Dundas District is an old high school (built in 1929), which has recently been converted into a condominium complex. It was used as a morgue after a horrific train crash and has been haunted ever since.
On Christmas night in 1934, a train derailed on the tracks just above the school and the auditorium of the school was used as a morgue for the victims of the crash. 18 people were killed and it’s rumoured that their bodies still roam the halls at night. There have been many eyewitness accounts of paranormal activity, including the story of an ex-principal who stayed at the school late to catch up on work only to see his office sabotaged by spirits that he could not see.
The ghosts of the train crash aren’t the only ones who haunt the school. There was also a pact made by five janitors two decades later and the pact was whoever died first was to haunt the school, like the victims of the crash. Russell, the janitor who came up with the pact, died first. There have been many stories of Russell’s ghost lurking the third floor, where his janitorial closet was. He’s said to be a friendly ghost who liked to play pranks on students and faculty. Former janitors have said their mop buckets had been moved, chairs had stacked on tables of classrooms they’ve yet to clean, and some hallways were already moped before they had the chance to clean them.
All these stories may just be urban legend, but they’re stories that have been circulated among the Dundas community for many years. Ask anyone who has attended Dundas District and they’ll certainly have a haunted story to tell.
Saturday 20 October 2012
http://www.satelliteonline.ca/2012/10/19/hamiltons-haunted-heritage/
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