THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Jackson's Garden has inspired campus ghost stories involving apparitions and unexplained sightings believed to be connected to Union College's long history.
Jackson’s Garden at Union College is said to be haunted by the ghost of Alice Van der Veer. According to legend, Alice fell in love with a man her father didn’t approve of, so he killed his daughter’s young lover. In retaliation, an angry mob captured Alice and her father and burned them alive in Jackson’s Garden.