Haunted Places in
Explore the history and legends of the most haunted places in Fond du Lac. The screaming spectral guest of Hotel Retlaw’s room 717. The haunted grounds of Rienzi Cemetery where a family of 19th-century Spiritualists used to speak to the dead. The secret passageways of the Octagon House, where a long dead wife still awaits the return of her husband from the Civil War.
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Hotel Retlaw
In its nearly 100-year history, the Hotel Retlaw has been used for bootlegging and gambling during Prohibition, it served as a psychiatric hospital, and has seen several deaths. Today, that history still roams its halls.
Witherell House
The abandoned Witherell House is one of the most haunted places in Fond du Lac, with a sinister reputation of death and violence.
Octagon House
Built in 1856 by the first mayor of Fond du Lac, the Octagon House holds many secrets, from the many secrets doors and passageways, to the spectral residents who still roam its halls.
Galloway House
Some believe children still run, laugh and play in the halls of the historic Galloway House that they called home over 100 years ago.
Rienzi Cemetery
Founded by a family of Spiritualists who communed with the dead on this land, Rienzi Cemetery today is believed to host a number of restless spirits.
Retlaw Theater
Before it was demolished, footsteps, creaking seats, opening doors, and shadowy figures in the basement were a regular occurrence at the Retlaw Theater.
Witch Road
Callan Rd, also known as the notorious Witch Road, is home to numerous unexplained phenomena, including the sound of running water, lights in the trees, and the ghost of a young girl hiding in the woods.
Big Al Capone’s
Once a hotel rumored to have been frequented by the gangster himself, the paranormal phenomena at Big Al Capone’s includes objects moving on their own and a woman who stares out from an upper floor window.
7 Hills Road
The distraught spirit of a woman who lost her life on 7 Hills Road still wanders this bleak rural drive outside Fond du Lac.
Do you know of any haunted places in Fond du Lac or surrounding areas? Have you heard stories or had personal experiences of a paranormal nature?
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