Haunted Places in Swissvale, Pennsylvania
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Carnegie Library of Homestead
Munhall, PA
1.6 miles from Swissvale, PA
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the library was built with a music hall and an athletic center with a heated swimming pool. It is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have reported apparitions of steel workers, books that fly off of shelves, shadowy figures and unexplained male and female voices.
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Old Homestead Police Department
Homestead, PA
1.9 miles from Swissvale, PA
The former Homestead Police Department building is said to be haunted by something that taps folks on the shoulder, slams doors, turns on appliances and created unexplained footsteps. Ghost investigators caught slams and screams and video of ghostly activity.
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Frick Mansion - Clayton
Pittsburgh, PA
2.0 miles from Swissvale, PA
The Frick Mansion was home to industrial magnate Henry Clay Frick and his wife Adelaide Howard Childs, who began living there in 1883 and the family moved to New York in 1900. Their youngest daughter, Helen Clay Frick, kept up the mansion all those years and then moved back in …
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
4.0 miles from Swissvale, PA
Four ghosts are said to haunt the University of Pittsburgh campus: a prima ballerina in the Tansky Family Lounge of the William Pitt Union; Harriet, who committed suicide in 1201 Bruce Hall; a grandmother who rumples the quilts and bakes phantom bread in the Early American Room of the Cathedral …
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3406 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, PA
5.9 miles from Swissvale, PA
3406 Brownsville Road is said to be haunted by a demon, known as "The Demon of Brownsville Road" in the book by Bob Cranmer. According to Cranmer, the demon manifested in many ways, including a black fog, a bad smell, or an unseen attacker. Cranmer also described blood-dripping walls, bent …
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Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, PA
6.1 miles from Swissvale, PA
At this famous 1915-16 hotel where among other luminaries JFK has stayed, and Bob Hope proposed marriage in 1934, there are said to be two haunted floors. Floors 22 and 23, both unused, are visited by strange sounds, cold wind gusts, and ghosts that hide and watch folks, giving them …
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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
6.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
Few people realize that, in paranormal aspects, living near a hospital is like living near a cemetery. Many who have died within this building are said to remain here; in the South Wing (where most of the activity occurs), voices and strange noises are heard. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Allegheny Center, Building #7
Pittsburgh, PA
6.9 miles from Swissvale, PA
The student housing here has a high turnover rate believed to be caused by the poltergeist activity. Students report loud noises throughout and have yet to disprove the source. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Depreciation Lands Museum
Hampton Township, PA
12.3 miles from Swissvale, PA
A rather helpful man in a long coat and out-of-date boots has been responsible for catching a painter's ladder after the man lost his balance, catching a cleaning woman who fell, fixing a broken window, and saving a group of girl scouts when the ceiling collapsed over them. (Submitted by …
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Summit Hose Company
Tarentum, PA
13.6 miles from Swissvale, PA
Voices and odd noises are heard, doors open by themselves, and shadows have been seen here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Dixmont State Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
13.7 miles from Swissvale, PA
The 1862 hospital was haunted by many entities, notably a male spirit who was said to guard the morgue area and frighten away intruders. The hospital building was closed in 1984 and was demolished in 2006.
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Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum
Tarentum, PA
14.1 miles from Swissvale, PA
A former volunteer named Jack is commonly seen in the basement. He is said to be seen mostly around the old gardening tools. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Edward G. Acheson House
Monongahela, PA
15.3 miles from Swissvale, PA
The ghost of a little girl has been seen here. Two other ghosts, seen as orbs, also have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Culmerville Hotel - Zottola's Pub and Eatery
Tarentum, PA
16.1 miles from Swissvale, PA
A spirit is said to reside in the former Culmervilel Hotel, now Zottola's Pub and Eatery.
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Brush Creek Inn
Warrendale, PA
19.1 miles from Swissvale, PA
Keep watch for airborne bottles if you visit Brush Creek Inn! It is said that the spirits at the restaurant will shatter bottles at the bar or hurl them across the room. Witnesses also have reported that the windows open and close by themselves and furniture flips over.
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Century Inn
Scenery Hill, PA
25.3 miles from Swissvale, PA
Reported to be the oldest inn along Route 40, this inn is said to have a mysterious presence. There is one unexplained very cold room, and an innkeeper there has described a mysterious figure that appeared near its door. As well, strange footsteps have appeared in the snow outside the …
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Allen’s Haunted Hayrides
Smock, PA
28.5 miles from Swissvale, PA
Psychics say that the energy here is high because there an Indian burial ground beneath the land. This may be the source of the glowing white figures that are reported, or the strange light manifestations. The hayrides are year-round so visit freely! (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Harmony Inn
Harmony, PA
29.2 miles from Swissvale, PA
Local legend has it that this restaurant is haunted by two spirits: a ghost named Louie and the apparition of a woman. Louie was allegedly killed right outside on the inn's front steps. The ghostly woman is seen near the entranceway, between the bar and the dining room.
