Austin Peay State University, Clarksville


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Austin Peay State University (APSU) in Clarksville, TN, is associated with several ghost stories, including the spirit of the campus mule, believed to be buried beneath the Red Barn (Memorial Gym), and apparitions of Civil War soldiers. Other reported paranormal activities include sounds of voices in unoccupied offices, particularly in Harned Hall and Woodward Library, and the ghost of Margaret in the Trahern Building. The old campus mule, used in the 1940s for a vegetable garden near the student barracks, is said to be buried under the floor of the Memorial Gym, also known as the Red Barn. Visitors and students report hearing clopping sounds, slow footsteps, and a faint braying. There are claims of Civil War soldiers' spirits remaining on campus. Paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren reported seeing Confederate soldiers on cots and hearing them screaming in pain in the back of the Woodward Library basement. Harned Hall: A young lady is believed to have died tragically in this building, and her spirit is thought to still reside there. Woodward Library: In the 1990s, people began reporting unexplained voices and noises in the library. Trahern Building: The building is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman named Margaret. Office Spaces: Other reports include the sound of voices and people talking in empty offices, as noted by Police Officer Charyl Ramsey and graphic designer David Johnson, according to Austin Peay State University.

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