Creepy Places
Here are some areas that 'in opinion' are creepy places...they could be haunted..(but not all have been prooved). We are just trying to gather interesting areas possibly not known to everyone.
Note: Make sure that you obtain permission before trying to enter any of these places. Trespassing is a crime!
Crumb Cemetery
You can get to this cemetery if you take 56E past Windber, Pa. You can get to the Crum road from Mt. Carmel Road (Windber, Pa 15963...Somerset County)
It was one of the old wagon train trails used to get to Fort Bedford. Following the road up past the cemetery are barely some remains of the old Crumb town. You have to walk thru the woods in order to see any. The cemetery is located right next to the road, very easily seen since the owner has cleared all the tall grasses out from around the tombstones. Some of the tombstones are dated into the 1700's. There has been some very creepy stories from this place.
Perhaps one reason that someone might feel chills here is because every now and then, a Catholic who had committed suicide has been buried there. Catholic cemeteries are consecrated ground and cannot accept suicide victims. An argument could be made that the most tortured souls might belong to suicide victims and Crumb Cemetery probably has more than its share.
The best times to get to this cemetery definately are late spring thru fall, since the winters are harsh in this Pa. area. Especially since it is located on a dirt, back road in the middle of nowhere. It is a popular hang out for local the spook-enthusiasts on the weekends.
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The Grand Midway Hotel from Kerouac Fest (click on the above link to check out the page about making it on the news here in Pa. or go to http://www.kerouacfest.com/ to check out all of their awesome information about the hotel.) |
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The Ghost Research Foundation investigated the Hotel, and left with the following impressions: A spirit called the Professor lurks in the second floor office. He has a liking for Anne Rice books on the shelf. When they entered the “Canopy Room”, they felt intense cold and heard a spook say “We are not leaving!” They sensed a strong female presence there, which was not too surprising as the place was once a bordello. They also felt that the basement had a body or two buried in it at one time.
That's how it is with those E-Bay purchases. You have to take the house as is, no returns.
The Demon House
This place used to be the McCue Family Estate located in Monongahela, Pa. Not much was known about it's history...until now. The new owners recently found out the shocking history while planning for the annual Haunted House Experience. |   |
The land that the mansion now sits upon was once used as a burial ground for a civilization that once populated that area. The new owners found rare photographs found in the basement of the McCue Mansion. Starting back in the late 1860's, during the building of the Mansion, workmen found over 70 unmarked graves and may have well unleashed the evil on the land that was found to be Demon House. Since that unearthing, many other events happened, making the Estate empty from November 1894 till 2004.
"One by one all seven men went into the mansion. The door slammed shut. The mansion began to rumble with a noise that could be heard from town. I could hear one of the men scream. Then. Silence." Joan Millington Synge
November 13, 1894
The Demon House has now been turned into a Haunted House Attraction. It may have a few "real" ghosts join in on the scare, check out the official website www.DemonHouse.com to check out their schedules and directions. Also check out the whole Legend of the McCue Mansion and see which spirits might be still lurking there.
Nemacolin Castle Nemacolin Castle is located in Historic Brownsville Pennsylvania, along the original National Road (Route 40). Provided are driving directions, and a map of the area. If you need further assistance please contact the castle staff at 724-785-6882. Check out their Ghost Tours! | 
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National Road.
Nemacolin Castle was built by the Bowman family. It started out as a small building that was used as a trading post along the
Monongahela River in 1789. Nelson Bowman, who was a member of the 2nd generation of the Bowman family to live in the house, built
onto the original building to create the structure as it is today. The house is rumored to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.
There are many secret hiding spaces in the house, however, there is no documentation to prove that it actually was a part of the
Underground Railroad.
Nemacolin Castle is supposedly very haunted. There are at least ten ghosts that have been seen during tours. All of the ghosts are
friendly. Sometimes they show themselves, other times people just feel cold spots, hear unexplainable sounds, see movement out of the
corner of their eyes, or catch orbs on film. Two of the ghosts that are often seen are Elizabeth, a "prim and proper" lady, and Mary, a seven
year old girl with dark, curly hair.
