Austin, Texas, being an old city, has its fair share of ghosts. Today seems a good time to ponder them.
The Texas Governor's Mansion, of course, would have to be haunted. It has a few ghosts, I'm told (I've not seen them personally). It has several ghosts, from Sam Houston to a poor young man who committed suicide over a failed love affair back in the 1860's.
Another famous haunted building is the Driskill Hotel. (Great place to get a drink, as well, and soak up some old Austin elegance.) There's a young girl bouncing a ball, the original owner smoking his cigar, a more recent shopping ghost dating from the 1990's, and more.
The Neill-Cochran House is said to be haunted both by Colonel Andrew Neill, a Texas Revolutionary War veteran, riding his horse or having tea, and also by the ghosts of Union soldiers who died of yellow fever when the site of the house was previously a field hospital for soldiers suffering from yellow fever.
Their footsteps, marching, are said to be heard on deserted surrounding streets.
The Littlefield House on the UT campus is another building commonly accepted to be haunted, this time by the ghost of Alice Littlefield, wife of the original owner. The Littlefield Building, downtown, is also said to be haunted. Do ghosts run in families?
Schoolchildren from days past apparently didn't approve of the demolition of their old building at Metz Elementary, or perhaps they're just feeling mischievous.
And on and on it goes. Seems you can hardly take a step without walking through a ghost in Austin! And then there's our bats under the bridge . . .
So, from me, from Austin, and from our famous bats, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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