No state goes without having some darkness lurking somewhere, or unexplainable claims of hauntings and terror. Here are 7 North Dakotan urban legends that are nothing short of creepy.
Frozen Stiff... and Alive
We know how cold it can get in this state and how dangerous it can be to get caught outside in the dead of winter, but what do you think would happen if it happened to you? You'd probably freeze to death...but what if you didn't actually die? This urban legend is actually a true story. In January of 1981, teen Jean Hilliard got caught outside after her car spun out, falling face first in snow during -22 degree temps and not being found until the next morning. She was taken to the hospital, her skin too hard to pierce with a hypodermic needle and temperature too cold to register on a thermometer. Miraculously, about three hours after being brought in, her body had managed to thaw out enough to regain consciousness, and she survived.
The Legend of White Lady Lane
In Walhalla, North Dakota, there is a legend that long ago a peddler man shot and killed a young woman he fancied after being denied the honor of marrying her by her mother. The peddler attempted to take his own life twice directly following the murder but failed both times. Taken from life too early, it is said that the girl's ghost has been spotted wandering near a location known as Eddie's Bridge, in a flowing and eerie white nightgown that she was wearing the day she died.
Ghost of Custer's House
Fort Abraham State Park near Mandan is home to the location of General Custer's house, now reconstructed and open to tours. Many strange occurrences have been reported from this house, some which sound downright paranormal. People feeling a tap on the shoulder with no one there, dishes and candlesticks moved when there was no force to move them, and other strange happenings. The house still runs tours - do you dare go visit?
Riverside Cemetery
This cemetery in Fargo, North Dakota is apparently known to be haunted. It is said if you place an audio recording device on top of a certain mausoleum, the recording will pick up sounds of knocking... from inside. It has been reported that other strange sounds have been recorded in the cemetery, as well.
Bismarck's Former Governor’s Mansion
In 1898, former Governor Frank Briggs died of tuberculosis in the master bedroom of his mansion in Bismarck, North Dakota. His butler refused to sleep in the house alone after that because he was sure Briggs still remained as a ghost. More recently, after the house's restoration, people claim they hear footsteps on the staircase to the basement and the staircase to the attic, and have seen curtains move with no breeze or anyone touching them, among other creepy disturbances.
San Haven Sanatorium
This huge property once held over 900 tuberculosis patients and, later, developmentally disabled patients until being closed in 1989. There were concerns of questionable treatment to the patients and stories behind locked doors that may never be told. After it was closed to the public, a trespasser exploring the site fell down an elevator shaft and died there. His ghost and that of many others are said to haunt the rundown facility to this day.
Miniwashitu
Also known as the Missouri River monster, a large creature covered in red buffalo-like hair with a single eye and horn above it, and a spine long and jagged sticking out of its back. The legend says that if the creature is seen during the day, whoever saw it will go insane and die shortly after. In the spring it supposedly travels up the river and breaks the ice. Maybe it is best to not visit the Missouri in spring...
It may be extremely cold in North Dakota.....Do you DARE visit North Dakota?!
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