Eastern State Penitentiary
Photo courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary is a former prison in Philadelphia that was in use from 1829 until 1971. During its use, it housed notorious criminals such as Al Capone and Willie Sutton. It is currently a historical landmark and a museum. It is listed on Time magazine's list of the Top 10 Haunted Places and NY Daily News's list of the Most Haunted Places on Earth.
Summary of the Haunting
- Shadowy figures in the guard tower and cellblocks 6 and 12
- Evil high-pitched cackling in cellblock 12.
- Mysterious faces in cellblock 4.
- The controversial footage caught by Ghost Hunters seen below.
Paranormal Investigations
Eastern State Penitentiary has been featured on Fox Television's World's Scariest Places, TLC's America's Ghost Hunters, SyFy Channel's Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters Academy, MTV's FEAR, and Travel Channel's Most Haunted Live and Ghost Adventures. Links to some of these and other investigations include:
- Ghost Hunters episode 105 and episode 210
- Ghost Adventures episode 206
- East Coast Transcommunication Organization
- Haunted North Carolina – Raleigh-Durham
- Long Island Paranormal Investigators
- Paranormal Investigation of New York City
Books and Articles
- About.com's "Haunting Ghost Stories of Eastern State Penitentiary"
- Prairie Ghost's "History & Hauntings of Eastern State Penitentiary and Behind the Scenes of the TLC Filming" by Troy Taylor
- Travel Channel's "America's Scariest Halloween Attractions" (on YouTube)
Videos
For More Information
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 236-3300
info@easternstate.org
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