THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The ruins of the Academia Girl''s School mark the site of a nineteenth-century school building that was destroyed by fire. The isolated remains and tragic history surrounding the property have inspired local ghost stories and reports of unexplained activity around the ruins.
Academia Girl’s School is the ruins of an 1800s building destroyed by fire. Many legends surround the place, including that a gardener set the fire to cover his tracks after raping and killing many students. Another says the girls at the school all died of a mysterious illness. The ghosts of the students are said to remain on the property, sometimes crying or singing “London Bridge.” The apparition of their alleged murderer reportedly sits on a nearby church’s steps in all black. Other rumors surrounding the eerie area include a phantom black hound, a force that mysteriously drains car batteries, and a curse on the land.