A wandering wight has been repeatedly spotted along Ironville Pike near the now-defunct Twin Oaks Swimming…
Category: Haunted
Lantern Ghost of the Safe Harbor Sand Pit
In the winter of 1870, rumors of mysterious lantern lights and buried gold guarded by a…
‘Portals to Hell’ – Fulton Theatre
If you have Discovery+, check out season 2, episode 16 of 'Portals to Hell.' Jack Osbourne…
Armchair Explorer: Fishing Creek’s Murder House
After writing a story about a headless singing ghost rumored to haunt Fishing Creek, several people…
‘Old Lupin’—the Headless Singing Ghost of Fishing Creek
In the Christmas song, 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,' there's a line about…
The ancient man-eating monster of Grubb Hollow
One night two college students spotted a Gollum looking creature in the tunnel at Shenks Ferry.…
The Fiery Specter of Grace Hubley
In 1819, wealthy heiress Grace P. Hubley was said to have caused the breakup of future…
Sickman’s Mill Ghostly Green Glow
In the 1970s, Sickman's Mill operated as a campground. Patrons on multiple occasions reported seeing an…
Ghastly discovery beneath Cherry Street in 1891
While digging a ditch in 1891 for a new sewer along Cherry Street in Lancaster, Davis…
Massacre of the Conestoga
On December 27, 1763, vigilantes broke into the Lancaster County workhouse to massacre the last of…
Christopher Franciscus and the Hungry Wolf
With urban sprawl spreading across the county, it is easy to forget there was a time…
The Haunting of F&M’s Old Main
Dedicated in 1856, Franklin & Marshall’s Old Main Building was built on the site of Lancaster’s “Gallows…
Enormous snake attacks Conestoga area residents
On August 3, 1869, an enormous black snake nearly crushed a sleeping boy while his father…
The Ghost of General ‘Mad Anthony’ Wayne and his Missing Bones
Revolutionary War General "Mad Anthony" Wayne has the unique distinction of being the only Pennsylvanian known…
The tragic tale of Augusta Bitner and her wandering statue in Lancaster Cemetery
Founded in 1846, Lancaster Cemetery is home to several prominent Lancastrians such as painter Charles Demuth…
Haunted treasure lies hidden in Safe Harbor; chaotic spoils of the French & Indian War
In 1870, treasure hunters descended into Safe Harbor. Undercover of darkness, they searched for $4 million…
Hang’em High! The macabre history of public hangings in Lancaster
Almost as soon as people started living in Pennsylvania, we started executing them. Lancaster's first hanging…