The building which housed Brinkley Female College was built between 1855-1859, by Colonel W. J. Davie. The collge opened in 1868-69 but had closed by 1871. The building no longer exists and the area is dominated by industrial units and warehouses.

The account shared by Norman and Scott in Haunted America stems dates back to 1871. A number of students claimed to see the apparition of a little girl with a "skeletal face" and rotten teeth, and dressed in a "tattered pink dress streaked with green mold".

The case attracted local media attention and it gripped the phyche of the local population, striking fear into the hearts of many.

For a full account of the haunting, we recommend you read Haunted America below.

The Orpheum Theatre is a 2,308-seat venue listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in downtown Memphis, on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Main and Beale streets.

In 1890, the Grand Opera House opened on the corner of Main and Beale streets and was billed as the most classy theater outside New York City. The Grand became part of the Orpheum Circuit in 1907, and the theater became known as the Orpheum. In 1923, a fire started and the theater burned to the ground. On November 19, 1928, the new Orpheum theatre opened on the original site of the Grand Opera House.

The Theatre is reputedly haunted by the ghost of Mary, a 12-year-old girl. Sources vary about how she ended up there, including a 1921 car accident, or being injured by a trolley in 1928 and carried inside, where she died.

Phenomena include witnesses seeing the apparition of a young girl in seat C5, workmen's tools have vanished, as well as the sounds of disembodied voices, singing and footsteps.

Pictured left is the Orpheum Theatre courtesy of Clare H.