5 Unbelievably Creepy Haunted Locations in Alabama

General John Brahan, owner of more than 4,000 acres in Alabama, built the Sweetwater Mansion in 1835. His son-in-law, Robert Patton, was the first occupant of the antebellum plantation house.

The mansion's basement has served many purposes over the years, including acting as a Civil War hospital and a county jail. As for the upper levels, there are whispers of it once being used as a space to practice dark magic.

Given this, it's not surprising that the house and its grounds are overflowing with paranormal activity. Many apparitions have been reported at Sweetwater Mansion.

A caretaker of the grounds once encountered a casket holding the body of a Confederate soldier—only for it to suddenly vanish. Considering General Patton's funeral took place in the home, one might assume the spirit belonged to him.

Eerily enough, one room in the mansion has a habit of locking female visitors inside. This happened so frequently that, one former caretaker, Ms. Emmet Lettie Region, lived in just two of the rooms of the mansion, because the thought of being trapped terrified her so much.

One area in the mansion, dubbed the “secret room,” is a small room that has no door. To access it, one must squeeze through a small interior window.

Legend has it that two sons of a former owner of the mansion were buried beneath the floor of this chilling room.

In the mansion, doors are known to move and lock by themselves, objects fly across the room, and mysterious lights appear. If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of disembodied footsteps, soft voices, and the laughter of children.

Sloss Furnaces is a major paranormal hotspot, so much so that the police are frequently brought in to handle unexplained occurrences. While most events are minor and unsettling, some do result in actual physical harm—so please proceed with caution.

The most notorious ghost of Sloss Furnaces is James “Slag” Wormwood. He was a foreman at the furnaces who died in 1906 after falling into a pool of molten iron.

Ever since his death, workers of the furnaces complained about not only feeling his presence, but seeing him.

In 1926, a security guard was injured when a mysterious force shoved him from behind and demanded he get back to work.

In 1947, three supervisors had been discovered unconscious on the boiler room floor. All of them reported an angry man with horrifying burns approaching them, yelling at them to keep working.

Another security guard in 1971 said he encountered a half man, half demon who tried to push him up the stairs. When the guard refused to go, the entity allegedly beat him, resulting in severe burns where the hits landed.

But just because Slag is the most vocal and violent ghost on the premises, doesn't mean he was the only one. Due to terrible working conditions, roughly 47 men lost their lives here, and hundreds more were wounded.

One of Tuscaloosa's first settlers, Dr. John R. Drish, built this antebellum mansion in 1837. The home was meant for John and his new bride, Sarah Owen McKinney.

Unfortunately, in 1867, John died after falling over the stairway. After her husband's funeral, Sarah set aside John's candles and told her family that she wanted them used at her own funeral one day.

That day came in 1884. Sadly, however, her family could not find John's candles, and were unable to use them for her funeral.

Since then, there have been reports of flames being visible from the third-story tower. Some believe this is from the special candles meant to be used during Sarah's funeral.

Having not been properly put to rest, Sarah's spirit still lingers behind in the mansion.

Named after Revolutionary War hero General Daniel Morgan, this masonry fort was built in 1833. After having played notable roles in the Battle of Mobile Bay, the Spanish-American War, and both World Wars, it is now rife with paranormal activity.

Those who visit the fort have experienced an array of odd happenings, including hearing disembodied voices and footsteps, and spotting actual ghostly apparitions stalking through the halls.

One of the most commonly encountered spirits belongs to a young woman who is believed to have been dragged inside the fort and beaten to death by a group of attackers. She restlessly lingers behind here in search of justice.

The old barracks are one of the most lively supernatural areas on the grounds, perhaps because, in the early 1900s, a prisoner hung himself there. His voice can still be heard crying out into the night.

Naturally, as many soldiers lost their lives here, they can be found drifting around the tunnels at night.

Established in 1822, Maple Hill Cemetery is both the oldest and largest place of final rest in Huntsville. Sprawling across almost 100 acres, it is home to more than 80,000 graves.

The most haunted area of the cemetery is known as “The Dead Children's Playground.” Here, swings move all by themselves as disembodied laughter rings out—and some have even spotted apparitions of children late at night.

As the cemetery contains Civil War soldiers, politicians, influential individuals, and beyond, there are plenty of spirits that linger behind here. Visitors have reported shadowy figures slipping between gravestones.

At unmarked graves, strange noises seem to come from within.