Home || About Us || Ghost Gabs || Links To More || Contact Us
Look for the
Apalachicola - Orman House: Built in 1838 by Thomas Orman, this antebellum home overlooks the Apalachicola River and was used for both business and social gatherings. Orman was a cotton merchant and businessman in Apalachicola from 1840 to the 1870’s. The house was the site of life and death and spirits seem to still reside there. Now a part of the Florida State Park System, park rangers and persons taking a tour of the estate have witnessed doorknobs shake and strange noises from upstairs. One worker has claimed to capture the apparition of a female in an old dress at the top of the staircase. There is rumor that Al Capone once kept a mistress in the house. One day she supposedly disappeared. Some say he put her in hiding in another location and some say she was murdered.
Chumuckla-Coon Hill Cemetery: Legend states that when you walk on the high wide brick wall around the cemetery, before making it half way you will be pushed off by unseen hands. Many voices can be heard within the cemetery and several murders have occurred on that same spot. It is very desolated and far out in the woods. Reports of a thick fog seeming to cover the ground only inches high and every time a small child can be heard singing.
Crestview-Cobb Cemetery: “Old Man Cobb” haunts the cemetery supposedly looking for his wife. There is a legend that states you can leave a beer can by the old Oak tree. When you return, mysteriously it will be emptied.
Crestview-Jameson Inn: In the year of 2000, a new hotel was built next to Cracker Barrel off of Interstate 10. Within a year, strange happenings were going on. An apparition of a man was seen walking through the hallways of the second floor and frequently hanging around the elevator. Employees that work there claim that the man haunts room 208. There have been complaints from guests that have stayed in the room, about strange smells, sudden cold spots.
DeFuniak Springs-Sunbright Manor: Old Victorian boarding house has been reported haunted for years. Doors open and shut by themselves, and visitors see odd things. No one owns it for long.
DeFuniak Springs-Emergency Operations Center: Ghost of a small girl wanders the Emergency Operations Center. The girl (Sally May) keeps E-911 Operators alert on the Midnight shift. Locals say she died a violent death in the 1920's on the location the building now stands.
Graceville-Bridge: On Highway 2 there's an old bridge that you can pull up to and stop in front. Put your vehicle in park and they say that a girl who died there will drive you across.
Holmes County -Euchee Valley Presbyterian Cemetery: A shadowy figure appears and comes after any one in the graveyard at that time.
Marianna - Bellamy Bridge: There is an old foundation of a large home near it. The story is that on this girl's wedding day it was cold so she had a fire in the fireplace in her bedroom. She walked by it in her gown and the trailer caught fire. The girl panicked and ran through the house catching fire to the home in her distress. She ran out of the house across her yard over to the middle of the bridge and jumped in. According to local legend they never found her body. Many people say that they have seen a fiery apparition run to the old bridge and jump in to the river below. Full Story Here
Panama City - Confetti's Nightclub/Eatery : Objects moving and a smoky apparition have been observed by the staff here.
Panama City Beach - Holiday Inn : In one of the rooms near the top floor, the ghost of a man was seen standing between the two double beds. He wears a white T-shirt and sunglasses around his neck, but his head cannot be seen. Strange occurrences also happened, such as radio stations turning by themselves, belongings missing and then reappearing, and being mysteriously woken up every night at the same time (around 4 a.m.).
Pensacola - Dorr House: Many visitors and guides have reported smelling Roses (fresh cut) at intervals followed by an EXTREMELY COLD spot. Roses were Mrs. Dorr’s favorite flower. Visitors have reported hearing soft crying coming from the sick room/sewing room. A word of warning to all who visit, MIND YOUR MANNERS! Mrs. Dorr doesn't allow rudeness and has been known to 'make sure' the perpetrator doesn't stay or wants to leave posthaste, making sure that she’s still the Lady of the house!
Pensacola - Fort Pickens: Visitors feel presences in certain rooms; it seems like someone is watching you.
Pensacola - House on Alcaniz Street : The Gray House on Alcaniz Street, which faces the Dorr House across Seville Square is said to be haunted. The ghost of a sea captain named Thomas Moristo who lived there in the 1700’s is believed to still reside there. When the home is vacant, a man has been seen peering through the windows. Many people who have lived there have reported that they will turn on the stove, go upstairs, then come down and find the stove turned off. On one incidence, a resident was painting the house and left the paint inside the front foyer. The next morning he found all the paint had been moved outside. - The house was once in a bad fire, and it is believed the ghost does these things attempting to prevent another fire. Many people have become too frightened and refused to live in this house, and some residences have claimed to see apparitions of the old man while inside the house.
Pensacola - Light House: There is a story about the light house on the Navy base (NAS) being haunted by the former keeper. People have felt cold spots while touring the light house.
Pensacola - New World Inn : The Inn and bar are said to be haunted by the previous owner. Several employees have reported seeing him.
