Historic haunted places in Cripple Creek, CO. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
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Haunted place
139 E Bennett Ave, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
Open to the public (live theater; ticketed).
Rebuilt after the town's 1896 fires, the Butte is said to be home to a ghost called Jack. Witnesses describe a full-body apparition they first take for a real person, and a piano t…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
303 N 3rd St, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
Open to the public (hotel and tavern).
The Sisters of Mercy opened this building as a mining-town hospital in 1898; it is now a hotel. Staff and guests name three spirits: a mischievous boy called Petey who hides cigare…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
123 N 3rd St, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
Hotel and restaurant (restaurant open to the public).
The Imperial opened in 1896 after the great fire. Lore centers on owner George Long, who died mysteriously on a staircase, and his daughter Alice, said to have been kept confined. …
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
136 W Bennett Ave, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
Open to the public (museum admission).
The old Teller County Jail held prisoners from 1901 to 1992. Visitors hear slow footsteps like a guard on rounds on empty stairs, and several describe a watchful woman called Rosie…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.