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Many criminals that were found guilty at the courthouse from 1795 to about 1914 were sentenced to hang from the clock tower. One convicted man's sentence was carried out 5 minutes early, before he could make a statement. The story states that with his last dying breath, he put a curse on the tower. Since then, no matter how many times they have been fixed, the four clock faces on the tower are always a few minutes early and often do not show the same time!
Ok, so that's not the creepiest ghost stories ever. I'm not sure what good it did to put a curse on the actual tower. Perhaps he meant to curse the people that worked in the tower. I suppose he wasn't exactly in a proper frame of mind at the time, you know, hanging and dying and all.
Anyway, there are other stories that go along with the building. I've read that it has a desperately creepy basement. Employees do not like to go down there alone, and I don't blame them! There are reports of the spirits of an employee of the district attorney's office who was murdered there, someone who was beaten to death, and a convicted murderer!
I have not found many references to this on the internet, and I don't live in the area, so if you have had an experience here, let me know! I would love to hear about it!
For a quick look inside the clock tower, check out this 1 minute video by Youtube user Zee91q
Hangman's Noose At The Fayette County Courthouse
Until next time....see you all on The Third Side!
Sources
http://www.heraldstandard.com/community_life/community_news/fayette-county-courthouse-among-sites-feature-in-historical-ghost-walks/article_177942a0-d31d-5f8b-9ee5-743bff2e0399.html
A Ghost A Day by Maureen Wood and Ron Kolek, Adams Media, pp.223-224
