The Old Bank

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These days the “Old Bank” is just a boarded up building (though in 2012 several murals were added to make it look a bit nicer), but back in the 1920s it was the pride of the town. Local legend has it that a member of the Ashley Gang (a notorious group of bank robbers) was buried in the old safe in the back. Some locals swear they get eerie feelings when walking past the place.

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    Geographic Information

    Address:
    NW 5th Ave and NW Park St.
    Okeechobee, FL
    United States

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    GPS:
    27.24369308788619, -80.83448392157152
    County:
    Okeechobee County, Florida
    Nearest Towns:
    Okeechobee, FL (0.3 mi.)
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    1. I used to run the old Citgo at 510 NE Park ST. , Used to go by it at night to go to Kahootz the green bar, I call it, every time I went by the place, I would have strange feelings of some one there and the hair on my neck and arms would stand up. Also you could hear low muffled screams around 2:00 in the morning if going by on foot.

    2. Um the old bank gives me the chills in the day time I hear bodies I ride a bicycle next to it and u hear ppls talking on the drugstore part u can hear somebody robbing it to and bank it seem u can here something turning because its real screeching

    3. Barbara Waszkiewicz  |  

      I was walking home to my trailer park and I stopped really fast in front of the bank and something tugged at my shirt. It was at an two the morning. I almost ran home.

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