The most haunted house in Laurel

Built in 1790 as a wedding gift to the daughter of Richard Snowden, the Oakland Mansion once presided over 1,000 acres of land. This house has a reputation for being the most haunted house in Laurel, with at least five resident ghosts in full activity.

It is rumored that, sometime in the early 1900's, a nun broke her vows and became pregnant.

It is rumored that, sometime in the early 1900's, a nun broke her vows and became pregnant. Presumably, this was not the desired outcome. Before her situation became evident, she leapt from the fourth-floor balcony of the rotunda and met her death on the hard surface below. It was a spectacular statement of will-power and of defiance and of shame. People backed into hard corners will sometimes take catastrophic measures.

A bizarrely twisted story

Silas and Bess Hacker ran a funeral service for the community. They used their grandfather's old mansion as their home and office. Mr. and Mrs. Grimm were their butler and housekeeper. They lived together in the old family home for many years. But, the family home was quite small, and showing a great deal of wear. The family was expecting a new baby, so she wanted a larger home for her family. They decided to built a new home. They hired William Anderson, an architect who had built many of the finest homes in the area. William, however, had become obsessed with dark forces. He started experimenting with building designs that focused dark energies. He wanted to help spirits to cross over into our dimension. Anderson's designs became infamous throughout the psychic world. He built homes such as the Amityville and the Hill House. The Hacker House became one of the strange homes.

Employees at this market constantly report the uncanny phenomena of placing objects at certain places only to later find them moved.

Employees at this market constantly report the uncanny phenomena of placing objects at certain places only to later find them moved. This might be ascribed to wavering patronage, except that it occurs mostly after hours when no one is present.

A heavyset ghost who jams on the keys

Back in the early 1970's, a black preacher died of a heart attack in his room. His wife didn't discover this until the morning, however, and ever since then the piano upstairs plays music on its own accord.