Haunted Places in Barney, North Dakota



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    Fort Abercrombie

    Wahpeton, North Dakota

    18.2 miles from Barney, ND

    Fort Abercrombie, built in 1858, was the first military settlement in North Dakota. In 1862, it was besieged by Sioux Indians for over six weeks; four soldiers were killed and two were wounded.


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    Riverside Cemetery

    Fargo, North Dakota

    41.3 miles from Barney, ND

    Legends surrounding the Riverside Cemetery say that those who put a recording device on top of one particular mausoleum will record strange knocking sounds coming from inside. Other electronic voice phenomena have been collected here as well.


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    Moorhead Railroad Tracks

    Moorhead, Minnesota

    42.9 miles from Barney, ND

    According to local legend, years ago a woman tried to jump onto a moving train but missed, and her body was dragged through the town. Her apparition is said to walk in the area with glowing red eyes.


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    Moorhead State University - Weld Hall

    Moorhead, Minnesota

    43.1 miles from Barney, ND

    Moorhead State University's Weld Hall has a legend or two that explain its ghost. Depending on whom you hear the story from, either a construction worker, a janitor, or a maintenance man fell to his death off of a roof, a ladder, or a spiral staircase. His apparition has been ...


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    The VIP Room Restaurant and Bar

    Fargo, North Dakota

    43.1 miles from Barney, ND

    This historic building was built in 1894, and is now a catering business and restaurant. Staff members have reported sighting the apparition of a veiled woman in white in the basement, who is believed to watch over the building. During a time of renovation, a worker spotted her pointing to ...


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    North Dakota State University

    Fargo, North Dakota

    44.1 miles from Barney, ND

    Ceres Hall is believed to be haunted by a man who hanged himself from a heating pipe during World War II. The basement and the third floor are both believed to be haunted, perhaps by two different entities. And Minard Hall, once rumored to be the site of a possible ...


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    Children's Museum - Yunker Farm

    Fargo, North Dakota

    45.6 miles from Barney, ND

    The brick farmhouse, built in 1876, now houses an interactive children's museum. An apparition believed to be Elizabeth Yunker, who loved children, has been seen upstairs where children's activities are conducted. An apparition of a young child, believed to have died long ago in the old well, has been seen ...


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    Trollwood Park

    Fargo, North Dakota

    46.6 miles from Barney, ND

    You may see a ghostly woman in dark blue 19th-century clothing at this park, especially near her favorite willow tree. She is said to be seen mostly when music is being performed in the park. Other apparations may be seen here, and the sound of someone calling your name or ...


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    Fort Sisseton State Park

    Eden, South Dakota

    49 miles from Barney, ND

    Fort Sisseton State Park is said to be haunted. Witnesses here have described strange lights and a feeling of uneasiness.


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    Northern State University

    Aberdeen, South Dakota

    90.8 miles from Barney, ND

    Two buildings at the university are rumored to be haunted. The Jerde Hall dormitory is home to a ghostly little girl who has been seen and heard in rooms and hallways. The Johnson Fine Arts Center has a ghost who whistles a tune from the empty men's restroom and occasionally ...


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    Herrick Hotel

    Gary, South Dakota

    105 miles from Barney, ND

    Patrons have heard the ghostly laughter of a child who lived at the historic hotel when it was a blind school. Others have reported hearing footsteps on the upper floor of the building when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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