railroad tracks between the fort and Lake Ontario — Haunted Place in Oswego, New York

It is rumored that a civil war soldier from Fort Ontario had his head shot off by a canon ball. He is said to walk along the disused railroad tracks looking for his head. A floating light moving along the tracks is said to be him or his lantern.

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