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Huge Haunted Farmhouse private property
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ghosts |
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location: Eureka |
Long-dead twin brothers may still be residents. Read "Weird Wisconsin" for details.
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8482 County Road K
Omro, WI 54963
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Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
Haunted USA
www.hauntedusa.org
Flickr photos by DTrannyman
www.flickr.com
book: "Weird Wisconsin" by Linda S. Godfrey & Richard D. Hendricks Barnes & Noble Books (2005) pages 22 - 23 buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Hill of the Dead at Fritz(y) Park
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burial site / ghosts |
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location: Menasha |
A cursed mound of dead Indians does not bode well for palefaces.
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"The celebrated hill of the dead, named by the French Butte des Morts, was located in West Menasha on the high bank of Little Lake Butte des Morts, from which it takes its name. The hill was destroyed in 1863, when the Northwestern railway bridge was built across the lake...The tradition of the origin of the "Hill of the Dead" is well known, having been included in nearly every important work on Wisconsin history. According to this tradition the tumulus was erected by the Indians as a repository for the bones of warriors and others who fell in a terrible battle which took place here at some period not definitely known, probably during the early part of the eighteenth century, during the long war of extermination waged against the Fox Indians by the French."
- section from the book "History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People" |
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Fritz or Fritzy Park is on the west shore of Little Lake Butte Des Morts near the railroad bridge
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Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
book: "Weird Wisconsin" by Linda S. Godfrey & Richard D. Hendricks Barnes & Noble Books (2005) page 32 buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People" By Publius Virgilius Lawson
Published by C.F. Cooper and Co. (1908) read it online at
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Mysterious Aircraft Observed (2001)
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UFO |
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location: Greenville |
"The aircraft was shaped like a triangle with three or four bright white lights on two sides and two red blinking lights."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report
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UFO Wisconsin
www.ufowisconsin.com |
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Riverside Cemetery
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haunted cemetery |
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location: Oshkosh |
Ghosts of children have been observed. See Unexplained Research at right for full details.
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1901 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Unexplained Research
www.unexplainedresearch.com
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
book: "The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations" by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk Research Publishing Co. (2004) pages 119 - 120
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "Strange Wisconsin" by Linda S. Godfrey
Trails Books (2007)
page 112 buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Strange Sounds in Bedroom
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haunted |
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location: Menasha |
"As she listened more closely, she became even more curious. The sound , as she later described it, was a cross between a baby crying and a cat howling."
- section from The W-Files report |
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com |
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Friend's Unique Boutique formerly Starseed Jewelry & Gifts
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haunted |
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location: Oshkosh |
New age spirits. Hopefully they're not the type that wear all those noisy wooden bracelets.
UPDATE: Now that the building is home to a more generalized gift shop, I guess the wooden bracelet threat is over.
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457 N. Main St.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Oshkosh Ghost Walk
www.sillybirds.com
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
book: "The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations" by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk Research Publishing Co. (2004) pages 121 - 122
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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New Moon Cafe
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ghost |
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location: Oshkosh |
Ghosts in the coffee house... See Unexplained Research at right for full details.
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401 N. Main St.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Official Site:
www.newmooncafe.com
Unexplained Research
www.unexplainedresearch.com
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
book: "The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations" by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk Research Publishing Co. (2004) pages 116 - 118
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Grand Opera House
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haunted |
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location: Oshkosh |
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photo courtesy of official site |
"...there were new stories to tell about it's past. These stories were more on the mysterious side and involved the numerous ghost sightings and bizarre happenings that had taken place during the restoration work. Not surprisingly, the tales of ghosts and spirits still continue to be told today. Members of a local theater group called the Drama Lab had many strange encounters here in the 1980's with slamming doors, mysterious footsteps and other happenings. One actor rushed into a dressing room one night and came face to face with a man in old fashioned clothing who was holding a playbill from a show done in 1895. Another man was working in the balcony one night when he heard footsteps coming up the stairs. When no one appeared, he looked around the corner and saw that the staircase was empty."
- section from Prairie Ghosts website
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100 High Ave.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Official Site:
www.grandeoperahouse.org
The W-Files
www.w-files.com
Prairie Ghosts
prairieghosts.com
Unexplained Research
www.unexplainedresearch.com
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
Fox Valley Spirit Hunters
foxvalleyspirithunters.2fear.com or www.sillybirds.com
Haunted Houses www.hauntedhouses.com
book: "The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations" by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk Research Publishing Co. (2004) pages 112 - 115
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "Strange Wisconsin" by Linda S. Godfrey
Trails Books (2007)
pages 114 - 115 buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"The Power" of Doty Island
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haunted |
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location: Neenah |
In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of an ancient stone structure that marks the site of spiritual energy.
