Kenworthy Hall, Marion


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Kenworthy Hall in Marion, Alabama, is known for multiple ghost stories, most famously that of a heartbroken young woman who haunts the four-story tower waiting for her lover to return from the Civil War. Other accounts describe disembodied voices, phantom footsteps, and a malevolent spirit on the main staircase. The ghost stories emerged during a period in the 1950s when the abandoned mansion was frequented by vandals. Other reports describe disembodied voices calling out names from the main staircase and the sound of a person falling down the stairs. The numerous ghost stories, combined with the unusual Italianate Villa architecture and antebellum roots, have contributed to the house's prominence in public imagination. Reports mention that the staircase area is haunted, with instances of loud voices calling out names and an account of a man being pushed down the stairs.

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