Pensacola - NAS Whiting Field - Branch Medical Clinic: The ghost of a Navy corpsman killed while stationed there reportedly roams the hallway between the lab and X-ray departments. He always is seen carrying something in his hands and wears a tech jacket.
Pensacola - Original Sacred Heart Hospital: There is a hallway that is about where the nuns would cross to go to the chapel of the hospital. It is been reported that there is the kind old spirit of one of the sisters that frequents the hallway and corridor. She will often tap people on the shoulder from behind, much as she did in life.
Pensacola - Seville Quarter: Supposedly the location of a tragic accident About ten years ago there was a man named Wesley who would visit the bar at Seville Quarter frequently. He would visit so much, that he was offered a bartending job there. He worked there for a while and everyone loved him. Supposedly the location of a tragic accident. He fell in the beer cooler and hit his head, knocking himself out and he died there of hypothermia.
Pensacola - St. Michael’s Cemetery: This is a large cemetery that was started when Pensacola was settled. This cemetery contains famous people and people that helped to shape Florida in history, politics, and commerce. People say they have seen lights circling gravestones. They have also heard voices inside the cemetery at night.
Pensacola - Dasanai/Crampton Brewery: In this building sightings are expected because they happen like clockwork. Many people have said to see an elderly man walking the halls with an old lantern, he speaks in another language. He is said to appear in a mist and vanish in a bright flash of blue light. When the people see him, they are not afraid because he is not an evil spirit, but instead he is kind and helpful. Some workers in the building said that if they knock something off the wall or shelf he will catch it hand place it back where it was, they say that he even helps them clean messes and junk.
Ponce de Leon - Corinth Church: This church is believed to be haunted. The story behind the church dates back to the late 60’s early 70’s. Supposedly a young boy was playing in the church and at the time an escaped convict was hiding in the back pew. It is said that he brutally murdered the little boy. Bloody handprints can be found all over the walls and ceiling, small enough to belong to a young child. Among walking in the church you will encounter cold spots and scratching noises on the left hand wall if entering from the side doorway.
Port Saint Joe - Cape San Blas Lighthouse: The lighthouse and keepers quarters are currently being restored. Local stories state that at least two deaths occurred at the location of the lighthouse and the quarters. One haunt is said to be that of a military person who died in training of a heart attack. The other is said to be one of the former keepers who was murdered there. People have reported seeing the lighthouse light on though it is not functional . When they drive up to the lighthouse the light is off and there is no one around.
On July 28, 1987 shots rang out in the judges chambers. The aftermath left 3 dead including a judge, a lawyer, and a female who was walking up the staircase. The suspect was wounded by the Sheriff as he ran out on the roof but was captured and remains in prison serving a life sentence after he was convicted of the murders. Many employees report strange happenings throughout the whole courthouse. Some hear people running down the catwalk which goes from the county jail to the courtroom. There are also reports that the light in the judges chambers will come off and on when no one is in the building. Some have witnessed the elevator operating on it's own. On several occasions Deputies have been called in the middle of the night to the Courtroom due to the panic button at the judges desk being set off. When the deputies get there, the courthouse is locked up and there is no one around.Port Saint Joe - Holly Hill Cemetery: Shake the gates at night and you’re sure to see a fog roll towards you, at least that’s what the locals say. At least one death has occurred on the grounds when a female took her own life by a cedar tree inside the cemetery.
Port Saint Joe - Indian Pass Raw Bar: Feelings of being watched have been reported by patrons and workers of the restaurant. Smells of cinnamon and doors slamming are also reported.
Port Saint Joe - Yellow Fever Cemetery: This site is one of three cemeteries of Saint Joseph. Many persons interred here were victims of yellow fever which plagued the city throughout July and August, 1841, causing its depopulation and abandonment. The dread disease, sparing neither rich nor poor, was brought into port by sailing ship from the Greater Antilles. Here many prominent territorial Florida statesmen, journalists and merchants succumbed. No markers remain of those buried in trenches.
Quincy - Quincy Leaf Theatre
: Numerous spirits haunt this building in downtown Quincy. There are several in the balcony and upstairs area, some in the backstage area, and some on the main floor in the seating area. None seem to be malevolent as there are many theatre productions that go off without a hitch.Tallahassee - Florida State University: Teenage cadets of the famed West Florida Cadet Battalion still drill on the ROTC parade ground on the campus where they once drilled during the civil war. There have been numerous reports of electricity going off in individual rooms during showers. When the person gets out of the shower to investigate, the lights mysteriously turn back on and the mirror appears fogged up with the letters "TB" drawn out on it. Another incident involves a nude, hairy, figure appearing next to women walking on the outskirts of campus in the late evening hours, usually just before midnight.
