Welcome To Plattsburgh Ghosts
The Battle of Plattsburgh brought death and trauma that still echoes throughout the city, manifesting in the form of agonizing cries and restless souls. Spectral soldiers and phantom civilians continue to occupy every corner of this historic town from its graveyards to its homes.
Diabolical Doctors
The War of 1812 left many grim-looking ghosts wandering Plattsburgh, but not all spirits are victims of battle. Join Plattsburgh Ghosts to discover the unsettling rumors surrounding Dr. Beaumont and the disturbing extent he may have gone to carry out his research.
Hear about the frightful phantom of one of his former patients, seemingly still tied to Beaumont in the afterlife. Learn of this gruesome specter who appears to reveal an injury he is unable to move past, even in death.
Discover the stories whispered about this Army surgeon, rumored to conduct terrible experiments on both the living and the dead from the secrecy of hidden rooms. Grasp the unearthly consequences of a medical obsession that left wounded spirits roaming this city’s darkest spaces on a thrilling ghost tour with Plattsburgh Ghosts.
What Will I See?
Visit Plattsburgh’s Most Haunted Locations, Including:
- Macdonough Hall – Disturbed graves rarely lead to happy outcomes, as many a resident of Macdonough Hall has discovered. Ghostly figures and haunting tales lurk within this building’s many rooms, leaving countless students uneasy after dark.
- Clinton County Courthouse – Once the site of an 18th-century jail, many dark beings creep within this Plattsburgh house of justice. Imprisoned souls remain caged in the inky shadows of the Clinton County Courthouse, radiating rage and darkness.
- Stafford Middle School – Now the site of the Stafford Middle School, a ghost from the old Plattsburgh High School still lingers at this location. Here, the spirit of a former student wanders the hallways and parking lot, lending staff and students some additional school spirit.
A Site of Disturbed Graves
Legends and secrets swarm the hallways of many Plattsburgh buildings, but none so densely as a certain college residence hall. Journey with Plattsburgh Ghosts to explore the dark legends involving one of SUNY’s oldest campus buildings built atop an unrecorded plot of graves.
Unearth the tales of the family believed to live on these grounds before the campus structure was ever hoisted, and uncover the dire fate that left these rooms echoing with screams. Few dare trespass the corridors of Macdonough Hall after dark lest they find themselves face-to-face with something ghastly.
It must be hard to sleep in a building under which 19th-century skeletons were found. Still, many a SUNY Plattsburgh student seems to do so, gathering an uncanny ghost story along the way. Hear these shiver-inducing stories and find out why many in this eerie residence hall still fear the dark on a haunted tour of Plattsburgh.
Why is Plattsburgh so Haunted?
Phantom Figures Endlessly Loop
Many buildings in Plattsburgh remain riddled with the echoes of past occupants — their past actions seeping into the floors and walls. Such is the case with the Plattsburgh Air Force Base, where gloomy energies continue to saturate the rooms and peculiar happenings unsettle the living.
Follow Plattsburgh Ghosts to unveil the weird tales within this one-bustling base, where ghostly servicemen continue going about their duties long after their military operations have ceased. Said to heighten after dark, phantom footsteps in deserted corridors, low voices, and spectral nurses caring for long-lost patients flood the halls.
Feel a chill as Plattsburgh Ghosts unveils the chilling accounts of these bizarre occurrences within this decommissioned base. These oddities are just one among many that you’ll encounter on a hair-raising Plattsburgh ghost tour.
Plattsburgh’s Most Haunted
In a city as rich with culture and history as Plattsburgh, you are likely to stumble upon numerous mysterious destinations throughout Clinton County, each with its own unique past. While the sights you’ll see along our tour are just as fascinating, there are other curious haunts that you may wish to admire on your own.
Even by day, the air around the house on 44 Elm Street seems to hang heavy with a sense of melancholy. Outside this quaint-looking home, the spirit of a girl in period dress is sometimes spied looking out the attic window from which she fell, as if reflecting on her life unlived. Today a private residence, the occupants of this house seem to have struck an uneasy alliance with the phantom, even if her presence is occasionally unnerving.
A breathtaking site to see, the W. W. Hartwell House is another haunting location worthy of a peek beyond our tour, even if you only gaze at its majesty from the street. Once the home for Roman Catholic nuns, this 14-room historic mansion holds many enticing ghost stories inside. Behind its impressive exterior, this magnificent property harbors the energy of its former owner, her spirit seemingly having seeped into the very woodwork of her decades-long home.
* This is a walking tour and we do not enter privately-owned buildings or private property *
