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By the time that the city started tearing down the old walls of this particular hospital in an effort to revamp the water Haunted Spanish Military Hospitallines that carried water to several businesses and residences, many patients and employees of this haunted hospital had been documented in stating that something "evil" and "frightening" seemed to roam the ward. This evil presence seemed to hang in the air like a dense dog, often frightening patients and running off specialists that were hired to treat the sick and the dying. While it was often believed that perhaps the lingering air of death in the ward may have been accountable for these feelings, the city quickly discovered the possible culprit. Once the walls had been removed, and the ground was turned for the new water lines, thousands upon thousands of bones were discovered!

The North Florida Paranormal Research group has established that the bones that were uncovered seem to be in a type of burial ground. It is believed that the burial ground belonged to the Timucuan people. The Timucuan people are a group of Indians that were native to the area of St. Augustine in the earliest years of history. This was quite a remarkable discovery. However, in the year of 1934, a group of people were working at the area near the ever-popular "Fountain of Youth" in St. Augustine, preparing the turning of the ground for an orange tree crop, and another burial ground that was uncovered that seemed to also be Timucuan Indian based. It is believed that the "evil" and "frightening" presence that lurked in the original Spanish Military Hospital were the many souls that had been buried underneath the original structure.

Despite the fact that the new structure has been built, hauntings from the earliest days of St. Augustine still seem to occur. There are several rooms in the new structure. You have Haunted Spanish Military Hospitalthe "Mourning Room", where patients were moved prior to passing on to the other side. It is here that a priest would come into the hospital and "bless" the dying. A number of hauntings have been said to occur here, though all seem to be residual. This means that they are more, or less, recordings of events that took place in this area. None of the hauntings seem to interact with the living. In many cases, there are sounds of cries and screams in this room, and even conversations that seem to be relatively distant. Many have claimed that when they visited this room in the haunted hospital, that there was an imprint on the bed, that looked as though someone were laying on it, but no one was there.

The "Ward" of the Spanish Military Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida is another hot spot for paranormal activity. This is where the sick and the dying were kept until they were moved to the Mourning Room. Seeing that there were many wars throughout the time in which this haunted hospital operated, it is often a room where many were in severe pain, and there were people who were very sick as well. It has been documented that sounds have been heard in this area, objects have been moved, and misty apparitions have been seen here.

Added by: sdonley on 08/05/2017 DB#:1280
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CLAIM #: 1000 - Strange balls of light reported in the Ward room.
	Evidence Type: Video Encounter Type: Orb Hauting Type: Unknown Investigation Status: More Investigation Needed	Video from ghost tour Submitted By: sdonley On: 12/29/2010 DBA Approved: Y
	Evidence Type: Video Encounter Type: Orb Hauting Type: Unknown Investigation Status: More Investigation Needed	TAPS Caught some orbs that may have been dust particles Submitted By: sdonley On: 12/29/2010 DBA Approved: Y
	Evidence Type: Photograph Encounter Type: Orb Hauting Type: Unknown Investigation Status: More Investigation Needed	Photograph from ghost tour video Submitted By: sdonley On: 12/30/2010 DBA Approved: Y
CLAIM #: 1002 - Voices and whispers heard in Ward room.
	Evidence Type: Audio Encounter Type: EVP Hauting Type: Intelligent Investigation Status: More Investigation Needed	Captured EVP Submitted By: sdonley On: 12/30/2010 DBA Approved: Y
CLAIM #: 1011 - People have reported getting physically ill near or within the surgeon's room.
	Evidence Type: Log or Text Encounter Type: Personal Feelings Hauting Type: Unknown Investigation Status: More Investigation Needed	My wife instantly got ill. Submitted By: sdonley On: 12/31/2010 DBA Approved: Y

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