The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe is considered one of Pennsylvania's most haunted places, with ghost stories centered around its history of housing and executing the Molly Maguires, a group of Irish coal miners. The paranormal activity is said to be caused by the spirits of those who were unjustly convicted and hanged in the 1870s. The most famous legend of the Old Jail Museum revolves around Cell #17 and the indelible handprint on its wall. Before his execution, one of the accused Molly Maguires, Alexander Campbell (or possibly Thomas Fisher), placed his dirty hand on the wall to declare his innocence. He reportedly proclaimed that the print would remain forever as proof that an innocent man was hanged. Despite repeated attempts to remove it over the decades—including scrubbing, painting, and even replacing the plaster—the handprint has always returned. Visitors to the museum are forbidden from taking pictures of the handprint itself, and many are warned that paranormal activity may follow them home if they do. The dungeon: The basement dungeon, once used for solitary confinement, is a hotbed of paranormal activity. Visitors often report hearing unexplained loud bangs and encountering apparitions and shadow figures in the darkness. Warden's kitchen: In the former warden's living quarters, objects have been known to move around in the kitchen. Visitors and staff have heard the sounds of clanging pots and pans, with some speculating it's the spirit of the warden's wife still performing her daily chores. Visitors have experienced feelings of despair, particularly on the lower levels. There have been reports of strange shadow figures and the feeling of being shoved, as if a spirit is indicating they have overstayed their welcome. Many visitors have taken photographs during their tours, only to discover orbs, strange flares, and other unexplainable phenomena on the developed images.