Is Site of Fort Dearborn really haunted?

Visitors rate Site of Fort Dearborn at 55.6 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Site of Fort Dearborn located?

The address is 41.888333, -87.624722. GPS coordinates: 41.8884643, -87.6248399.

What kind of haunted place is Site of Fort Dearborn?

Site of Fort Dearborn is listed under Military in our Illinois section.

What is the nearest town to Site of Fort Dearborn?

Chicago, IL is the closest town, about 3.0 miles away, with Cicero (7.3 mi.) and Oak Park (8.2 mi.) also nearby.

Site of Fort Dearborn - Chicago, IL

The intersection of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Loop area was once the site of Fort Dearborn. Road workers there found many buried human skeletons, and since then there have been many sightings of ghostly apparitions of 19th-century settlers in the area. The fort is gone now, but a few of its boards can be found in the Chicago History Museum in Lincoln Park.

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Geographic Information

Address

41.888333, -87.624722
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GPS

41.8884643, -87.6248399

County

Cook County, Illinois

Nearest Towns

Chicago, IL (3.0 mi.)
Cicero, IL (7.3 mi.)
Oak Park, IL (8.2 mi.)
Berwyn, IL (9.1 mi.)
Stickney, IL (9.4 mi.)
Lincolnwood, IL (9.7 mi.)
Forest Park, IL (9.7 mi.)
Elmwood Park, IL (9.7 mi.)
River Forest, IL (9.7 mi.)
Forest View, IL (10.3 mi.)

Quick Answers

Is Site of Fort Dearborn really haunted?: Visitors rate Site of Fort Dearborn at 55.6 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Site of Fort Dearborn located?: The address is 41.888333, -87.624722. GPS coordinates: 41.8884643, -87.6248399.
What kind of haunted place is Site of Fort Dearborn?: Site of Fort Dearborn is listed under Military in our Illinois section.
What is the nearest town to Site of Fort Dearborn?: Chicago, IL is the closest town, about 3.0 miles away, with Cicero (7.3 mi.) and Oak Park (8.2 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (1)

Ed Fleming | March 7, 2017

There is no reason this site should be haunted, since the massacre took place about two miles away. There was no bridge here in 1812, so reports of soldiers marching over the existing bridge are fairly ludicrous. Maybe soldier-ghosts will march over any convenient surface.

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