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The Whaley House, San Diego, California

Once a private residence, this mid-19th century house is now a museum dedicated to its former owners and the history they created here.  Part of the house was once rented out to the County of San Diego for use as a courtroom...which may explain the appearance of several unidentified ghosts within the house.  Apart from these unnamed apparitions, the original owner, Thomas Whaley, his wife, one of their children, a little girl, and a convict are repeatedly seen within the house.  The house was apparently haunted as soon as it was built, as the spirit of a man who had been convicted and hanged on the site took up residence in the house upon its completion.  The Whaley apparitions are often seen engaged in the normal activities of their former day to day lives.  Doors have been known to close and lock on their own, and footsteps are often heard throughout the house, along with music and the crying of a baby.

Villisca Ax Murder House, Villisca, Iowa

On the night of June 9, 1912, eight people, including six children, were murdered in this house by an unknown assailant wielding an ax.  The murders, not surprisingly, caused a national sensation, and while many suspects were questioned and even tried - later acquitted - this mass murder remains unsolved to this day.  Either from the violence of their deaths, or their unresolved nature (maybe a little of both), this house has subsequently become a very active sight for the supernatural.  Apparitions have often been seen, and disembodied footsteps and voices are common occurrences.  The sight and sounds of the children are the most widely reported, with EVPs and personal accounts indicating laughing and then crying, as well as some children telling others to hide.

William Kehoe House, Savannah, Georgia

Formerly the home of William Kehoe and his family, this 1892 house later became a school, a funeral home, and today is operated as a historic inn.  The Kehoe family, however, seems to have remained in residence long after their deaths, going about their usual routines while also interacting with guests and staff.  Mrs. Kehoe has often been seen sitting at a desk, writing, or sitting on the beds of sleeping guests.  Mr. Kehoe has been seen throughout the house as well, and on one occasion opened all of the exterior locked doors on the first floor...simultaneously.  The young twin boys of the Kehoe's, who died in a childhood accident, have also been seen roaming throughout the house, and their noisy footsteps heard as they run across the upper floors.

Adam Thoroughgood House, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Dating to about 1720, although previously thought to be much older, this quaint brick cottage was once the home of Adam Thoroughgood, a successful tobacco farmer and businessman.  While it has had a rather uneventful history over the past three centuries, activity within the house hasn't been so quiet.  Two apparitions are commonly sighted here, one being a man and the other a woman, both in 18th century attire.  The woman has been known to carry candles through the house while the man is simply observed passing from room to room, perhaps looking for something.  A large group of visitors even witnessed the sudden movement of inanimate objects.

Ann Starrett Mansion, Port Townsend, Washington State

An enduring monument to love, this beautiful Queen Anne Victorian mansion was built in 1899 by George Starrett for his new wife Ann.  They lived happily together in the mansion for the rest of their lives, and the house stayed in the family for some time before finally becoming the bed and breakfast it is today.  The house exhibits a great deal of paranormal activity, some of which has been attributed to George and Ann, but the majority of activity is continuously linked to the nanny they hired to look after their only child, Edward.  Both George and Ann have been seen throughout the house, but it is the nanny who has been seen and felt.  She's generally pleasant, but can take offense to certain people.  She's been known to make pictures fall off of walls, pages of books turn, and to create extreme cold spots.  Lights get turned off when they're left on in empty rooms and has been known to thump guests on the head for offensive remarks.

The Sallie House, Atchison, Kansas

Few haunted houses in America have had the level of malevolency that has been reported in this particular house.  Once a doctor's house, a little girl named Sallie died here during a botched appendectomy and her spirit has been here ever since.  When a family moved in during the 90s, this little girl began to create mischief, knocking pictures down, toying with electrical appliances, and leaving a trail of their child's toys throughout the house.  This activity eventually escalated to a violent level, but while they originally thought it was the little girl that their child had seen, they inevitably learned through a medium that it was actually a middle aged woman responsible for the violence.  All of her malevolence was directed towards the male owner of the house, repeatedly scratching and gouging him, leaving deep red welts and scratching deep enough to cause bleeding and bruising.  After this entity shoved him and almost sent him careening over the railing of the stairs on the second floor, the family finally moved out of fear for his life.  These activities have been documented by several paranormal groups.

Cedar Grove Mansion, Vicksburg, Mississippi

One of the most striking antebellum mansions in Mississippi, Cedar Grove has, for all of its beauty, seen its fair share of tragedy.  Originally the home of John and Elizabeth Klein, it was also the site of some of the family's deaths.  One of their sons was killed on the back porch stairs when a gun accidentally went off - he was just 17 years old - and a daughter and two young infants died here as well, with their deaths attributed to disease.  John Klein enjoyed pipe smoking, and near his study the smell of a pipe is often caught.  Elizabeth has frequently been seen throughout the house, acting as if she's simply carrying out her usual day to day chores.  The apparition of a little girl has also been seen coming down the main stairs, and footsteps on the back porch stairs have also been heard.  Apart from activity linked to the family, many guests have reported seeing Civil War soldiers throughout the house and grounds - hardly surprising since the house was also a hospital during the Civil War.

Battery Carriage House Inn, Charleston, South Carolina

This beautiful mid-19th Century home commands an impressive site overlooking the waterfront battery and White Point Gardens in Charleston's historic district.  The main house itself remains a private home, but its rear carriage house has been turned into a quaint bed and breakfast, and this is where all of the supernatural events occur.  The area surrounding the property has witnessed quite an interesting history, from events of the Civil War back to when pirates were hanged from nearby trees.  This may be why the inn is such an active paranormal site.

In room 8, male guests are typically targeted by a rough looking sort of ghost who likes to startle and harass them, without being hostile.  Chairs have been known to slam against walls in this room and his apparition is usually only seen from the torso up.  Room 10 has an apparition of a slender man who has mostly appeared to women, with a mother and daughter capturing the sound of breathing and tapping on a camera left running overnight, along with a shadow that continuously passed in front of it.  The last bit of activity occurs in room 3 where strange lights are observed and electrical devices seem to have a mind of their own - like blaring to life when turned off or unplugged.

The Amityville Horror House, Amityville, New York

Perhaps one of the most controversial as well as frightening haunted houses in the country, this rather unassuming small town house was nevertheless the site of a very real mass murder.  In the early hours of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr stalked through his family's home with a rifle, killing everyone in their beds as they slept.  The victims included his parents and four siblings, who ranged in age from 9 to 18.  Just over a year later, the Lutz family moved into the home where they began to experience paranormal events so severe that they abruptly left after only living in the house for less than a month.  The events that they experienced included extreme cold spots and odd smells; slamming doors and moving objects; their children began sleeping in the manner in which the DeFeo's had all been killed - face down on their stomachs; their youngest daughter befriended what was described as a demonic entity; and welts would appear out of nowhere

Jennie Wade House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

During intense shooting between Confederate soldiers, barricaded within the nearby Farnsworth House, and Union soldiers, a stray bullet made its way into this house's kitchen where young Jennie Wade and her sister were making bread, fatally wounding Jennie.  Jennie has been seen throughout the house and the smell of fresh bread usually accompanies her.  A male apparition has been seen and felt in the cellar as well as another one on the second floor who produces the smell of cigars.  Several apparitions of children have been seen inside and outside of the house.  These children have a tendency to touch the visitors, as well as swing on chains used to rope off certain areas and play with the bed-skirts throughout the house.

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