Haunting Sheboygan History

There are a few areas in Sheboygan, Wisconsin that had stories of haunting experiences. The first one is the Sheboygan Yacht Club, built back in 1931, has a worker telling of a night working alone and turning off the lights in the building only to have turned back on. The employee had an eerie feeling that he was being watched. On another night, he was in the basement of the Sheboygan Yacht Club and saw a shape of a man right before closing. The stories continue to populate, but no more than one person has ever seen this at one time.

Another part of Sheboygan history is the stop sign that drips blood. According to rumors, an Indian man killed his family close by the stop sign where they lived. It has been said if you visit the stop sign late at night and turn your high beams on, you will see blood dripping from the sign. You may also hear footsteps walking closer to you. According to people who have seen and heard this, he may also be chanting an Indian song.

The First National Bank of Sheboygan in the downtown area is said to be haunted by a man who worked there as a custodian, named Duke. He is said to continue to move things, rattle doors and visit frequently. Duke worked for the bank up until the time of his death.

A house on Zimbal Avenue is said to be haunted and have underground tunnels leading to areas around the city. These underground tunnels were everywhere in the olden days. Today, people have said they see figures in the windows and hear sounds coming from the now vacant house.

No one ever knows for sure if haunting are true, only the people who have experienced them can tell the story. If the haunting of Sheboygan exists, more research is needed to find out the details of such occurrences that may have caused the haunting. In the case of the bank haunting, Duke might miss the place and need to keep straightening up. As far as the Sheboygan Yacht Club, what happened there to cause a haunting by a man? The Indian man and his family have not been found as of today, more information is needed as the circumstances behind the killings and how the stop sign fits into the haunting.