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Kelly Road
Industry, PA
33.3 miles from Swissvale, PA
This road, also called the Mystery Mile by residents, is said to be haunted. What else could the explanation be for strange white apparitions and the tendency for animals here to turn from tame to fierce and bloodthirsty? Strange sounds are also heard along this road and in the forest …
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The Mather Miners
Mather, PA
35.2 miles from Swissvale, PA
In the center of the town there is a small church, the post office, an apartment building(which used to be a general store) and a baseball field. Up a small connecting road is the old schoolhouse ( now converted into a persons home). Right before dawn when walking anywhere in …
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Summit Cut Bridge
Darlington, PA
37.5 miles from Swissvale, PA
On Shenango Road, just before it meets Ashwood Road, is Summit Cut Bridge (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Summer Cut Bridge). The bridge, locals say, has a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she fell off the bridge onto the railroad tracks in 1894. Her spirit is said to …
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Snyder Cemetery
Slippery Rock, PA
38.7 miles from Swissvale, PA
Numerous paranormal events are reported at this location, but few precise details are available.
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J.C. Thompson Building
East Liverpool, OH
39.0 miles from Swissvale, PA
This building dates back to 1892, and is rumored to have once housed both a speakeasy and a brothel. Under new ownership and recently restored as of July 2014, numerous paranormal occurrences have been recorded here in the basement and elsewhere. It is believed multiple spirits reside here.
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Fallingwater
Mill Run, PA
41.9 miles from Swissvale, PA
A solitude woman is said to be seen staring out of the window of the master bedroom. She is believed to the first wife of Edgar Kaufmann, depressed by his unfaithfulness. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Hill View Manor
New Castle, PA
43.3 miles from Swissvale, PA
The historic manor was once a nursing home, and folks claimed the spirit of a little boy would pay a visit now and then. It was said that those who saw him would pass away shortly. Witnesses also have reported full-body manifestations that float through walls.
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133 Kiester Road
Slippery Rock, PA
44.7 miles from Swissvale, PA
The house at this address is apparently haunted by a malevolent spirit that many people believe to be Sam Mohawk a Native American mass murderer who was hanged for murdering a woman and her five children near the place this house stands.
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Downtown New Castle
New Castle, PA
46.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
New Castle's downtown and Historical North Hill have several haunted locations including the old Stritmater Building, the Wallace House, the Historical Society's Greer-Clavelli Mansion, the old Temple Building, and the Joseph White House. Apparitions have been seen in some of the buildings and ghost hunters have recorded activity in others. …
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Grove City College
Grove City, PA
51.7 miles from Swissvale, PA
Grove City College's Lily Room is the stuff of legend. Campus lore says it's a locked-up room in a girls' dorm in which a girl hanged herself. Rumor has it the room was locked for 15 years and when it was opened again, her lily perfume was still heavy in …
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Grand Midway Hotel
Windber, PA
56.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
This historic hotel has been in operation for over a century, but is now believed to be a private residence. The owners have been known to auction the rooms for a night, which is enough for some guests to leave the hotel in fear. Staff have reported a wild apparition …
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West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville, WV
57.2 miles from Swissvale, PA
Once considered one of the most violent prisons in the US people believe that this prison's violent past has left an indelible mark on the building. People believe it is haunted by both active ghosts, possibly men who were murdered there, and also residual hauntings that take the form of …
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Hell's Corners
Hubbard, OH
60.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
In Hubbard, Ohio, the area where Pathour Wheeler Road and John White Road intersect is known to locals as "Hell's Corners." It is said that a young native American boy was shot on this spot many years ago, and that a jail once stood here where many hangings took place. …
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Egypt Road Bridge
Salem, OH
60.9 miles from Swissvale, PA
The closed Egypt Road Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, is haunted day and night by the sound of a crying baby. Legend has it that a baby went missing while its parents were fighting, and it fell over the side of the bridge. The scream of its mother and the crying …
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Austintown Log House
Canfield, OH
62.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
There have been reported sightings of the apparition of a headless soldier in the historic log cabin. He is seen in various rooms of the house, as well as by motorists driving past the house in an upstairs window. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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U.S. Route 322
Cranberry, PA
62.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
General Anthony Wayne was buried, unearthed, then boiled so he could be transferred to his family grave. It is said that he lost some bones along the way and was reburied as an incomplete body. Some people still see him wandering along this road (used to transfer him); he is …
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Kingwood Public Library
Kingwood, WV
66.5 miles from Swissvale, PA
The circa-1966 library is said to be haunted. Witnesses report noises and footsteps, objects that move on their own, doors that open and close by themselves, and books that jump off the shelves. A jail that once stood on the site is believed by some to be the source of …
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Glamorgan Castle
Alliance, OH
72.8 miles from Swissvale, PA
The 1905 Glamorgan Castle, according to legend, is haunted by former owner Colonel Morgan of Morgan Engineering Company fame, who died in 1928. Guided tours are offered here throughout the year.
