The Oliver Anderson House in Lexington, Missouri, is widely rumored to be haunted, with many of its ghost stories stemming from its use as a makeshift hospital during the Civil War's Battle of the Hemp Bales. Visitors and park employees have reported a variety of paranormal phenomena, from apparitions and eerie noises to unexplained smells. Many believe the ghosts of Confederate and Union soldiers who were treated and died in the home's improvised hospital during the 1864 battle still linger on the property. The house still bears battle damage, including bullet and cannonball holes, which serves as a grim reminder of the carnage that occurred there. Employees and visitors have reported smelling cigar smoke and food cooking, despite no such activities occurring in the building. The ghostly cigar smoke is sometimes attributed to Frank, a name associated with the house's past. People have heard iron doors slamming shut for no apparent reason. Some have seen shadowy figures moving in the windows at night. One of the most famous stories tells of a woman's ghost who would appear at the same window every night at midnight, let out a bloodcurdling scream, and then vanish. In an attempt to banish the spirit, the family living there at the time had the window bricked up. According to the report, the woman never returned to the window. Some people in the local African American community claim to have heard the voice of a former owner, Mrs. Naomi Hill, calling to her servant to rock a baby's cradle. A faint cry of an infant has also been reported, along with the sound of Mrs. Hill's spinning wheel.