Metro Museum Haunted By Ghosts?

MARIETTA -- The Marietta History Museum sits off the square along a set of railroad tracks, during the civil war the building was used as a hospital and morgue for Confederate and Union armies. It's where The Great Locomotive Chase began and now has exhibits from many eras of history.  Some of the artifacts date back to the 1700s.

A team from Paranormal Georgia was brought in to investigate what other parts of history may still be around.   "I've seen someone standing next to me, I've smelled cigar smoke, I've heard footsteps when no one else was in the building," says museum founder Dan Cox. 

Paranormal Georgia wanted to see if they could document any of those claims.  "We always go into an a place cold," says investigator Bob Sturgess, "and with an opened mind."

The team set up cameras, recorders and special devices that pick up electromagnetic fields.  It's believed when a spirit is present, it disrupts the electromagnetic field.  

The group walked through the building for several hours asking sometimes, "Is anyone here with us."  One investigator asked "are you a Union sympathizer?"  No answer, but the group recorded several hours of audio and video that they're stilling going through.  We'll let you know what they find.

Whatever spirits still reside at the museum "don't feel evil or cold," said Cox. "I've never been slimed like you see in Hollywood."

11Alive Photojournalist Tyson Paul & Producer Keith Cromwell  went along for the investigation. Check out the video of the investigation here on 11Alive.com and read more about Paranormal Georgia at Paranormalgeorgia.com