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Jean Bonnet Tavern
Bedford, PA
74.4 miles from Swissvale, PA
This tavern building was a French outpost in the 1740s and a war headquarters in the 1750s. It became a tavern in the 1760s, and was also used as a courtroom. Several people were hanged here, and it is said that their spirits walk restlessly throughout the place. Witnesses have …
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Warren City Hall
Warren, OH
75.0 miles from Swissvale, PA
This historic mansion was built in 1871, and was turned into the town hall sometime later. The grounds of the beautiful mansion are haunted by a woman responsible for the death of her beloved nephew, who has been seen wandering around after hours calling his name, Night staff also report …
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The Devil's Elbow
Dysart, PA
75.7 miles from Swissvale, PA
The Devil's Elbow is a dangerous curve along Wopsy Road that has a story about a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she was a new bride on her honeymoon at the Wopsononock Hotel, which burned down long ago. As their carriage rounded the Devil's Elbow, there was an …
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Kline Opera House
Cortland, OH
76.9 miles from Swissvale, PA
This historic opera house was formerly the town church, built in the mid nineteenth century and the first in the surrounding county. The ghostly events surrounding the opera house began in the 1980's, when staff closing up the opera house for the night began to hear loud crashing noises and …
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Pauni Apartments
Cortland, OH
77.4 miles from Swissvale, PA
These recently constructed apartments were built over the top of an ancient burial ground, and residents have reported paranormal occurrences in the building ever since. Doors open and close by themselves, objects move around by themselves and the apparition of a man in a sombrero has been seen in the …
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Omni Bedford Springs Resort
Bedford, PA
78.1 miles from Swissvale, PA
Folks say that the ghosts at this 1800s resort want to be in pictures. They show up as oddities on the photographic images taken all over the hotel.
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Mishler Theatre
Altoona, PA
78.2 miles from Swissvale, PA
This 1906 theater building, still in operation today, is said to be home to three ghosts: Mr. Isaac Mishler, a howling dog, and a female spirit who plays pranks in the restroom.
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Railroaders Memorial Museum
Altoona, PA
78.2 miles from Swissvale, PA
The Railroaders Museum is said to be haunted by a spirit named Frank, who has been seen all over the museum. Other apparitions have been noted as well, and employees have opened to find all the gift shop items removed from the shelves and set on the floor, and Big …
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Kinsman General Store
Kinsman, OH
79.6 miles from Swissvale, PA
This old-fashioned general store is believed to have a ghostly inhabitant in the basement, and is generally off limits to the public and visitors. Staff have reported seeing an old man smoking a pipe in the basement, and visitors have also smelt the overwhelming aroma of tobacco smoke on all …
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Market Square Building
Kinsman, OH
79.7 miles from Swissvale, PA
This building features both an old-fashioned book store and a fascinating antiques market, which are both believed to be haunted. In the book store section of the building, staff report an entity that pushes books off shelves, and has been known to rearrange furniture while they are in the basement. …
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Bucktail Hotel
Marienville, PA
82.5 miles from Swissvale, PA
Guests staying at this 1937 hotel have reported a spook haunting the upstairs rooms. The entity is believed to be a poltergeist, as it has been known to move objects around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Old Hercules Engine Factory
Canton, OH
82.6 miles from Swissvale, PA
This historic abandoned building is haunted by several terrifying entities. In the section of the building that was previously an army training unit, an aggressive entity pushes visitors around, and has been known to swear or threaten those present during visits. Factory appliances move around by themselves, and cold spots …
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Wells Inn
Sistersville, WV
83.5 miles from Swissvale, PA
At this 1890s inn, both the guests and the staff have heard the sounds of writing and footsteps, witnessed doors that open or close by themselves, and felt a chilly presence.
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Days Inn Meadville
Meadville, PA
84.1 miles from Swissvale, PA
Witnesses at this Days Inn have been startled to see apparitions in the main building's kitchen and second-floor hallway. Spirits are said to tamper with the radio and lights, and unexplained footsteps and thumps have been heard from vacant rooms and in the hallways. Doors also have been known to …
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