Haunted Places in Story County, Iowa



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    Iowa State University - C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

    Ames, Iowa

    A friendly ghost, C.Y. Stephens himself, in fact, is known to haunt this auditorium. He has been seen in the basement tunnels or sitting in the back right corner of the 3rd balcony. He also makes himself known by cold spots and the sound of footsteps. When performers see him, ...

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    Iowa State University - Memorial Union

    Ames, Iowa

    The hall is a tribute to graduate soldiers who died at war. According to reports, a strange low moan can be heard constantly here. Some say is it the voice of the only woman who ever graduated from the school who died in World War I.

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    Friley Hall - Iowa State University

    Ames, Iowa

    One dormitory room is nicknamed Satan’s Legion. Rumor has it that a student killed himself there, and everyone who is assigned to that room either dies or disappears. Reports say many students are afraid to go into the room, and some maintain that because of this, the university stopped assigning ...

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    Fisher Theatre - Iowa State University

    Ames, Iowa

    Named for contributor J.W. Fisher, the 1974 theater is rumored to be haunted by Frederica Shattuck, another university theater department contributor. So the story goes, the ghost took up residence in the Fisher Theatre after her Shattuck Theater was demolished.

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    Farm House Museum

    Ames, Iowa

    The spirits of two sisters are believed to reside at the museum; details of the hauntings are unknown.