if you walk along the tracks deep into the woods you can see the young man walking along the tracks and you will here a man's voice howling constantly.

Stanton- Virginia Aviation Museum- The museum is located on a Civil War battlefield; also the museum contains old planes and artifacts from pilots beginning in WWII. There have been other occurrences there such as footsteps to a particular plane, and a very old stopwatch starting up and ticking.

Woodlawn Plantation- There are several ghosts that haunt Woodlawn Plantation, which used to be the home of George Washington's daughter. The gift shop has a well in the floor that is kept closed. Apparently it is a doorway for ghosts.

Charlottesville-Monticello- Former home of our third president, Thomas Jefferson. Monticello employees have often heard him whistling on the grounds, as he was know to do during his living days.

Lynchburg-Randolph-Macon Woman's College- A girl was murdered on campus 25 years ago and it is said that some nights you can hear her running and screaming. Also, is said that the Smith Banquet Hall is haunted by the headless ghost of a Washington and Lee U. student who was on his way here for a dance and got decapitated in a wreck.

Fredericksburg- There is a ghost of a small black child, perhaps three or four years old. He sleeps curled in the fetal position about two feet off of the ground in one of the Civil War battlefields.

Petersburg - Battery 9 station - It is said that late at night you can hear loud voices and sounds of cannons going off. That is also a ghostly figure that rides a black horse and can be seen on top of the hill just behind the station.

Portsmouth Bldg 1 - , the old naval hospital, built in 1827. Some people who have worked in the old x-ray film archive describe especially at night sounds of a baby crying usually between the walls of the now fathers waiting room and the x-ray developer room. The building is now closed awaiting renovation to change it back to its former 827 design.

New Market - Some people have seen Civil War soldiers on the battlefield near here. Some say their are nights in the month of May that the cannons can still be heard in the far distance, and many people have seen the charge of the cadets replayed in front of them.

Richmond - Tuckahoe Plantation - This was the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson. An Unhappy bride is said to walk the grounds sobbing. It seems she was forced to marry against her will, and died of a broken heart.

Norfolk - City Jail - Many people have reported seeing a man walk the halls on various floors of this jail. The sightings are usually seen by the night shift, and are attributed to the natural death of a previous inmate.

Stafford - Witches Pond - A trail off Telegraph Road will lead to a place called Witches Pond. There is a sacrifice table there that was used in the 1700's. There have been numerous sightings of a mysterious woman on the lake near the table. The sacrifice table has letters written on it in Latin.

Barhamsville - Makemie Woods - This place is haunted by the ghost of a Civil War nurse who can be heard playing the piano at night. She has also been spotted walking the fields at night, still looking for wounded soldiers to help.

Buena Vista - Southern Virginia College - This college is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a young boy who died here. He is said to haunt the fourth floor, which is one of the women’s dormitories. The ghost can sometimes be heard riding his bicycle up and down the hallway. There has also been an unusual death every year since the college was built.

Middletown -The Wayside Theatre - The ghost of a former caretaker, who died in a fire, is said to roam this theatre. Paranormal activity seems to take place on the backporch costume storage, the basement, and the theatre balcony. On the balcony itself, seat CC1 is often found lowered after being raised the previous evening.

Fairfax - George Mason University - A small gazebo bordering the campus lake is said to be frequented by the spirit of a young man. He apparently drowned in the lake one evening. His body was found sitting in the gazebo by two females the next morning. Since that time, the man’s figure has been seen standing at the edge of the lake, or sitting in the gazebo. He has been known to beckon young women to come sit with him, and quickly disappearing when accommodated.

CHRISTIANSBURG - CHRISTIANSBUBG MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS BUILDING WAS FORMALY OWNED BY THE SISTERS BLACK. IT IS SAID THAT THEY COMMITED A NUMBER OF MURDERS HERE AS WELL AS DROWNING AN INFANT IN A WELL IN THE SUB-CELLER. ACCORDING TO FORMEN PRINAPAL RICHARD ALLANGIE THE LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT ON THEIR OWN AND THEN GO OFF AGIAN RIGHT BEFOE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TOUCHED.MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN SHADOWS OF THREE WOMEN DRESSED IN TURN OF THE CENTURY CLOTHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL.ATH SUB-CELLER HAS LONG BEEN CLOSED OFF AND THE WELL DRY BUT PEOPLE STILL CLAIM TO HEAR WATER DRIPPING AS WELL AS A BABY CRYING

Hiwassee - There is an old paint factory amidst the hills of Hiwassee in Pulaski County Virginia. One night a hunter was walking through the woods with his dogs near the factory. Suddenly a man appeared in front of him. He knew if he let the dogs go they would tear the man to pieces but they were hurting his hand so he had to let them go. He caught up with the dogs after they ran off to find them sniffing the ground as if no one was there. He told a relative of the incident and described the man. He was wearing an old paint factory uniform. There are many apparitions in the hills of Hiwassee.

Winchester-Fort Colier Battle Field- The cries and ghostly figures of those wounded haunt the battle fields once every year. When ghostly figures appear each year is unknown--it is always different! Roanoke-Patrick Henry Hotel- There are many ghosts here. There are 3 men in the ballroom who stand and watch. An elderly woman died here in one of the room and you can still feel her presence. There is also a man sitting at one of the tables on the second floor, kicking the tablecloth with his foot and smoking a pipe.

Surry-Bacons Castle- A mysterious fireball appears from a nearby cemetery and circles the castle then enters through one of the chimneys and disappears in the basement kitchen

Poquoson-Old town Poquoson (Messick) A woman by the name of Dolly "Mammy" Messick once went out right before a winter storm to bring in the cows (with no help from her 3 children) and drown in a sink hole, and was said to have haunted her two daughters until their deaths.

Charlottesville - Tandem Friends School The "Old Building" of the school was supposed to be a civil war hospital. It is located about 2 miles from Monticello. There have been numerous reports of a confederate soldier that walks in the upstairs hall.

Fredericksburg, Fall Hill Plantation Reports of electrical problems, cabinets opening and closing, ghostly figures circling one’s bed, cold spots, strange odors, and disembodied voices.

Bowling Green Civil war soldiers can be heard calling out commands and then firing, also confederate soldiers have been seen walking through the graveyard behind the church. The church has also been said to be haunted.

Roanoke - Virginia Military Institute A painting over the alter has been said to bleed, noises in VMI's catacombs, old cellars under barracks, and sounds of cannon fire near the Jackson Memorial Hall. Richmond - Old Railway There is a light seen down the tracks that never seems to get any closer it seems to be the lantern the man carried. There is also sightings of fireballs and orbs. Harrisonburg - Deer Run- Building A They have even been herd walking up the steps late at night yelling there death chant.

same thing as the others tell me a state and i'll post the hauntings.

-WickedHatchetGirl

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