Tallahassee - Florida State University - Cawthon Hall Dormitory: According to a story reported in the University newspaper, The Florida Flambeau during the summer of 1971, numerous students have related encounters over the years with a poltergeist in an old dormitory. According to the report, several years prior to the University's becoming coed in 1949, a female student was sunbathing on a balcony on the roof of the shadowy gothic building. As is typical in Florida, a sudden and particularly violent thunderstorm arose to the east of the building, and welled up ominously over the campus. Although the sky directly above the dormitory was blue, a freak lightning bolt snaked across the sky, curling over the building's turrets striking a sunbathing female student, killing her instantly. Since that time, subsequent occupants of the room she occupied have reported mysterious object movements, unexplained sounds in the room at night, and at times an overwhelming sense of another individual present in the room. Sometimes students would find that common items, such as stacks of books or pictures, would be moved around during the day, with no apparent rhyme or reason, other than perhaps a restless spirit seeking to maintain her link with the world of the living.
Tallahassee - Florida State University - The head master's building: An apparition of a young woman is said to be seen walking around the halls at night.
Tallahassee - Jefferson Correctional Institution: Inmates and guards all report late at night you can see kids playing in the dorms. One night a girl thought that the officer was tapping her to get up and then when she looked up there was no one there this went on for a month or so. Found out it happened to others in the dorm as well. Another inmate also saw a big 8 foot angel in dorm G. Officers said they heard keys hit the bars in lock up when there was no one there and a little girl haunts lock up. The prison is said to be built on a graveyard.
Tallahassee - Leon County Jail: The new Leon County Jail was constructed in the early 1990's. It was built on the same location that the old jail was built. (Ted Bundy was housed there for some time.) According to locals, the site it is built on is an air field. Corrections Officers and medical staff claim to have seen a woman in period clothing walking the halls crying and see her late at night in the medical department. Also shadows are seen and some have feelings of not being alone.
Tallahassee - The Lively Building: The Lively Building, located at the SW corner of Monroe Street and College Avenue was the location of The Leon Bar. It operated from 1892 to 1904, and was a gathering spot for the roughest sort of element. Many shootings occurred there, as well as murders. The City passed an ordinance in 1904 that outlawed the sale of alcohol within the city limits, effectively putting The Leon out of business. Today, there is rumor that some of the "Crackers" (slang for the cowboys who frequented the bar, so named for the whips they used to corral the cattle) are still hanging around the corner where The Leon was once located.
Tallahassee - Oak Lawn Cemetery: A man by the last name of Phillips built a 20 ft. Mausoleum for himself so that he could go there to die. He also placed a Cherry Wood coffin in it and gave a friend a key to close it up after he died. People have reported eerie feelings after leaving this site.
Tallahassee - Sunland A.K.A. Sunnyland Hospital: Former hospital for those with Tuberculosis. When a cure was found it then it became a hospital for mentally insane people or mentally challenged people that families didn't want to take care of. It was closed down several years ago (at least 15) . The place has had all the windows and doors busted out, but beds still remain made with hospital paraphernalia lying around. The weirdest thing is that the third floor - (some say it is the fourth floor) - has always remained locked and no one has ever been able to get in there. If you go to the hospital late at night you can here shuffling and whispering coming from up there. And the sound of things being dropped. The area of Sunland is heavily patrolled and there are signs stating that Trespassers will be arrested. Not only is it illegal to go there, it’s very dangerous as the hospital has been condemned.
Tallahassee - Tallahassee Community College: Reports of a strange light that moves around in circles.
Tallahassee - Velda Mound Park: Site of an old Indian Village. Sometimes at night, you can see visions of Indian’s keeping warm by a fire, but in a split second, they're gone. There is sometimes said that there is a white wolf that glows that can be seen there, and neighbors often say that they can hear it howling throughout the night.
Built in 1927 this building was the orignal courthouse for Gulf County until 1964 when voters opted to move the county seat to Port St. Joe. The building holds plenty of history including the death of a Sheriff who was reportedly shot in the lobby where the water fountain now sits. Witnesses report footsteps in the hall, cold spots, and strange smells from the basement.Wewahitchka - Jehu Cemetery: The Jehu Cemetery in Wewahitchka provides a glimpse into a past filled with Indians and pioneers, into life in a small, closely knit community. The Jehu Cemetery is named after Jehu Richards, a young boy who survived an Indian massacre in 1818. The Richards were one of the most important families of settlers in North Florida in the early 1800’s. John H. Richards was a spy for Gen. Andrew Jackson during the Florida Indian wars, and his brother Stephen later joined him in the area around “Wewa“. One day in 1818, while the men were away, Indians came into the small community and killed Stephen's wife and all but two of his children. A boy named Jehu and a young girl were later found hiding in the swamps, one at a spot near the cemetery and one at a spot called Jehu's Landing. Strange lights appear in the cemetery at night which suggest the spirits of those murdered there still remain on site.
Do you know of a haunted location in the Florida Panhandle? If so, Email Us!
Please Do Not Change The Subject Line!
||
Return Home ||