Whitewater-UW-Whitewater

I've had a few paranormal experiences throughout my lifetime but some of the most memorable happened when I was a freshman at UW-Whitewater in 1997. When I first enrolled in school, I decided to move into the only fully coed dorm on campus at the time, Wells Hall. Wells Hall was the tallest building in the city and I lived on the top floor. My girlfriend at the time was staying over in my room. We had just finished watching a movie and decided to go to sleep. As we were lying in bed, my black light poster started to glow. At first I thought I forgot to turn off the black light, but upon inspection, I found that wasn't the case. I started to take the poster down when we heard a loud click. We turned to see the desk lamp across the room suddenly turn on. Needless to say, we turned it off and went back to her dorm. Another experience was a little more terrifying. One night as my friend and I were walking on campus, we heard a scream and saw someone jump from the top of the campus water tower. However, after running to help, there was no one there. Soon after we found out that other people on campus had experienced similar things. After all the sightings, we did a lot of Ouija Board communication with a spirit called Mary. Later, we found out that Mary was also the name of Whitewater's own twist on the Great Pumpkin. It's said that axe murderess Mary Worth's spirit rises from Calvary Cemetery on Halloween to claim her next victim. But we always thought she was pretty nice. There are also legends about witchcraft and some sources call the town the second Salem. The school was originally built for mediums and paranormal research, according to the book "Weird Wisconsin." Other rumors involve the triangle of power. The three cemeteries around Whitewater form a triangle in which the majority of the paranormal activities take place. Finally it's said that there are tunnels underneath the city in which, according to legend were used in the Underground Railroad and later by a coven of witches. According to legend a campus professor was exploring the tunnels and was never seen again.