McConnell's Mill State Park

Pennsylvania · United States · Bridge

A mill worker who died in the machinery is still described walking down to work with his lunch box and lantern, above Slippery Rock Creek.

McConnell's Mill in Butler County, Pennsylvania is a state park now, built around the old mill on Slippery Rock Creek, and the accounts collected here cover the hills and the water as well as the building.

The figure people describe most often is a man who worked at the mill when it was operating. He walked the same path to work every day, carrying his lunch in a box and a lantern. He is said to have died because of a fault in the machinery.

The report is unusually specific about where to stand. Park above the mill at night and he can be seen coming down the hill toward it. He goes inside. A light appears to come on in the building, and screaming is heard from within it.

A second presence is attached to a caretaker who lived on the property from the early days of the mill.

The park is public and busy in daylight, with the gorge and the covered bridge drawing walkers all summer. The reports belong to the hours after everyone has gone.

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Where is McConnell's Mill State Park located?

McConnell's Mill State Park is in Pennsylvania, United States.

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