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There are many reportedly haunted locations in San Francisco, California. Over 100 sites in the San Francisco Bay Area are reported to be haunted. The Bay Area's nine counties, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma are home to places such as Alcatraz, Angel Island, Jack London State Historic Park, San Rafael Mission, and Winchester Mystery House. ==San Francisco== ;Russian Hill Manrow’s House, located at the corner of Larkin and Chestnut streets has the nickname "the House of the Demons". Resembling Swiss Cottage, it was built in 1851 by J.P. Marrow, a successful civil engineer and also a judge advocate of a vigilance committee with high reputation in the city. He reported paranormal activities at his house in the form of “visitations, table tapping, rapping and so forth” . The house was jointly investigated by two young men along with Marrow and his wife and two relatives in September–October 1856. The entire group was subject to both violent and peaceful paranormal incidents in the form of; sugar emptied into salt bowls and vice- versa; knocking in different areas of the house; unfeathering of a bonnet placed on a table; sofa cushions thrown in all directions; witnesses pinched and their hair pulled; books thrown at a lady; a negro servant appearing as an apparition in a horrible goblin form at the kitchen window; a chair thrown at one of the ladies; the front door shut with raised steps to prevent escape; hands moving around the table; at times the ghosts even caressed the investigators and tried to cure some ailment, and many more. These accounts were published in newspapers of San Francisco. San Francisco Art Institute, built on the site of a cemetery, is said to be haunted, as is Trinity Episcopal Church. A ghostly gray figure is said to disappear through the bathroom wall and numerous explained sounds and cold spots have been reported in the church. ;The Richmond The Neptune Society Columbarium, at One Loraine Court, was originally part of the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Room 410 at the Queen Anne Hotel is said to be haunted by the namesake of the Miss Mary Lake's School for Girls.〔Krist, p. 36〕 ;San Francisco Peninsula Presidio Officers' Club, previously part of the Army's garrison, is currently used by the National Park Service as a Visitor Centre and is reportedly haunted. Visions of ghosts of Army men in old uniforms knocking loudly at the empty rooms are reported. ;Union Square At the Curran Theater, an attendant at the ticket booth was murdered in 1922. It is reported that his ghost is seen in the mirror that hangs in the lobby.〔 Room 207 at the Hotel Union Square is said to be haunted. ;Chinatown Every door in Cameron House contains a red and gold charm to seal in the spirits of the immigrants hidden in the basement who perished when the original building was burned down. It is said to be haunted by their spirits.〔('CNBC The 10 Most Haunted Cities in America' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reportedly haunted locations in the San Francisco Bay Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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