| Ghosts & Haunts In Missouri Hunter Dawson Home Stories Actually I use to work at Hunter Dawson. The house is really creepy especially when your in it alone. They have 2 pictures of the ghost in the house, I have seen both of them. One is of a man and the other is of Amanda previous owner. There are tunnels that lead to a mausoleum that is under the cemetery. At the cemetery there is one giant tombstone that has like 6 names on it. I do believe the tunnels no longer exist. There is a woman who lives or lived next to the graveyard who claims there are ghost there. She always had a lot of nativity statues in her yard to protect her. JW I went through the Hunter Dawson home on a tour around Christmas time when I was in 6th grade. I didn't see anything, but I sure did feel like we were intruding on someone, if you know what I mean. I felt a presence that seemed angry to have all these people going through the house. BTW My wife and I went on a candle light tour of the Hunter Dawson house in December of 2000. My wife said that she definitely felt a presence in the entryway of the house and I had heard the tales of the house being haunted. There is also a bed in one of the upstairs bedrooms that will not stay made. They say that when it's made up, a ghost sits in the middle of it and they have to go back and remake it. I saw the bed, and the covers were turned back like somebody had moved them back to either lay down in the bed or sit on it. The house was also the scene of a Civil War battle during the 1860's and there are actual bullet holes in the outside walls of the house. TC I am a decedent of the Hunter-Dawson line. My Grandfather is Thomas Hunter Dawson, Sr. He grew up in the house, but he never said anything about ghosts. Check the family tree at the home. I hope to get my name added to it next year if possible. Since my family used to live there, we were told a few of the ghost stories when we had a family gathering. A few odd things happened while we were there. Both of the odd things dealt with the cameras. A non-family member had a Polaroid camera and had been taking pictures. She took one picture in the main area off to the right of the main entrance. I believe it was the “grand” room where they held their gatherings. Anyways, the non-family member decided that she was going to take a picture of a group of us in front of one of the paintings on the wall. She said the usual, “SAY CHEESE” and then took the picture. The picture did not come out of the camera. We thought it was odd, but we thought nothing of it and decided to take another picture. The second picture did come out of the camera. The first picture came out of the camera at the same time. We waited for the pictures to develop. The second picture turned out fine, but the first picture looked like someone had their hand blocking the camera when it was taken. Almost like someone did not want us to take the picture and forced it from coming out. Just thought I’d share this one with you. Sincerely, S D If you have experienced paranormal activity at any of these haunted sites, please e-mail us with your photos or stories to add to the database. Page Back More Hunter-Dawson Mansion Stories |
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