Dowagiac
Beckwith Theater,
100 New York Ave:
Several ghosts inhabit the
building which was formerly the First United Methodist Church. Contact has
been less and less frequent, however, actors and theatre workers have
reported hearing piano music coming from the otherwise deserted house and
disembodied voices in the form of whispers and quiet laughter. The only
visual contact is of a young girl, thought to have been left behind when the
orphan train stopped in town and the children were brought to the property
to rest around the turn of the century. Other evidence, such as disappearing
scissors and keys, and strange and unclaimed writing on scripts and
notebooks left overnight at the theatre, exists. Another story is that play
director walked all over the theatre searching for her keys one night. She
looked on the stage, then went to the basement to search. She was alone. She
came back up to the stage, and her keys were in the center of the stage with
the spot light shining on them.
Union
Kessington House,
Exact house unknown:
The man who used to live here hung
his whole family from the willow tree in back. Then he hung himself in the
house. If you leave your car outside the house someone or something will
knock on the car or you can hear voices in the car. Somehow, your car with
be messed with.