Charleston, Illinois

Coles County courthouse, Charleston

Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois. Pictured is Coles County courthouse courtesy of Jud McCranie. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Pemberton Hall (Eastern Illinois University)

Pemberton Hall is a women's residence hall at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. It is registered as a historic landmark, due to its status as the oldest women's college residence hall in the state. Construction of Pemberton Hall was completed in 1909.

It is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a young woman named Mary, who was allegedly bludgeoned to death in the music room on the fourth floor during the early 1900's. It is claimed that her apparition has been sighted, and that unusual occurences are attributed to her.

Other such phenomena include doors being unlocked, televisions switched off and on, and furniture is moved. However, it is also claimed that there are 3 other apparitions at the Hall.

Pictured left is the front of Pemberton Hall courtesy of Nyttend.

Pemberton Hall, 1521 4th Street, Charleston, IL 61920-3946, USA.

www.eiu.edu

For further information, please read Haunted America by Michael Norman and Beth Scott.