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Carbondale After Dark: An Underground History of SIU
Carbondale After Dark by HB Koplowitz The following is not a fable — it all really happened and it has no morals.” I first became aware of H.B. Koplowitz’s Carbondale After Dark and Other Stories while...
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Sunset Haven in Carbondale, Illinois
Read about this location and more in Legends and Lore of Illinois: The Definitive Collection Up until around the mid-1950s, people who could not take care of themselves; orphans, the elderly and...
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Henry, the Ghost of Shryock Auditorium
From Even More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline and Tracey Todd Bragg. Shryock Auditorium is located on the Old Campus of Southern Illinois University. The auditorium...
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Top 10 Most Haunted Places in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is the most geographically distinct of all Illinois regions. It is known as “Little Egypt” because of its proximity to a vital river trade route (like the Nile delta in Egypt) and the...
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Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois
Read about this location and more in Legends and Lore of Illinois: The Definitive Collection Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois has had a long and colorful history. Its mascot, the...
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Sunset Haven Demolished!
Sunset Haven along a gravel driveway, c. 2008 Another landmark is destroyed as bulldozers level one of the few remaining almshouses in Illinois Carbondale, Illinois (mysteriousheartland.com) — Between...
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What is the most haunted college or university in Illinois?
Nearly every college and university in Illinois has at least one ghost story, but which do you think is the most haunted? Vote in our poll! Take Our Poll
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Spotlight: Sunset Haven
Click here to download the entire issue in .pdf The Jackson County Poor Farm became known as Sunset Haven during the 1940s when it was converted into a nursing home. The nursing home closed in 1957 and...
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Southern Illinois University’s Gate to Hell
By Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society Mysterious, secret places exist on many college campuses, and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is no exception. One evening our...
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“Persona Non Grata” at Sunset Haven
By Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society Photo by Bruce Cline One of the creepiest and mysterious buildings in Carbondale is the Vivarium Annex, also known at Building 207 located at...
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Top 10 Most Haunted Colleges in Illinois
Going to college for the first time can be a very scary experience, but even more so if you plan to attend one with its own resident ghost! Almost every college and university in Illinois has a story,...
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