Morgantown locals are familiar with E. Moore Hall on the WVU downtown campus, but many do not know about its ghost, Elizabeth Moore. The story goes that Morgantown was raided by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Formally known as the Woodburn Female Seminary, the soldiers planned to burn the building down. Moore persuaded the soldiers to believe that she was a Confederate supporter in order to protect the school and her students.
Moore died before E. Moore Hall was completed in her honor, but there have been claims that her ghost haunts the building to protect females. Accounts of Moore roaming the halls have been reported by employees of the building, while others have discovered her portrait moved to different areas of the building without being touched. Moore's ghost has also been seen floating above the swimming pool in the basement.
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Folklore, Spirits, and Urban Legends of WV.
ParanormalI used to live in West Virginia for about twelve years and I heard and read on my own about creatures that skulk about in the Mountain State as well as the spirits that will hopefully find peace. (Photo is my moms).
