Went there last October with a mate from the local history society and yeah, the east wing by the old looms gave me proper creeps - couldn't shake the feeling something was watching us from the upper walkway the whole time. My EMF reader was going absolutely mental in the dye room for about 20 minutes straight then just stopped dead, no explanation. Theres a theory I've been looking into that textile mills in general have unusually high residual haunt activity because of the repetitive traumatic labour conditions, essentially the emotional energy gets soaked into the brickwork over decades. Would love to compare notes if anyone else has readings or photos from the site, especially from teh ground floor near the old loading bay - that area felt completely different to the rest of the building, almost like a pressure change when you walked through it.
Did anyone else feel something weird at the old Hargrove textile mill in Decatur?
The "something watching from above" feeling in old industrial spaces is genuinely interesting from a research perspective - it often correlates with specific architectural features rather than pure imagination. High ceiling voids, catwalks, and machinery housings create acoustic shadows and infrasound resonance that your brain interprets as presence. Not saying that explains everything, but the east wing location is telling. Upper floors in textile mills typically had the heaviest foot traffic historically, so if there's any residual energy attached to place, that's where it concentrates. @RetiredAmateurAstronomer299 did you notice any temperature variance or catch any smells that seemed out of place? I've found those two factors together are usually more significant than the visual or auditory stuff people focus on. Also worth checking if there were any industrial accidents recorded there - local archives in Decatur should have mill safety records going back quite a way.
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