Reportedly haunted locations in Oregon

The Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City is one of the state's many reportedly haunted locations

There are a number of widely reported haunted locations in the U.S. state of Oregon. Reported hauntings in the state are linked to such historic places as the Oregon Trail and early coastal communities, as well as the gritty history of Portland, the state's largest city and metropolitan area, which was considered the most dangerous port city in the world at the turn of the 20th century.[1] In 2012, USA Today named Portland among the top ten most haunted cities in the United States.[2]

Reportedly haunted locales in Portland include the Bagdad Theater, a vaudeville theater built by Universal Studios in 1927, which is reportedly haunted by a maintenance man who committed suicide in the building; Pittock Mansion, a mansion overlooking the city that is reportedly haunted by its original owners; the Roseland Theater, a former church and music venue that is haunted by a club promoter who was murdered there; and, perhaps most widely reported, the city's shanghai tunnels,[3] made up of various passages that run beneath the streets of northwest Portland that were used to smuggle prostitutes and sailors onto ships in the port, where they were often sold into slavery or forced labor.[4] The shanghai tunnels have been widely reported on as one of the state's most haunted locations, and were featured on The Travel Channel's documentary series Ghost Adventures.[5]

Other sites widely reported to be haunted include the Hot Lake Hotel in Union; the Multnomah County Poor Farm in Troutdale; Rhododendron Village, a stop along the Oregon Trail near Mt. Hood; and the Welches Roadhouse, where a pregnant woman jumped to her death.

Northeast

Hot Lake Hotel circa 1920s, located in Union County

Northwest

Multnomah County Poor Farm, which now operates as restaurant, hotel, and brewery, is said to be haunted by numerous ghosts; the property also contains countless unmarked graves.

Portland

Cathedral Park is said to be haunted by Thelma Taylor, a teenager who was murdered there in 1949.

Southern

Southeast

The Oregon Caves Chateau is reportedly haunted by a poltergeist

Oregon coast

See also

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