Is Fort Wadsworth really haunted?

Visitors rate Fort Wadsworth at 77.8 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 2 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Fort Wadsworth located?

The address is Dock Road, Staten Island, NY. GPS coordinates: 40.60550685, -74.05421054.

What kind of haunted place is Fort Wadsworth?

Fort Wadsworth is listed under Military in our New York section.

What is the nearest town to Fort Wadsworth?

Bensonhurst, NY is the closest town, about 3.2 miles away, with Coney Island (3.7 mi.) and Bayonne (5.4 mi.) also nearby.

Fort Wadsworth - Richmond County, NY

At Fort Wadsworth, the apparition of a soldier may appear to walk through walls and moving vehicles. Other strange things have happened here: One witness said she flashed back to wartime where she was apparently inside the body of a curly-haired nurse. She saw wounded and dying soldiers all around, then a soldier grabbed her arm and yelled for her to get down. After a big explosion, she found herself again in the present day. Other witnesses reported similar occurrences, such as suddenly seeing wounded and dead soldiers all over the field and blinking their eyes to find the soldiers had vanished.

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Geographic Information

Address

Dock Road
Staten Island, NY
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GPS

40.60550685, -74.05421054

County

Richmond County County, New York

Nearest Towns

Bensonhurst, NY (3.2 mi.)
Coney Island, NY (3.7 mi.)
Bayonne, NJ (5.4 mi.)
Staten Island, NY (5.4 mi.)
Brooklyn, NY (6.3 mi.)
Bloomfield, NY (6.5 mi.)
New York City, NY (7.9 mi.)
Jersey City, NJ (8.6 mi.)
Elizabeth, NJ (9.1 mi.)
Carteret, NJ (9.3 mi.)

Contact Information

Website: http://www.nps.gov/gate/historyculture/fort-wadsworth.htm

Quick Answers

Is Fort Wadsworth really haunted?: Visitors rate Fort Wadsworth at 77.8 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 2 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Fort Wadsworth located?: The address is Dock Road, Staten Island, NY. GPS coordinates: 40.60550685, -74.05421054.
What kind of haunted place is Fort Wadsworth?: Fort Wadsworth is listed under Military in our New York section.
What is the nearest town to Fort Wadsworth?: Bensonhurst, NY is the closest town, about 3.2 miles away, with Coney Island (3.7 mi.) and Bayonne (5.4 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (2)

Dewberry | July 29, 2019

I lived on the base for 2 years and encountered a couple of ghosts in my house, one was a little girl and the other was a shadow that vanished
Rose-Marie Velsor | August 6, 2019

Hi!! We were camping overnight at Fort Wadsworth on State. island,NY. This was shortly after 11pm. I started recording the lightning with the Verrazano bridge in the background because it was really amazing there was absolutely no rain or thunder just a lot of lightning. At the 23 second mark you can hear an eerie voice say something. I’ll let you decide you may think it says!! And I was ALONE the entire time I was recording!! People were about 20-30 feet behind me And I get make out A lot of my friends voices. And the breathing in the video is definitely, obviously, me! Don’t know what or who banged something twice in the beginning!! The campground has I believe seven or eight spots. And everyone of the spot was taken up by a friend of mine. There were no strangers there in the campground we were aware of!! Would love to hear your thoughts!!! This entire video was shot entirely by me on my IPhone X.

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