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Hartford, Connecticut
Built in 1796 as Connecticut's State Capitol, the Old State House stands on the site where Alse Young was hanged in 1647 — the first person…
Little Rock, Arkansas
Built between 1833 and 1842, the Old State House served as Arkansas's first state capitol until a new capitol opened in 1912; it later did…
Carrollton, Alabama
The Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton burned in 1876, and suspicion fell on Henry Wells, a formerly enslaved man. When officers came…
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse is an Art Deco landmark completed in 1932 and home to the monumental Vision of Peace…
Honolulu, Hawaii
The ghost of Queen Lili'uokalani, the Kingdom of Hawai'i's last reigning monarch, is said to walk the halls of the State Capitol. In one…
Denver, Colorado
Security staff at the Colorado State Capitol and several nearby state buildings describe a woman in a long dress seen repeatedly over the…
Washington, Washington DC
The U.S. Capitol, first occupied by Congress in 1800 and used as a hospital and barracks during the Civil War, has its own ghost lore,…
Madison, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison is a Beaux-Arts landmark completed in 1917 and one of the largest capitols in the country. Messenger…