Haunted Schools: Penn State University The origins of Penn State University go back to 1855, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania chartered the college at the behest of the state’s Agricultural Society. Agriculturist James Irvin gave a gift of 200 acres to the Commonwealth so that a school could be built. Penn State has turned out some great graduates in its time and also has built a reputation for being one of America’s haunted schools. During the first few decades, there was much debate over the concept of land-grand education. The curriculum went back and forth between the classical and the purely agricultural. Due to this controversy, the early years of the college didn’t see many graduates. It wasn’t until 1882, when a proponent of the land-grand education concept, George W.Read More…

Most Haunted Places in America: Fordham University The Fordham University in Bronx, New York is a century and a half old college, certainly old enough to have developed a few ghost stories. Fordham University is not, however, believed to be the origin of the paranormal activity here. The haunting of Fordham University dates back much farther than the facility’s existence. Fordham University was built in 1841 atop the site of several other much older buildings, The Rose Hill Manor House for one; home of Scotsman Robert Watts who made his fortune as a New York merchant. Adjacent to the Rose Hill Manor was a medical facility. Like all hospitals in those days, the mortality rate was high, the stench of medicinal fluids all but unbearable.Read More…

Most Haunted Places in America: Haskell Indian Nations University The Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas is over a century old, and as is the case with many historic locations, it carries a terrific past that has resulted in what paranormal advocates believe to be an antediluvian haunting. Haskell Indian Nations University students pass the stories of its haunting on from one generation to the next so that all may understand the strange sensations and eerie disembodied voices they are likely to encounter along their trail of education. This has been going on since the early 1900’s. The Haskell Indian Nations University was first established in 1884 as a means to “tame” and “Christianize” the area native Indians. This information is readily available, mostRead More…

Most Haunted Places in America: Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University is a century old college nestled in the bustling city of Bowling Green, in northeastern Ohio. First established in 1910, just nine years after the city was incorporated, Bowling Green State University is home to more than 20,000 students, over 200 undergraduate courses and multiple known ghost hauntings. The most famous ghost at Bowling Green State University is called “Alice”. No one is precisely sure how the story of Alice got started, but it is generally accepted as the true story of the Ohio University haunting. In fact, it’s become tradition to invite Alice to all of the shows that take place in the theater to prevent any bad circumstances from occurringRead More…