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JOHNSON CO.
(IOWA CITY) "SLATER HALL" - Reports being haunted by a young student who jumped to his death from the ninth floor. It's said that his screams can still be heard and that many people have heard and seen him walking in the halls there.
(IOWA CITY) "? CEMETERY" - Reports a glowing shape walking through the cemetery believed to be the spirit of the Black Angel. Her statue stands along side of a little girl statue and it's said there are mysterious lights around them. Other's say that if you approach the staue of the girl her eyes will follow you around until you leave. It's also said that the statues radiate heat but everywhere else in the cemetery is cold.
(NORTH LIBERTY) "GREEN CASTLE CEMETERY" - Reports that this old cemetery hasn't been used in years but that if you go into it there's always dirt upturned as if the graves were dug that day. Other people claim that a Witch has been seen there and that headstones move around the cemetery.
(OAKDALE) "MEDICAL AND CLASSIFICATION CENTER" - Reports that at night on certain units, especially in and around the segregation area. It's said that the top half of a mans figure can be seen and you hear him walking out the cells. Also theres an eerie feeling and sudden unexplained cold spots.
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KOSSUTH CO.
(ALGONA) "PLUM CREEK PITS" - Reports being haunted by the spirit of a young boy who died there as a result of falling onto a sharp stick while running towards the river's edge after playing at the pits. Local fishermen report seeing him but when you call out to him he runs towards the river and dissapears.
(ALGONA) "GYPSY'S GRAVEYARD" - Reports that just North of town there's a small cemetery surrounded by a fence with an even smaller graveyard say just behind it. This is the Gypsies Graveyard. In the late 1800's the gypsy caravan was pulling through but many of the family members were sick, they didn't want to lose their members on the trip with no holy ground the place them in, so instead they buried their members (some still alive but thought to die soon) in the ground behind the original cemtery. Many say that you can see their spirits walking there and hear the sounds of the gypsy music some nights.
(ALGONA) "LITTLE AFRICA" - Reports being haunted by several ghost who have been murdered in the area. And also by the spirits of the 2 hanged men on the bridge, where several wrecks have occured after drivers have seen someone standing in the road. Also the old house just out past the hospital cemetery is said to be haunted by the mistress of the man whose family lived there last. It's said he killed her and then he and his family moved away leaving all of their personal belongings behind.
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LEE CO.
(FORT MADISON) "IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY" - Reports that this building built in the 1800's even scares the guards, who refuse to go into the corridors of the solitary confinement area after dark. It's also said that many guards and inmates have experienced things including hearing unexplained moans, chains clanking and have seen ghostly apparitions. There are also reports that inmates have been physically attacked while locked in their cells by unseen beings.
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LINN CO.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "COE COLLEGE" - Reports being haunted by the ghost of "Helen" who died of influenza in the epidemic of 1918. Her parents donated the grandfather clock that used to sit in her dorm to the dorm and it's said that her spirit is attached to it and at night students say she'll play the piano in the parlor or stand near their beds and pull their blankets off of them.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "MCKINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL" - Reports that after the students and faculity have left and the janitors are there working that they hear voices and footsteps as well as feeling coldspots and being touched by unseen people.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "MOUNT MERCY" - Reports that "Warde Hall" is haunted by the ghost of a nun who hung herself from the balcony in the choir loft. And many students claim to have seen her shadow walking through the building and feel her presence there.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "OAK HILL CEMETERY" - Reports being haunted by the ghost of "Tillie" a little Czeck girl who's spirit can be seen at night carrying a flickering candle. It's said she's been known to try and pull visitors of the cemetery into the mausoleum.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "PARKER'S GROVE CEMETERY"- Reports that theres a headstone with a face carved into it, that at night cries and it's eyes are wet.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) " RAWSON'S FLATLAND" - Reports being haunted by a girl around 2 or 3 years old named
"Josephine" wearing a white t-shirt. Once you see her you'll remember alot of details but when you look again she's gone.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "WESTDALE MALL" - reports being haunted by the spirit of a man who died while the mall was being built. And that lights go on and off by themself and doors open that are closed and locked.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "WILDWOOD APARTMENTS" - Reports that this building is haunted by a convicted child molester who once lived in the building but was beaten to death by an enraged parent and his body wasn't found for 3 days. People say they also hear the cries of the children he assulted sometimes at night.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY" - Reports
that this cemetery also known as 13 Stairs is a site well known for activity. Visitors and Investigators have all encountered strange events while being in the cemetery and in the woods outside there. Reports are of very uneasy feelings, feelings of being watched, fog that appears then dissapears for no reason, shadow figures that have chased people through the area, and actual physical attacks. There is several unexplained photo's and E.V.P.'s that have been captured here and several other unexplained things. It's said that upon leaving the cemetery you must walk backwards down the stairs so as not to allow anything to follow you out of the cemetery.
(SPRINGVILLE) "SPRINGVILLE CEMETERY" - Reports being haunted by the old gravedigger from 1902, who while digging a grave fell in and broke his neck resulting in his death. It's said that he can be seen at night in the cemetery digging his own grave.
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LUCAS CO.
(WILLIAMSON) "STONEKING CEMETERY" - Reports that this cemetery is haunted by the members of the Stoneking family buried here. And that most of the reports are of Joseph Stoneking whose headstone some people believe is cursed, and whose ending epitaph reads "As you are now, I once was. As I am now, you soon will be. So come face death and follow me". It's also reported that there are several unexplained occurances in the area and that in the back near the trees a strange bright light comes at flying out at you.
