The Ghosts of the University of Montevallo
Photo taken from cityofmontevallo.com
South of Birmingham, Alabama is the town of Montevallo. In Montevallo lies the famous university that bears its towns name. However, this institution of learning is not famous for its academics, but the ghosts that roams its halls. There are many ghosts in the old historic buildings on the campus. I’m going to focus on one ghost who allegedly haunts the 4th floor of Old Main Hall.
Old Main Hall is the women’s residence on campus. Back in 1908, a student named Condie Cunningham was cooking hot fudge on a burner in her room. This was not allowed on campus at the time, but nonetheless, Condie and her friends were doing it anyway. Apparently, an alcohol bottle was accidentally knocked over, causing a fire. The fire caught onto Condie’s night gown, and as a normal human reaction, she began to run.
Now, as most people know, running is the worst thing you can do when you’re on fire. As a result, a few feet down the hall the flames consumed Condie’s entire body. Ever since her death, her ghost has haunted the 4th floor of Old Main Hall. Students living on the floor report the horrifying scream of a woman, footsteps in the halls when no one is there, and someone opening and closing bathroom stalls and dorm doors. Out of all these paranormal occurrences, the most intriguing is the wooden door of Condie’s old room.
After Condie’s death, Condie’s face with flames surrounding her had appeared. The school has changed this door three different times, and each time the same image comes back. Currently, in the attic of Old Main Hall, one of the doors with the image is still stained on it. Even 100 years after the tragedy of Condie, young girls who are looking at colleges in Alabama need to take into account of the fact that they just might be dorming with someone who is not alive.
Works Cited/Further Reading
http://www.hauntedhouses.com/states/al/university_of_montevallo.cfm
