Historic haunted places in Columbia, MO. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Family tradition says Aunt Sally Conley asked to be buried inside the north wall of this 1868 Italianate house on the University of Missouri campus. Whether or not that happened, h…
Campus grounds open; buildings generally open only during events.
Legend says student Sarah Wheeler hid a wounded Confederate soldier in 1862 and watched Union troops execute him beneath her window. Her figure is reported roaming the Senior Hall …
Columbia's 1928 hotel slipped into decades as low-rent housing before its 2012 restoration. Guests describe a woman, named in legend as Helen Vorhees, who appears in the elevator a…
Columbia College's best-known legend is the Gray Lady, a student who vowed to wear gray until her Confederate fiance returned. When Union soldiers killed him near campus, she is sa…