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Ghosts and Legends of Seguin
Built in 1852-1855 by Col. Joshua Young and then owned by the Zorn Family, it is now owned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Ghost here includes a lady in white and a young boy with short hair.
There are two places that are haunted here. One is the Wupperman Theatre building which is said to be haunted by a little girl in a blue dress who wants to play hide and seek. Also the stage lights flicker on and off for no reason and the trap door has been said to open on its own. The other place is a dorm room in the Trinity Building which is completely locked up, and no one is allowed to live there. Some say you can see the lights go on and off and the blinds fluttering.
The Plaza Hotel, built in 1916, is the site of Seguin’s Hanging Tree. This being the nearest tree between the courthouse and the morgue, it was a convenient location. The tree has long been cut down and is now behind the Campbell Log Cabin. The Plaza was also once the Seguin Hospital from 1927 to 1930.
Many of the trees on the courthouse square were used to help administer punishment to criminals. The Whipping Tree located between the fountain and the Courthouse still has a steel ring imbedded in the trunk. The ring was used for tying up any person found guilty of a crime punishable by lashing.
Once the home of General William Saffold, he shot himself in the upstairs bedroom in 1895. There have also been other deaths in the home. Even before the house was built, it had been the site of Indian attacks. Legend holds that Santa Anna destroyed most of the property, and took most of the cattle and food on his way to San Jacinto during the infamous "runaway scrape." There have been reports of lights turning on, cold spots, slamming doors, objects being thrown, and foot steps.
Once the high school for Seguin, it has been the sites of many ghost stories for a number of years. Some of the ghost activities reported have been apparitions, lights turning off and on and cold spots.
The first Lutheran church was built in 1875 to 1880, on the same property where the present day church is located. It is said the there is a ghost on the third floor. Strange noises can be heard and also foot steps.
Also known has Seguin’s Second hospital, it still stands today. It is currently being restored to what it may have looked like in the 1800’s.
Built in 1842, it is one of the first structures in Seguin to use concrete. The original two rooms were constructed with logs and were intended for a block house on the public square due to the danger of Indian attacks.
It is the oldest cemetery in Seguin and is the final resting place of many of Seguin's early settlers and Confederate heroes. It is said that if you look out of the corner of your eye, you may be able to see a ghostly figure or a hazy mist.
It is the second oldest cemetery in Seguin. It is another ghostly place, especially when you drive by at night. A must see tombstone is the one of Mrs. Bartholmae, an angel statue that is striking yet eerie.
This is now the Little Red Barn daycare. A woman in white has appeared at the top of the staircase, but then disappears. |
