Ebenezer Chapel, Dayton
Ebenezer Chapel in Dayton, Oregon, is reportedly haunted by the spirits of those buried in the adjacent cemetery, with visitors reporting sightings of lights, voices, and a sense of being watched. While a book claims founder Ebenezer was a cult leader who murdered his children, the chapel and cemetery are not abandoned and are maintained by volunteers, though they also experience vandalism. Despite the spooky local legends and the chapel's abandoned state, some visitors feel a sense of sacred presence and hope for restoration. Visitors have reported seeing glowing lights, sometimes described as drifting through the nearby forest. Eerie sounds, such as voices and scratching noises, have been heard coming from inside the chapel. There are reports of feeling a palpable sense of being watched. A widely circulated story claims the chapel was the site of a polygamist cult leader named Ebenezer who murdered his children and burned their bodies in the fireplace, with their remains in the cemetery. This story has been debunked as fabricated; there is no record of a cult leader named Ebenezer existing.