Springfield, Illinois

State Capitol Building, Springfield

Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. Pictured is the State Capitol Building courtesy of Yinan Chen. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Lincoln's Home

The Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves the area where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861. It includes the four blocks surrounding the home and a visitor center. The house contains twelve rooms spread over two floors, and according to reports there are several ghosts there too.

There have been sightings of apparitions within the property. Unsurprisingly, the ghost of Lincoln is one, with his shade seen wandering through the house. A shadowy, unidentifiable form has also been sighted, along with the ghosts believed to be Mary Lincoln and their servants.

There are also reports of being touched by unseen hands, and a rocking chair rocks as if someone were sat in it. Audible phenomena include whispering voices.

Pictured left is Lincoln's Home courtesy of Daniel Schwen.

413 S 8th St, Springfield, IL 62701, USA.

www.nps.gov

For further information, please read The Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk.

Lincoln's Tomb

The Lincoln Tomb is the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of their four sons. It was completed in 1874, and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark since 1960, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1966.

There have allegedly been sightings of Abraham Lincoln walking around the crypt and surrounding area.

There are also reports of footsteps and crying being heard echoing around the monument.

Pictured left is Lincoln's Tomb courtesy of Rklawton.

1500 Monument Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.

www.lincolntomb.org

For further information, please read The Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations by Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk.

Lincoln's Ghost Train

Lincoln's funeral train left Washington, D.C. at 12:30pm on April 21st and traveled 1,654 miles to its final stop at Springfield, arriving on May 3rd. During that time it never exceeded 20 mph, between its scheduled stops en route. The train had nine cars, including a baggage car, hearse car, and the President's car.

The phantom funeral train of Abraham Lincoln has been sighted at several locations, including at Grand Central Station in New York and at various other places along the route it travelled in 1865 between Washington DC and Springfield, Illinois.

Pictured left is the engine that pulled the cortege.

Various sites