THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Bowers-Sturgill Hall is considered the center of the University of Virginia''s College at Wise ghost legends. Students have reported seeing a female apparition, hearing unexplained footsteps, and witnessing doors, lights, and other objects behaving mysteriously throughout the residence hall.
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is believed to be home to a ghost. According to legend, she is the spirit of a young girl whose apparition appears hanging from the pipes in Bowers-Sturgill Hall, where she committed suicide.