Haunted Places in Escambia County, Florida



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    St. Michael's Cemetery

    Pensacola, Florida

    Voices have been heard in the cemetery late at night, as well as strange lights that circle some of the headstones.

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    Pensacola Lighthouse

    Pensacola, Florida

    Tourists often feel cold spots throughout the lighthouse, and there is a general feeling that the spirit of a former lighthouse keeper remains on the premises.

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    The Gray House

    Pensacola, Florida

    The Gray House is said to be haunted by an old 18th century sea captain named Thomas Moristo. People claim to see his ghost through the windows. Residents have had stoves turned on and off, paint cans have been moved as well as other objects. The house is part ...

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    Dorr House

    Pensacola, Florida

    Lots of strange phenomenon here. The house is open to regular visitors as part of the local walking tours. Often female visitors looking in the mirror in the formal sitting room will have their skirts tugged on. Others claim to smell fresh cut roses and feel cold ...

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    Pensacola Naval Air Station

    Pensacola, Florida

    The base is said to be haunted by Captain Guy Hall, an ace with the Marine Corps who passed away in a training mission after WWI. Also, Commodore Melanchton B. Woolsey, who died of yellow fever despite meticulous precautions, is said to walk along a cupola on Admiral's Row. A ...

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    Old Christ Church

    Pensacola, Florida

    This 1832 church has an odd tale to tell. When renovations disturbed the final resting place of three of its former vicars, a reburial service was held. During that service, some folks noted that the three vicars were walking among the living guests.

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    Fort Pickens

    Pensacola Beach, Florida

    This Civil War fort was also used later as a prison for Apache chief Geronimo and his braves. The spirits of Native Americans have been both seen and heard here by several witnesses.

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    Saenger Theatre

    Pensacola, Florida

    Folks say the balcony is where strange voices may be heard, and odd things happen with the lighting system here as well. The reason? Rumor has it that a worker once died in a boiler-room explosion, and his ghost still hangs around.

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    Pensacola Cultural Center

    Pensacola, Florida

    Originally built in 1911 as the Escambia County Building, including the jail and place of execution, this center is said to be haunted by some of the lawbreakers who met their ends here. Apparitions and shadowy figures have been seen, one of whom is said to be Hosea Poole, the ...

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    Pensacola Victorian Bed and Breakfast

    Pensacola, Florida

    Built by ship captain William Northup in the 1890s, this inn is home to some mysterious happenings. Witnesses have heard sounds with no apparent source, including classical music and children playing and giggling. The apparition of a woman in a Victorian nightgown has been noted, and the smells of cooking ...

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    Seville Quarter

    Pensacola, Florida

    At the historic Seville Quarter, a ghost named Wesley walks, once a bartender at Rosie O’Grady’s. He is said to have died of hypothermia after hitting his head in the walk-in freezer. Other events attrubited to Wesley include poltergeist activity in the bar and the pinching of women's rear ends. ...

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    Lear-Rocheblave House

    Pensacola, Florida

    At this 1890 Victorian house, legend tells of a ghost girl who dances across a locked room. She is said to be one of the Rocheblave daughters, and folks have also smelled her old-fashioned perfume when she is present.

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    Arbona Building - Pensacola Children's Museum

    Pensacola, Florida

    When the museum moved to the Arbona building, the staff realized that the ghost of a former resident inhabited the building. Eugenio Arbona, who came to the area in the late 1800s, apparently never left. Witnesses have detected his strong cigar smoke, objects are moved around by unseen hands, and ...

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    Landmark Skate and Fun Center

    Pensacola, Florida

    Many people, for many years, have reported seeing an older man in the building, wearing denim coveralls and a long sleeve, cotton, plaid shirt. He appears in the room or walks around, never setting off the motion detectors, yet clearly visible. Clearly this is Mr. Vic, the builder ...

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    Quayside Art Gallery

    Pensacola, Florida

    This former firehouse has a haunting dating back to 1892, when a trio of firemen were harassed by a floating apparition. Staff nowadays at the modern art gallery have reported disembodied footsteps, cold spots and the sound of a body being dragged across a level on the building that ...

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    Axelson House

    Pensacola, Florida

    This historic house is rumoured to be haunted by at least two ghosts. The first is that of a signalman, who has been seen signalling from the house to the general public through morse code, while the other is a female former owner who has been seen gazing out ...

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    Barkley House

    Pensacola, Florida

    This 1820's style house was built and owned by an immigrant, and is partially constructed from the remnants of a fort. Used as both a private residence and a boarding house during the twentieth century, former residents reported many instances of ghostly sightings and paranormal activity. On the expansive ...

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    William Fordham House

    Pensacola, Florida

    The 1875 cottage is supposedly haunted due to a series of renovations that stirred up the houses paranormal past. Current tenants have reported disembodied footsteps in certain parts of the building, as well as a shadowy apparition that appears in mirrors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Noble Manor Bed and Breakfast

    Pensacola, Florida

    This 1905 bed and breakfast inn was formerly a boarding house for men during the days of the timber boom, but the two ghosts that have been reported here are both female. A woman in an old-fashioned dress has appeared to the housekeeper and guests on several occasions, and ...