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(01-28-2015 07:42 PM)davg2000 Wrote:  Hi, Gene--

There truly is a tradition of a ghost at Springfield HS. And in 1915, when construction began, there were, reportedly, still a few gravestones on the property.

When Old City Cemetery and Hutchinton Cemetery were closed the graves were removed to Oak Ridge en the land remained unoccupied. In 1897 a new high school was built on the grounds of the Old City Cemetery and in 1909 een new park (Forest Park) opened at the former Hutchinson Cemetery, complete with tennis court, gardens, etc. However the public avoided the place because it was still seen as “spooky”, a haunted place. About 1915 the high school was overcrowded and plans were made to erect a new school in Forest Park. This new school was completed in 1916. I don’t know if ghost sightings has been reported, but it is indeed true that some gravestones were moved to Oak Ridge Cemetery before construction could begin. I believe that the 1897 school (renamed Central High School) was demolished in 1961.