Haunted
Libraries South
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Haunted Libraries of the
Southern United
States are historically of note, due to the
Civil War battles and of course tragedies that impacted much of the
South.
Alabama
Haunted Libraries:
Albertville Public Library - water spicots
turned on and an elevator that operates on its
own.
Amelia
Gorgas Library
-
located on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the library is
believed to still be haunted by Amelia, a past librarian.
Arkansas Haunted
Libraries:
Phillips County Library -
footsteps and other noises haunt the third floor storage room.
Saline County Library -
Benton's Old Palace Theater was once the library until 2003, which was well
known for various haunting activity reported by librarians. Theater
ghosts?
Kentucky Haunted
Libraries:
Daviess County Library - the
apparition of a small boy in shorts has been seen here.
Helm Library - located in Bowling Green on the
campus of Western Kentucky University, a student who died tragically is
reportedly haunting the library.
Mississippi Haunted
Libraries:
Lee-Itawamba Library - John Allen is saod to
haunt this library which was built upon the spot of the Congressman's
Tupelo residence.
Meridian-Lauderdale County Library - touches by
an unseen presence and cold spots are believed to be the work of resident ghost
Jeanne Broach, a former librarian.
North Carolina Haunted
Libraries:
Carl Rudisill Library - a
small child has been heard crying within the library building.
Bladen County Library -
books and furniture were moved around according to a janitor.
Beaver Memorial Library - a
past director is believed to still work at this haunted library.
Earle Webb Library - the
apparition of a fisherman walking in the library was reported.
Brawley Middle School - Mooresville has a middle-aged woman
who haunts the library.
East McDowell Junior
High - school in Marion was built on the site of a burnt down
orphanage. The ghostly figure of the orphanage director has been spotted
upstairs.
Raleigh State Library Room -
located in the State Capitol, it is known for cold spots.
Saluda Public Library -
branch of the Polk County Library is known for disembodied voices and footsteps
from spectres.
New Hanover Public Library -
in Wilmington, the ghost of a Civil War researcher inhabits one of the
rooms. Sounds and files laying out have been reported, and a ghostly man
has also been seen who resembled a Civil War officer.
Alexander County Library - Taylorsville
library is home to a spectral woman in a dark coat.
BHM Regional Library - situated inside the Old
Beaufort County Courthouse, this old building has strange sounds of broken glass
emanating from within it.
Dale H. Gramley Library -
Winston-Salem has its own haunted library with screams being heard on the third
floor. Two students were electrocuted there in 1907.
South
Carolina Haunted Libraries:
Charleston Library - the apparition of an old
book collector has been seen within it.
South
Caroliniana Library - the ghost of USC President
McKissick has been seen in the library, while he is buried right outside
it. Located in Columbia.
Hampton Plantation - McClellanville historic
site has a library with a sobbing man and a self-rocking
chair.
Tennessee
Haunted Libraries:
Gilbreath Hall - formerly
the library, East Tennessee State University in Johnson City has a resident
ghost in its hall. An apparition has been spotted, along with doors being
closed.
Ellis Middle School - Hendersonville's
former high school is haunted by a figure that lurks in the second floor library
and is called "The Colonel."
Vise
Library - located at Cumberland University in Lebanon, this
library has a ghost cat!
Hoskins Library -
Knoxville's University of Tennessee is haunted by a former student who is heard
after hours in the library. Smells of cooking are also
reported.
Thomas Hughes Public Library - the organizer and
librarian of this Rugby institution is said to haunt and has appeared with
instruction for restoration.
John Willard Brister Hall - the University of
Memphis' former main library is allegedly haunted by a raped student who can
still be heard screaming.
Texas Haunted
Libraries:
Alice High School - haunted by
a male ghost who tosses books from time to time.
Boerne Public Library - formerly a general
store, this library has a presence within it.
Dr. Garcia Middle School - paranormal activity in the
library of this Brownsville school.
Oliveira
Memorial Library - Brownsville's University of Texas is
haunted with unexplained phenomena, such as moving doors and books.
Navarro County Courthouse Law Library - in
Corsicana, walking spectres are heard.
Milby
High School - Houston school is known to have a ghostly
librarian.
Eagle Pass Public Library - formerly a post
office, that now has ghostly foot traffic.
Houston Public Library Ideson Building - home
to phantom music, possibly from a past janitor who lived in the
basement and practiced his violin at night while walking
the library.
McKinney Public Library -
ghostly activity, such as books being knocked to the floor.
Fort Concho Museum - San Angelo army
outpost from the late 1800's has a haunted officer's quarters (number
7). Known for moving doors and lights turning on
mysteriously.
Briscoe Western Art Musuem -
prior use for the San Antonio building was a library, that now is said to house
phantom noises, voices, cold spots and objects moving on their own.
Texan Cultures Library - in
San Antonio, "Old John" can be heard walking around.
Koogler McNay Art Museum - colonial mansion in
San Antonio has a singing female ghost.
Whittier
Middle School - a 15-year old female spectre purportedly haunts the
library of thei San Antonio school after falling to her death on the staircase
in the 1950's.
Sueltenfuss Library -
haunted by a janitor in the basement of this San Antonio library.
Browning Library - legend
has that this library in Waco and on the campus of Baylor University is haunted
by Elizabeth Browning herself.
Virginia Haunted
Libraries:
Blandfield House - Essex
County mansion is haunted by a male ghost in the library.
Edgehill House - Fauquier
County home has a library haunted by a Confederate Colonel.
Stratford Hall Plantation - haunted by
Revolutionary War soldier, Henry Lee.
West Virginia Haunted
Libraries:
WVU Campus Library - downtown Morgantown
university library has had ghostly sounds and a presence experienced up on
the now closed tenth floor.
Kingwood
Public Library - built on the site of a former jail, this
haunted library has plenty of activity, being possibly attributed to a
prisoner who hung himself at the location.
