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Warning
Any places listed in the Haunted Places requires permission to visit or investigate. Many of the places are patrolled by the authorities, trespassers will be prosecuted.
Daleville - Witches Circle - It is said that people have seen outlines of a white women figure here. There is also a myth that the red splatter on the road is where someone was murdered but people say it’s just a paint splatter. Also it has been said that a old man that used to live close to the "Witches Circle" still haunts the place today, and its said that witches still go there to do witch craft.
Danville - Danville Bridge- There are two stories that come from the haunted bridge. The first story says that an Irishmen was helping construct the bridge, he fell into the wet cement. His body was never recovered. The second story says that a woman jumped to her death from a train passing over the top of the bridge. Many people have reported hearing cries and moans.
Davies County - Crane - Crane Cemetery down the road from the abandoned Crane school - In the cemetery there is a headstone that glows only on certain nights. As soon as you enter the cemetery, turn off your headlights and drive straight. Look straight ahead and you will see a headstone start to glow then stop glowing as you get closer. Also when you leave the cemetery, look back and it will start to glow again.
Davies County - Martin - West Boggs Park - Some nights after 10 p.m. you can see a ghostly figure of a woman running through the woods. They say it is the mother of a child who drowned in the lake. You can hear her screams as she looks for her son, and some say that if you go to the lake at midnight you can see the boy swimming in the lake.
Decatur - Adams County Cheese factory - This old abandoned cheese factory, has been known for its many unexplained phenomena. It is said to be guarded by spirits. Many people claim not to be able to spend much time in this area. It is located in the woods just east of the Kuklehan Mansion. Also it is known for its occult activity.
Decatur - Geneva - Ceylon - Covered Bridge - It is said that many years ago, a group of young teenagers, were at the bridge performing a séance of some kind, when suddenly a man or apparition, feel from the ceiling to the floor, leaving a gigantic blood stain near the pentagram they drew on the floor. This apparently had opened some kind of door, and now even today, strange and unusual things happen inside the bridge. Even during the day, while walking through or just visiting the bridge, there is a feeling of oddness.
Decatur - Kukelhan Mansion - Just north of Decatur, east of US 27, not far from North Pointe Sub-Division, stands an old mansion that was owned by a very wealthy banker. It is said, that the banker went crazy because he always thought someone was after his money and slaughtered his whole family and hung himself. Many people have tried, including people with psychic ability, has been unsuccessful in being on the property.
Dearborn - Ford Rouge Plant - In the main house, an angry, disheveled, dark haired man wearing green work pants and a wife beater undershirt storms down the steps with his belt raised over his head.
Dekalb - Butler - Land of Moses - Located just outside of Butler off of ST RT 6 is a road that goes to the right and over the railroad tracks. There is a cemetery there that is allegedly haunted and they say at night if you park in the cemetery by the old crematorium you can hear cries of the departed. This begins the stretch of the road called the land of Moses that leads to Gypsy hill. This area is extremely dark at night and there is an area that Gypsies congregated at near the Indiana/Ohio line. This area is covered by a dense dark forest. Rumor has it that the gypsies kidnapped and raped a farmer's daughter in the early 1900's. The farmers then banded together and killed the gypsies. Over the next 10 years the farmers all were killed by an axe. One report said that a gypsy returned from the dead and haunted the woods, which is where the farmers bodies were found. Till this day, very few people will dare to go to those woods, park their car and get out and explore them. There is an old foundation of a log house there and some other remnants of the gypsies.
Diamond - Hells Gate -This train trestle is host to several strange phenomenon. On some nights, if you stop your car, you can hear the sound of people laughing and screaming, laced with a crashing noise. Legend states that the sounds echo a past tragedy that involved a train derailment, killing many people.
Disko - Gravel Pits - In the local gravel pits near the town of Disko a woman clad in purple rags is said to roam the local gravel pits. She has been reported on numerous occasions by local citizens.
Donaldson - Ancilla College and Convent -Many people have claimed to see Catholic sisters walking in the basement tunnels underneath the college and the convent. When followed, the sisters disappear in to thin air or go into the wall. People have reported being pushed or touched in the tunnels when walking by themselves. Doors slam and things will bang or fall in the motherhouse kitchen. Students have seen classroom doors and windows open and close by themselves.
Dublin - Crying Woman's Bridge - It is said that you can hear her crying and calling for her dead child. The bridge is on a road called Heacock Road; it is blocked of on both ends. There is a big livestock looking gate ate one end, at the other end, there is a huge dumpster. The road has been taken over with weeds and brush.
Dunkirk - Blood Road - This is said to be a place where a father drug his son behind a truck. If you drive north down the road you will not see anything. (Look very good) Turn around at the stop sign and go back down the road you will see bloodstains down the road.
