No matter where we travel in Pennsylvania, we can usually find a home, a school, or a hospital that’s rife with tales of the paranormal. PA lays claim to what might be the most haunted town in the United States, too. Gettysburg tells countless tales of the paranormal, from the battlefield to hotels. This Pennsylvania college, nestled in Gettysburg, is among the most haunted colleges in the nation.
Gettysburg College first opened its doors in 1832, just three decades before Gettysburg became one of the central stages during the Civil War.
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The college’s Pennsylvania Hall served a dual purpose as a hospital for wounded and dying soldiers and as a morgue during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
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Stories, handed down from generation to generation, tell of soldiers in agonizing pain, often awake during surgery, and a hectic scene in the constantly-busy hospital.
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In recent years, more than one person has related a terrifying tale of riding in the elevator at Penn Hall and being taken to the basement, rather than to the floor they had requested.
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When the elevator doors open, the individuals tell of a chaotic scene of a hospital, with doctors and nurses working on mortally wounded soldiers. However, the basement was absolutely silent as those in the elevator desperately tried to get the elevator door shut again.
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That’s just one of the many incidents of the paranormal that students or administrators have experienced on campus. Stevens Hall, a residence hall, is also rife with paranormal activity.
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The ghost of the Blue Boy is believed to haunt Stevens Hall. The young boy had been spirited into the residence hall by several students on a bitterly cold night many years ago, in an attempt to keep him warm.
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However, when they heard the house-mother making her way to their room, they hid the young boy, an orphan, on the window ledge outside. They never saw him again.
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While no one knows the fate of the Blue Boy, numerous residents have seen a little boy – blue from the cold – with his face smashed against the windows in Stevens Hall as strange noises emanate through the dorm at all hours of the day and night.
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