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com
book: "Northern Frights" by Dennis Boyer Badger Books (second ed., 2005) pages 198 - 200 buy it at buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"UFO Scares Fishermen"
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UFO |
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location: Omro |
" 'It was a glowing light, an orangish-reddish light,' said Sazama, who was fishing with Frye in a boat. 'I really got scared out there. I was looking for a place to hide in the boat.' "
- section from UFO Wisconsin report
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UFO Wisconsin
www.ufowisconsin.com |
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Oshkosh Alien Encounters & UFO Sightings
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UFO |
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location: Oshkosh |
"He passed out and came to on the floor, against the wall, and unable to move. Entities were examining him with an oval object that produced a 'skeletal' effect to his legs when it passed over them."
- section from The W-Files report |
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com
UFO Wisconsin
www.ufowisconsin.com
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"The Rocking Chair Still Rocks"
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ghost |
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location: Oshkosh |
"For a long time thereafter wayfarers could hear his groans and the creak of his rocker under the oaks at night, and even today on a stormy night, one may hear the sounds, the echoes of the first slaying in Oshkosh."
- section from The W-Files report |
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com
book: "Wisconsin Lore" by Robert E. Gard & L.G. Sorden
Heartland Press (1962, 1987) page 31 buy it at buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "Haunted Wisconsin" by Michael Norman & Best Scott
Trails Books (revised 2001)
page 134
buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"The Tenet Ghost"
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ghost |
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location: Oshkosh |
"As we were watching, we both saw a fog-like substance drift across in front of the TV set. You could see above it and below it, but could not see through it. It raised the hair on the back of my neck and gave me the shivers."
- section from The W-Files report |
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com |
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Darkness at Noon (1886)
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unexplained phenomenon |
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location: Oshkosh |
"For eight to ten minutes the darkness prevailed, with people and horses rushing about in panic. Could this be the end of the world?"
- section from Weird Wisconsin report |
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The W-Files
(story starts at 5th paragraph)
www.w-files.com
Weird Wisconsin
www.weird-wi.com or archived (here)
book: "The W-Files" by Jay Rath
Trails Books (1997) page 125 buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "Strange Wisconsin" by Linda S. Godfrey
Trails Books (2007)
page 113 buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"Guardian Angel" (1990)
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ghost |
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location: Oshkosh |
"She was quite a distance away, but she looked directly at me and waved. My first response was to look around for the kid's parents because she wasn't dressed warm enough for this very cold day. There was absolutely no one else in the cemetery. When I turned back to look at the little girl there was absolutely no one there."
- section from The W-Files report |
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com |
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In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of restless skeletons moving about the landscape.
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book: "Northern Frights" by Dennis Boyer Badger Books (second ed., 2005) pages 210 - 214 buy it at buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Neenah UFO Sightings
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UFO |
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location: Neenah |
"The lights than broke up into pieces, the orange and red tail was glowing behind it. Even though it broke into pieces it still continued to fly in a path."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 11-16-99 report
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UFO Wisconsin
1. www.ufowisconsin.com 2. www.ufowisconsin.com |
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Valley Road Cemetery
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haunted cemetery |
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location: Menasha |
"Story goes it was about 100 years ago when a groom was thrown from the carriage on the way to his wedding and died when he was caught in a tree, strangling on his bow tie. They say on certain nights, you can still see him hanging there."
- section from The Shadowlands website
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St. John's Cemetery
From Highway 47, head westward on West Valley Road. Cemetery is near west end of road.
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Unexplained Research
www.unexplainedresearch.com
The Shadowlands
www.theshadowlands.net
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
book: "The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations" by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk Research Publishing Co. (2004) pages 110 - 111 buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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"Lanky Night Walker"
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alien? |
ghost? |
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location: Oshkosh |
While the men of the area were away at their logging camps, a tall, disquieting individual was observed multiple times on a street in the 19th-century community of West Algoma, walking with a cane and draped in black.
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The W-Files
www.w-files.com
book: "Wisconsin Lore" by Robert E. Gard & L.G. Sorden
Heartland Press (1962, 1987) page 43 buy it at buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "Haunted Wisconsin" by Michael Norman & Best Scott
Trails Books (revised 2001)
page 125
buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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An abandoned farmhouse draws spectators in the 1870's as odd lights begin to flash regularly from within after a resident's death.
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Brooks' Corners, in the township of Vinland
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book: "Haunted Wisconsin" by Michael Norman & Best Scott
Trails Books (revised 2001)
pages 121 - 123
buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com |
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Apple Blossom Bookstore
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haunted |
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location: Oshkosh |
Paranormal activity has been reported here. See "Strange Wisconsin" book for details.
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513 N Main St.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Official Site
www.appleblossombooks.com
book: "Strange Wisconsin" by Linda S. Godfrey
Trails Books (2007)
page 115 buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Menasha High School
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haunted |
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location: Menasha |
"It is known that tunnels were built in the 1940's connecting Buette Des Mortes school and Menasha H.S. together incase of a Nuclear Attack. During a school drill four kids got locked in the tunnel while trying to ditch school. You can hear them screaming, pounding on the doors, and yelling for help."
