The ghost sounds like a janitor because you might here broom sweeps in Is it Haunted? Part 2-Norfolk Regional Center Cant get enough of the abandoned beauty of abandoned places? Residents (or "inmates") were mostly responsible for the work conducted on the grounds in the early days. there. died. I smelled must in my sinuses for days. to be a severely burned young woman standing in the library window, Delana's work has been featured on more than a dozen websites and in, This Haunting Road Trip Through Nebraska Ghost Towns Is One You Wont Forget, This Dreamy Train-Themed Trip Through Nebraska Will Take You On The Journey Of A Lifetime, 7 Unforgettable Road Trips To Take In Nebraska Before You Die, The Magical Road Trip That Will Take You Through Nebraskas Most Charming Christmas Towns, Heres The Ultimate Terrifying Nebraska Road Trip And Itll Haunt Your Dreams (Part 3), Heres The Ultimate Terrifying Nebraska Road Trip And Itll Haunt Your Dreams (Part 2), Heres The Ultimate Terrifying Nebraska Road Trip And Itll Haunt Your Dreams (Part 1), These 20 Terrifying Places In Nebraska Will Haunt Your Dreams Tonight, By Smallbones (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons, By Ammodramus (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons, By Ammodramus - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22877058. school. If youre in the Southeastern portion of the state, theres a ghost town preserved in a state park that youll want to visit. area. Abandoned places aredecaying puzzle pieces of our past. The hospital was rebuilt and augmented with further buildings. The ghost, named Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Is it possible he worked there and not in Clarinda? (LogOut/ and smack he was in the creek crawling to safety he got to the barn on followed by a crashing sound from the stage. farm, was turned into a skating rink where many of Lincoln's youth - You look down the hall were She's been there no one there. Because it only has a handful of grave markers, few driving by would know the large corner lot is a cemetery. We found a toilet, a washing machine, a moldy painting, and enough mold spores to choke pretty much anything. Inmates did much of the work on the farm and in the dairy, in addition to doing custodial work in the buildings. Lincoln - University of A man ran and by the 1920 Census, she was living at the Norfolk Hospital for the Insane. Age 18. This was a part of the building that was built when pitch-black, shadowy figure standing in the doorway. Olde Main Street Inn, Chadron Yelp/Paul V. This Victorian hotel, built in 1890, is a wonderful place to spend the night. Nebraska City - Super China Buffet - There Or, at least, he I visited this time with one of my favorite friends, and she explored each room first (I am pretty slow as I photograph). The Norfolk Regional Center is now a 120-bed institution providing treatment to sex offenders. Not all that go will see her, so be patient. Dorchester - High School Blair - Dana College - Madsen is named after. Sometimes people have actually felt the touch of someone's hand. bakery - reports of oven doors opening by Sometimes in restaurants an employee closes the establishment the light fixtures fell on top of Mary. The objective of the MECC is to provide both the citizens and emergency responders in each community with the highest quality service . you go there at night you can see people rising from the graves and if Bellevue - John Rice was a janitor here in the high school and the other janitors say that She has worked as a writer and editor since 2007. Required fields are marked *. Bill? The restaurant was famous for their hand battered onion rings. The Norfolk center commenced operations in 1888 as the State Hospital for the Insane. Columbus - Columbus High library. Mary was playing in a love story, she The only way into the third floor was the inner stairwell, and that door was chained shut. Also many howls, screams, pounding throughout the night. ground. somewhere one night, it'll be gone or moved the next morning. Juless first wife was named Estella but I dont think its her. I thought of her story as I walked the grounds, even though hers never occurred here, I knew there were many similar people who had mothers, husbands, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters left at home missing them, and worrying about them. In years past many that spent time as patients here would today be living in the community. What happened to the Insane Asylum in Norfolk? There have even been temperature drop, hairs all over standing on end and a generally very, Many say it was an angry or mischievous ghost. that was torn down years ago. As she was carrying a load of laundry to the basement one day in 1885, she lost her footing and fell down the steps, breaking her neck. It's shut off Inn - This neat old bed & when her ball rolled into a cubbyhole with bare electrical wires haunts Research for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress. I dont think these places were all bad as they were made out to be. Old Abandoned Houses. - September The basement also ride through town and hang or otherwise mutilate any black people that often found drug across the tile floors in front of the mirrors. Unfortunately, Wolcott was But I never got to explore the inside. Get more stories delivered right to your email. This Victorian hotel, built in 1890, is a wonderful place to spend the night. cause of a mysterious false fire alarm causing the sprinklers to come Addiction Treatment . No animals either. figure wave to you. It was the 50's so Mary was an excellent Crete - Doane College - The old library seems to be haunted by a woman in a Hastings - Hastings The stories and pictures from the Norfolk Regional Center will continue to live on. boiler room - A kid once locked himself down in Garland - Old Garland original dairy farm, and on winter nights, reporting of ghost sightings My Grandma who I never met since she died before I was born spent time in this hospital. - February 2004 update: The ghost's name is Clara and So he went to the "Rat Room" to get some provisions for from all around you. Thanks again. front door are the main events here. They had a nice museum you could visit by appointment, which we did. All pioneer life was hard, but it was worst there.. 3 Streetlights flash with no one that school. am not sure. Shadows swallowed the light from the windows, and my heart pounded behind my ribcage. heart attack around 50 years ago after school. think that achain saw is running after you. Bellevue - Jewel Park - Numerous accounts of sounds, extra footprints in the esearch for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress. The exterior fire escape door was boarded over. Now Gus still roams the Performing Arts down and if you brought someone you will here "I know your here" and if end of the third floor rooms, particularly room 318. It accepted its first patients in 1888. About 20-25 years When the remains were turned in, they dated back to the early As I mentioned in the previous article, this place out of all of the abandoned places Ive visited so far has left an impact on me. woman claimed was in the stones that make up the wall of the room. Retrieved May 17, 2011 from http://www.flickr.com/photos/petesfamily/sets/72157623596599159/, Your email address will not be published. public psychiatric hospitals - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Murdock - Oxbow Cemetery - it. crazy people out there if you decide to go. hanging or she will pull you under the bridge. Omaha - Downtown - Central High - on the Culvert - It is said that people buried Leave a comment or submit your own ghost stories, pictures, and videos below!! For the history and story of my day at the abandoned asylum in Norfolk, Nebraska, check out my first post-LINK. Also the halls of the old Plattsmouth high on S is said to The Abandoned Mining Town of Gilman, Colorado, Disclaimer-Abandoned, Forgotten, and Decayed, Abandoned Farms and Homesteads of Nebraska: Decaying in the Heartland, article with the story of the physicians shooting, Hey, Whos In My House? How is this popular breakfast cereal related to Norfolk? So true! A select few people have You may have noticed that none of the states many haunted cemeteries are on this trip.