(IOWA CITY) "SLATER HALL" - Reports being haunted by a young student who jumped to his death from the ninth floor. It's said that his screams can still be heard and that many people have heard and seen him walking in the halls there.
(IOWA CITY) "? CEMETERY" - Reports a glowing shape walking through the cemetery believed to be the spirit of the Black Angel. Her statue stands along side of a little girl statue and it's said there are mysterious lights around them. Other's say that if you approach the staue of the girl her eyes will follow you around until you leave. It's also said that the statues radiate heat but everywhere else in the cemetery is cold.
(NORTH LIBERTY) "GREEN CASTLE CEMETERY" - Reports that this old cemetery hasn't been used in years but that if you go into it there's always dirt upturned as if the graves were dug that day. Other people claim that a Witch has been seen there and that headstones move around the cemetery.
(OAKDALE) "MEDICAL AND CLASSIFICATION CENTER" - Reports that at night on certain units, especially in and around the segregation area. It's said that the top half of a mans figure can be seen and you hear him walking out the cells. Also theres an eerie feeling and sudden unexplained cold spots.
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KOSSUTH CO.
(ALGONA) "PLUM CREEK PITS" - Reports being haunted by the spirit of a young boy who died there as a result of falling onto a sharp stick while running towards the river's edge after playing at the pits. Local fishermen report seeing him but when you call out to him he runs towards the river and dissapears.
(ALGONA) "GYPSY'S GRAVEYARD" - Reports that just North of town there's a small cemetery surrounded by a fence with an even smaller graveyard say just behind it. This is the Gypsies Graveyard. In the late 1800's the gypsy caravan was pulling through but many of the family members were sick, they didn't want to lose their members on the trip with no holy ground the place them in, so instead they buried their members (some still alive but thought to die soon) in the ground behind the original cemtery. Many say that you can see their spirits walking there and hear the sounds of the gypsy music some nights.
(ALGONA) "LITTLE AFRICA" - Reports being haunted by several ghost who have been murdered in the area. And also by the spirits of the 2 hanged men on the bridge, where several wrecks have occured after drivers have seen someone standing in the road. Also the old house just out past the hospital cemetery is said to be haunted by the mistress of the man whose family lived there last. It's said he killed her and then he and his family moved away leaving all of their personal belongings behind.
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LEE CO.
(FORT MADISON) "IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY" - Reports that this building built in the 1800's even scares the guards, who refuse to go into the corridors of the solitary confinement area after dark. It's also said that many guards and inmates have experienced things including hearing unexplained moans, chains clanking and have seen ghostly apparitions. There are also reports that inmates have been physically attacked while locked in their cells by unseen beings.
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LINN CO.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "COE COLLEGE" - Reports being haunted by the ghost of "Helen" who died of influenza in the epidemic of 1918. Her parents donated the grandfather clock that used to sit in her dorm to the dorm and it's said that her spirit is attached to it and at night students say she'll play the piano in the parlor or stand near their beds and pull their blankets off of them.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "MCKINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL" - Reports that after the students and faculity have left and the janitors are there working that they hear voices and footsteps as well as feeling coldspots and being touched by unseen people.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "MOUNT MERCY" - Reports that "Warde Hall" is haunted by the ghost of a nun who hung herself from the balcony in the choir loft. And many students claim to have seen her shadow walking through the building and feel her presence there.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "OAK HILL CEMETERY" - Reports being haunted by the ghost of "Tillie" a little Czeck girl who's spirit can be seen at night carrying a flickering candle. It's said she's been known to try and pull visitors of the cemetery into the mausoleum.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "PARKER'S GROVE CEMETERY"- Reports that theres a headstone with a face carved into it, that at night cries and it's eyes are wet.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) " RAWSON'S FLATLAND" - Reports being haunted by a girl around 2 or 3 years old named
"Josephine" wearing a white t-shirt. Once you see her you'll remember alot of details but when you look again she's gone.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "WESTDALE MALL" - reports being haunted by the spirit of a man who died while the mall was being built. And that lights go on and off by themself and doors open that are closed and locked.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "WILDWOOD APARTMENTS" - Reports that this building is haunted by a convicted child molester who once lived in the building but was beaten to death by an enraged parent and his body wasn't found for 3 days. People say they also hear the cries of the children he assulted sometimes at night.
(CEDAR RAPIDS) "PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY" - Reports
that this cemetery also known as 13 Stairs is a site well known for activity. Visitors and Investigators have all encountered strange events while being in the cemetery and in the woods outside there. Reports are of very uneasy feelings, feelings of being watched, fog that appears then dissapears for no reason, shadow figures that have chased people through the area, and actual physical attacks. There is several unexplained photo's and E.V.P.'s that have been captured here and several other unexplained things. It's said that upon leaving the cemetery you must walk backwards down the stairs so as not to allow anything to follow you out of the cemetery.
(SPRINGVILLE) "SPRINGVILLE CEMETERY" - Reports being haunted by the old gravedigger from 1902, who while digging a grave fell in and broke his neck resulting in his death. It's said that he can be seen at night in the cemetery digging his own grave.
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LUCAS CO.
(WILLIAMSON) "STONEKING CEMETERY" - Reports that this cemetery is haunted by the members of the Stoneking family buried here. And that most of the reports are of Joseph Stoneking whose headstone some people believe is cursed, and whose ending epitaph reads "As you are now, I once was. As I am now, you soon will be. So come face death and follow me". It's also reported that there are several unexplained occurances in the area and that in the back near the trees a strange bright light comes at flying out at you.
