Ghosts in Idaho

Pioneer & Boot Hill Cemeteries (Idaho City , Idaho)

Once a booming gold rush town, Idaho City is now is a small town of 300 residents, though there are also unseen residents of the past hanging around various parts of town.

The city, like many of the gold towns of the past, has suffered a series of fires, which destroyed about 80% of the original towns buildings. The wealthier residents were able to rebuild the city to the liking of all concerned, leaving a nice town for generations to enjoy. Visitors to Idaho City today enjoy this well preserved gold rush town, with its plank-covered board walks, the 19th century buildings, and the Pioneer & Boot Hill Cemeteries that are there to see and explore, as they stimulate the local economy.

Many people died during the town’s violent past, which often happened during the time period of the gold rush era. Besides the casualties of the many gun fights here, the fires, disease, and even death from child birth took their toll.

Many ghosts and apparitions float, linger, and saunter through both of the town’s Cemeteries. Several pre-teen boys, while exploring the Pioneer Cemetery, saw a foggy, misty apparition of an old prospector, described as sporting a short beard, western clothes, and a vest. In the Chinese section of this cemetery, a young chinese girl is seen standing by a grave. Both cemeteries are believed to be haunted to this day and are open to visitors year round.

Pocatello High School (Pocatello, Idaho)

The original Pocatello High School was built on this same spot probably in the early 1900’s. It burned to the ground in 1914. The oldest buildings of the current Pocatello High school were built in 1916. A major addition and the gymnasium were built in 1939. Since then, more buildings and a new gym have been added to the campus but the school still manages to keep its 1916 charm.

Some students have claimed seeing ghostly apparitions in various parts of the school. An apparition of a young girl has been seen wandering around the school at night by custodial staff. During the 1930’s a female student committed suicide in the school by hanging herself by her locker. It is still rumored that the smell of her favorite perfume hovers in the area where she died. In the auditorium, teachers and students alike have heard music coming from an empty auditorium. The schools library is also said to be haunted and an unknown alarm sound is heard late at night coming from the area where the schools old gym was located. What is causing this alarm sound and other strange activity is still a mystery today.

Although the state of Idaho isn’t one of the biggest or most populated states in the United States, It still has its share of ghosts and haunted places too.