Haunted Places in Hanson County, South Dakota



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    In the meantime, here's a list of all haunted places within 100 miles of Hanson County, South Dakota.



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    Daneville Inn

    Viborg, South Dakota

    49.7 miles from Hanson County, SD

    There are reports at this historic building of people seeing a strange glowing apparition floating through the main bar area when the building has closed down for the night. Strange noises and disembodied footsteps have also been heard when there is no one around. It is unclear whether the inn ...

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    Pettigrew House Museum

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    53.4 miles from Hanson County, SD

    This historic mansion was built in 1889, and those on guided tours of the building may get more than they bargained for. The building is rumoured to be haunted by the wife of a former attorney who owned the building. Staff claim to have seen her inspecting the building, and ...

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    Old Minnehaha Courthouse Museum

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    53.6 miles from Hanson County, SD

    This historic courthouse is now the county museum, and is believed to be haunted by many different spirits. Staff and visitors claim to have heard someone falling down the stairs, and have heard disembodied footsteps walking between various rooms. Various visitors have also seen an elderly man sweeping one of ...

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    Washington Pavilion

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    53.7 miles from Hanson County, SD

    Locals tell of a construction worker who died after falling into an elevator shaft. Witnesses have described the unexplained sound of ghostly footsteps and an eerie feeling of being watched.

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    Orpheum Theatre Center

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    53.7 miles from Hanson County, SD

    At the 1913 Orpheum Theater, a deceased actor's ghost is said to linger. Nicknamed Larry, the unknown and angry ghost was first noticed by living actors around 1960. Larry was known to blow fuses and drop sandbags onto living actors. And in 1972, a technical director heard a loud noise ...

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    715 South Phillips Avenue

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    53.9 miles from Hanson County, SD

    This historic apartment block is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a barefooted man, who has been seen wandering through the corridors. Other paranormal activity reported includes disembodied footsteps, cold spots, ghostly voices and bizarre knocking noises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Libby's Steakhouse

    Springfield, South Dakota

    57 miles from Hanson County, SD

    Some say the basement of Libby’s Steakhouse, formerly Hoch Drugstore, was haunted by the ghost of a girl, whose apparition was glimpsed once. Witnesses say bowls will fall over if the basement door is left open, and folks have noticed an uneasy feeling on the basement stairs. Rumor has it ...

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    Mount Marty College

    Yankton, South Dakota

    58.4 miles from Hanson County, SD

    Ghosts said to haunted this campus include construction workers who fiddle with the electricity, showers and water fountains; a nun; a music teacher; and numerous other apparitions. Students say Whitby Hall was so haunted that is was closed down, and it contains a ghost of a man in gray polyester ...

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    Dakota Theatre

    Yankton, South Dakota

    59 miles from Hanson County, SD

    This historic theatre opened in 1902,changed owners and names on several occasions. Theatre patrons and cast have reported sighting a spectral face floating through the seating area after closing hours, as well as feeling cold spots, hearing screams and a bloodstains which appears during certain productions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Argo Hotel

    Crofton, Nebraska

    66.8 miles from Hanson County, SD

    According to local legend, the ghost of a young girl who died in the basement can be seen here. Folks also say a baby's skeleton was found within the lounge walls during remodeling, and a ghostly mother is said to wail looking for her baby. Pictures also are said to ...

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    South Dakota State University - Doner Auditorium

    Brookings, South Dakota

    67.1 miles from Hanson County, SD

    The ghost who haunts Doner Auditorium is believed to be a former janitor who fell to his death in 1919 from an alcove that housed an organ. After that, the organ played randomly on its own until it was dismantled. The ghost still walks, though, tinkering with the electricity and ...