Tag Archives: ghosts
A Mill Plain haunting
More than one person has reported eerie feelings and hearing strange noises at homes across from the Park Hill Cemetery at 5915 E Mill Plain Blvd. One tale submitted to the Ghosts of America website mentions the dangers of playing with a Ouija board: On that site, someone named Brendon submitted this story: A few […]
Ghost debunking in 1876
From the Vancouver Independant, January 22, 1876 (a predecessor to The Columbian) comes this ghost tale: A Haunted House How Dr. Todd exorcised the spirits. The following incident is from the autobiography of Dr. John Todd, recently published. Hardly were they settled in their new home when there began to be rumors that the house […]
Disturbances at building 993
Story provided by Vancouver historian and ghost hunter Jeff Davis, from his website at http://www.ghostsandcritters.com/ From: Aaron M. Location: Vancouver, WA Date: Early 2000s Ref: Vancouver Barracks, Building 993 This building, which is now occupied by the Washington Army National Guard has a strong presence of some kind. I was stationed there from 2000-2001 and […]
Hauntings at Vancouver Barracks
Story provided by Vancouver historian and ghost hunter Jeff Davis, from his website at http://www.ghostsandcritters.com/ Date: 27 September 2002 From: D. C. Subject: Vancouver Barracks I just recently moved back home after a year of duty at the Vancouver Barracks. I was there a few months before anyone told me of any “hauntings.” It was […]
Vancouver’s missing mayor: The tale of the I-5 Bridge ghost
This tale was part of a larger story on ghosts in downtown Vancouver: Winter’s chill was just setting in on the drizzly October morning when former Vancouver mayor Grover R. Percival told his wife he was heading out for a long walk. It was the last day of his term that Sunday, Oct. 17, 1920, […]