Ghost Stories
Yacolt spirits
Excerpt from a January 15, 1995 story in The Columbian By Brett Oppegaard / The Columbian YACOLT: The Klickitats believed Yacolt was a place of spirits and demons, hence their name for […]
Vancouver Barracks ghosts
Ghosts at the Vancouver Barracks: Excerpt from an Oct. 24, 1999 story in The Columbian By BRETT OPPEGAARD, Columbian staff writer Of all the places in town, the most notoriously haunted hangout […]
A ghost at 6th and Main?
Ghosts at the old First National Bank building: Excerpt from an Oct. 24, 1999 story in The Columbian By BRETT OPPEGAARD, Columbian staff writer Local historian Pat Jollota has uncovered dozens of […]
Kiggins ghosts
Ghosts at Kiggins: Excerpt from an Oct. 24, 1999 story in The Columbian By BRETT OPPEGAARD, Columbian staff writer Gary Hubbard says he never believed in ghosts; then he started working at […]
Ghost pet?
Susan Tyner, Ridgefield One night I turned off the lights and crawled into bed. As soon as I was falling asleep something somewhat heavy with four legs jumped on my bed […]
Hidden spirits in Hidden House?
Over the years, some people have reported mysterious singing at the Hidden House, 100 W. 13th St. L.M. Hidden, who built the house, came to Vancouver from Vermont during the […]
Historian investigates stories of Grant House ghost
This story ran in The Columbian on October 26, 2012: On an appropriately gray and foggy Saturday, Jeff Davis laid out his plan of attack in what was once the sitting […]
Small town big on spirits: A haunting in Yacolt?
This story about haunted Yacolt ran in The Columbian on October 29, 2011. The misty afternoon drizzle only drew a few wandering souls into Yacolt’s Whistle Stop restaurant, but the foggy […]
Kiggins Theatre hauntings
There have been periodic sightings of a few ghosts at Kiggins Theatre over the years. The theater was built by Mayor John P. Kiggins in the 1930s. "People in the lobby, they'll […]
Uptown village haunt
There may be a ghost at the building that now houses Mint Tea, at 2014 Main St. The building was once the home of J.J. Beauregard and his wife. That is, […]