Railroad House Inn and Shanks Tavern | Marietta's Haunted Hotspots

Episode 97: Slice of the Paranormal had to check out the haunted legends of Marietta, Pennsylvania on the advice of our friend Rick Fisher. This historic river town is packed with ghost stories, haunted locations, eerie folklore, and one of Pennsylvania's strangest werewolf legends.

Our first stop was the Railroad House Inn, one of the most haunted places in Marietta. The inn is said to be haunted by a former owner, former guests, and a mysterious woman searching for love. Sadly, it was closed when we arrived, so we could not grab any spirits there. Instead, we headed down the street to Shanks Tavern.

Shanks Tavern has some great food and is filled with ghosts. Visitors and staff have reported seeing headless figures entering the bar, hearing ghostly laughter, spotting a woman dressed in black looking out an upstairs window, and even smelling the scent of perfume with no one around.

Before leaving this historic Pennsylvania river town, we stopped at the legendary Hans Graf Cemetery. Local folklore says Hans Graf was bitten by a werewolf, and many believe a ghostly white werewolf can still be seen and heard at this cemetery. To explore this hidden God's Acre, you have to climb over the old stone wall. Just remember the local warning. Do not walk around the cemetery seven times, or the legend says you will die!

If you enjoy haunted places, ghost hunting, paranormal investigations, Pennsylvania ghost stories, haunted taverns, haunted hotels, haunted cemeteries, urban legends, werewolf legends, and unexplained mysteries, this episode is for you.

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Sources:

Ghosthunting Pennsylvania by Rosemary Ellen Guiley 2009

Boos and Brews by Patty A Wilson and Scott Crownover 2002

Pennsylvania Dutch Country Ghosts Legends and Lore by Charles J Adams III 1994

Ghosts of the River Towns by Rick Fisher 2006

Haunted Lancaster County Pennsylvania by Dorothy Burtz Fiedel 1994