What’s left of a fading ghost haunts his modern highway just west of Denver. On July 20, 1881, a Colorado Central locomotive struck a man walking on the Ralston-to-Golden tracks near Van Bibber Creek. The impact knocked the man far into the bushes. In spite of an in-depth search, his body was never found. All the searchers found was a derby hat laying near the railroad tracks where the man was struck. Within a month of the accident, the man’s apparition started appearing at the spot where he was killed. The spirit appears wearing a derby hat and reeking of rotting flesh. He is said to manifest in trains, along the tracks, and to pople passing through the area. The spirit haunted the area for a while, but has begun to fade away with time. The tracks have been replaced by a modern highway, but the eerie presence can still be felt. The apparition shows itself now as a vaporous shape, a cloud of dust, or a just lingering sense of uneasiness.
Golden is 5 miles west of Denver, just off 1-70. The presence has been reported north of Golden, along highway 93 near Van Bibber stream.
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The phantom of a man in a top hat has haunted this road for nearly a century. If anyone stops to give him a ride, he rewards them with a present. In the early 1950s, the ghost gave a man 2 tickets to a dinner theater. Clinton is on the Mississippi River in east central Iowa, at the junction of U.S. Roads 30 and 67. Comanche Road runs east of u.s. Road 67, between Clinton and Camanche.
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This dangerous seven-mile mountain road runs between Georgetown and Lotus, parallel to Marshall Road.
In the last 150+ years, Prospectors Road has claimed many lives due to its treacherous location. The ghost of a grumpy old prospector doesnt help the situation any. Reports say that if you see the weeds along the side of the road begin to part, watch out. Once the weeds part, the old prospector floats up the embankment and confronts drivers as they pass. He points his bony finger and silently mouths the words “Get off my claim”. I wouldn’t argue with him.
**The ghost of a young man flagging down a ride is invariably struck by drivers trying to avoid him. Lonnie Stephens was falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend in September 1934, and it was not until many years later that the real killer confessed. But it was too late for Lonnie. The innocent man managed to escape from a chain gang and was attempting to hitch a ride when he was struck and killed by a car. Lonnie’s ghost is still seen standing in the middle of the road pleading for someone to stop, his arms outstretched in and imploring gesture. Lonnie’s ghost is seen on the northbound lanes of Highway 11, and exit off Highway 565 between Decatur and Huntsville.
**Please note: The information in this post has been found to be erroneous. I left the post live in the hope that someone would be able to reply with accurate information. Thanks!
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