- section from The Shadowlands website
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420 Seventh Street
Menasha, WI 54952
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The Shadowlands
www.theshadowlands.net
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
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Haunted Locations from
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX)
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haunted locations |
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location: winnebago county |
These following haunted locations are from WIX's website. They are of known haunted locations in need of back stories explaining why they are haunted. If you know anything about these locations, please email WIX with the information .
Oak Hill Cemetery (Neenah) |
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northwest corner at intersection of Highway 41 & Oakridge Road (Main Street)
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Dale School Apartments (Oshkosh) |
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207 East Irving Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Old Fire Station on Central and New York (Oshkosh) |
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at the intersection of Central Street & W New York Avenue
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Oshkosh Public Museum (Oshkosh) |
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1331 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Sacred Heart Cemetery (Oshkosh) |
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Head east on Highway 44 from intersection with Highway 41. Take first right onto Knapp Street Road. (This is in the area of the EEA Airventure Museum). Continue to the east as Knapp Street Road curves. The cemetery will be on your right.
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Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX):
1. Oak Hill Cemetery www.hauntedwi.com
2. Dale School Apartments
www.hauntedwi.com
3. Old Fire Station on Central and New York
www.hauntedwi.com
4. Oshkosh Public Museum
www.hauntedwi.com
5. Sacred Heart Cemetery
www.hauntedwi.com
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"Voice on the Bridge"
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ghost |
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location: Omro |
A murder that took place on an Omro footbridge in the 1870's has never been solved. Local farmer John Sullivan was gunned down in cold blood as he headed home at dusk, his assailant unknown. Not too long after, another man witnessed a spectral figure holding a rifle, proclaiming it to be the murder weapon that took Sullivan's life.
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a more modern footbridge crosses the Fox River just to the east of the Highway 116 bridge in Omro
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Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
book: "Haunted Wisconsin" by Michael Norman & Best Scott
Trails Books (revised 2001)
page 124
buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
book: "Sacred Sites of Wisconsin" by John-Brian Paprock & Teresa Peneguy Paprock
Trails Books (2001)
page 95
buy it at
buy it at Barnes & Noble.com
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Paine Art Center and Gardens
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ghost |
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location: Oshkosh |
"The art center is a house that was built during the depression. Her and her husband were extremely wealthy, and owned most of Oshkosh. They owned the larger factories, and paid their employees with, vouchers to purchase goods at stores the couple owned. Basically keeping all the money under their tight control. When the people of Oshkosh learned of the Paine center being built, they threatened the couple that if they ever moved into it, the people of Oshkosh would kill them. The couple feared the people of Oshkosh. And never did move it. In fact NO one has ever lived in the Paine Fine Art Center. Mr. Paine did pass on first, and Mrs. Paine did out live him. She donated their house to the city, with one stipulation, no children under 18 were allowed in it. She was never able to have children, and therefore resented children. Children are allowed in the center now, but Mrs. Paine is no longer alive. It's said that you can see the woman roaming the house during tours. The couple has also been seen together "enjoying" the house they dreamed of living in together. Workers often say a lady at the back of the crowd will start to explain things in the house but when they look for who was talking the place the voice came from can not be found."
- section from The Shadowlands website
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1410 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Official Site
www.thepaine.org
The Shadowlands
www.theshadowlands.net
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
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"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)
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ghosts |
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location: statewide |
The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there. Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.
"The spirit of a chained up female was seen in a Waukau secondary school on a dark night walking the corridors. The ghost was consumed by the night after being seen. No matter what, this ghost undoubtedly is creepy; one that is preferably not messed with."
- section from Ghosts of America website
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Ghosts of America
www.ghostsofamerica.com |
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Winnebago Mental Health Institute
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haunted |
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location: Oshkosh |
"In Sherman Hall, a strange shadow is seen after 1 AM most nights in old seclusion suite vestibules. Most likely a former patient named Rufus, who hung himself in same vestibule."
- section from The Shadowlands website
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1300 South Drive
Winnebago, WI 54985
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The Shadowlands
www.theshadowlands.net
Wisconsin Paranormal Investigation Team (WIX) www.hauntedwi.com
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Oshkosh Ghost Walks
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ghostly event |
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location: Oshkosh |
"Ghostwalks are conducted in the Oshkosh (Wisconsin) area approximately twice yearly. Anyone is welcome to participate. We usually walk the designated area taking photos, recording, looking for ghosts and spirits. After the walk, we may get together for snacks or pizza and discuss the walk and Oshkosh lore."
- section from
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Official Site
ghostwalk.sillybirds.com
Oshkosh Ghostwalkers Yahoo! Group
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