THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Black Hills State University is associated with several campus ghost stories involving its residence halls and older buildings. Students and staff have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps, voices, and other unusual activity attributed to unidentified spirits.
Students say the all-male Wenonah Cook dorm it is haunted by the ghost of a woman. They say her screams can sometimes be heard, and along with them may come the smell of decaying flesh.