explored &
photographed by: Shady
We swung back around and headed up this steep, narrow, spooky-ass
road that lead up to a hilltop. The DEAD END sign gave us a clue that we were headed the
right way. As we crested the hill, we suddenly saw the decrepit old high school, complete
with empty flagpole, peeking over the ridge above. Somehow, we'd found it!! |
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The brooding red-brick structure
hugs the top of the hill like a giant blood-filled tick, silently, patiently waiting for
it's next visitors. We continued until we reached a clearing at the top of the hill, right
in front of Lambertville High. We turned around to park the truck facing
back down toward the road, in case we needed to make a hasty escape! I could hardly wait
to jump out and run over to the school- it was so exciting to finally see such a legendary
place in person. |
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It was exactly what we had expected-
spooky, forbidding, irresistible. We knew that Lambertville had been destroyed by
fire sometime in the 90's, and as far as the records show, nobody died during the blaze.
However, we did find a creepy message scrawled on a wall- I DIED HERE... interesting
that they could still work a spray paint can after death ;) Lambertville High is infamous
for it's stories of paranormal activity. There have even been a few investigations into
it's supposed hauntings, and there have been reports of photographic and EVP evidence
collected at the school. |
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Reports of strange noises and
lights, poltergeist activity, and mysterious, macabre drawings and messages appearing on
the abandoned school's chalkboards have been circulating for years- it's local
legend. There are those who refuse to even go up on the hill that the school is perched
on. It is definitely a spooky, spooky place. You can see from these pics how the entire
third floor has completely collapsed into the school, making much of the lower level
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We wandered around the entire school
and the surrounding woods, hearing nothing but the crunching leaves underfoot. There were
no birds singing, no crickets chirping- just utter mausoleum silence. We definitely had
that hair-raising feeling of being watched, but when we scanned the numerous jagged broken
windows, we saw nothing. Out behind the school, we found the remnants of a broken clock...
a poignant reminder of how time is forgotten up here on the hill. |
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We heard that the school was built
in 1855 and rebuilt in 1926 after a fire swept through it's halls. We saw a plaque above
the front door which read "1924". According to rumor, vandals set another fire
in the school in 1992, this time destroying the place.
We had explored the grounds around the school for half an hour
and captured a ton of pics, so now it was time to venture inside it's dark,
haunted halls...
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