West Hills
Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
Other · local-legend
The Story
Children's laughter is said to echo through the former orphanage at West Hills, according to HauntedPlaces.org. Other reports describe displaced books, phantom cigar smoke, sudden temperature shifts, and calls reaching police from an apparently empty building. The third floor receives particular attention in the stories. Historical explanations are reported lore unless independently verified.
The Hauntings
Children's laughter is said to echo through the former orphanage at West Hills, according to HauntedPlaces.org. Other reports describe displaced books, phantom cigar smoke, sudden temperature shifts, and calls reaching police from an apparently empty building. The third floor receives particular attention in the stories. Historical explanations are reported lore unless independently verified.
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Sources & further reading.
- West Hills | HauntedPlaces.org (reports)
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