47 Dead Miners & Melting Bosses: America's OG Haunted Workplaces
Forget your Uber haunted house tours; America's got a lineup of historical places so spooky they practically come with a warning label. Alabama's Sloss Furnaces, where manager James 'Slag' Wormwood ran 19th-century sweatshop hell and personally melted himself slipping into molten iron—talk about going out with a meltdown. Alaska's abandoned Kennecott, a copper-mining ghost town since 1950, keeps the spirits of miners and railroad workers hanging around, presumably still complaining about pay. Arizona boasts Lost Dutchman State Park, haunted by all the treasure hunters who took one wrong turn and never found the gold—or the way back. Plus, hotels like Arkansas' Crescent offer ghost tours starring 'the girl in the mist' because why not add mist to your existential dread? Meanwhile, Old Newgate Prison in Connecticut houses Revolutionary War ghosts trying to escape—guess some things truly never end. America's haunted hotspots: where history's tragedies get a spectral encore, proof we're all terrible landlords of our own pasts.
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Americans built steel mills with ovens so hot the boss melted himself. Now his flaming temper haunts the place. Can we ghost-hunt 19th century management styles next?
If you think your 9-5 is a living hell, consider Sloss Furnaces where overtime meant a sweaty death and your boss melted in the office. Toxic work culture: literally bone-chilling.
American haunted sites: For when you want your history lessons served with ghosts and unfinished midlife crises wandering the halls.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/26/2025 | Author: Erin McDowell
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