Ghosts of Fort Worden
Seattle, Washington

part two by Fiona Broome and the Hollow Hill staff ©2003 - 2005

The story so far:
In April 2003, I was at a conference at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, not far from Seattle, Washington. I had heard the Fort Worden was haunted, and took this opportunity to investigate its ghosts. On the previous page of this report, I describe Fort Worden's cemetery, a nearby wooded area, and the history of the haunted Guard House.

To read that report, see Ghosts of Fort Worden - Part One.

My report continues here:

I took several rolls of film that night, in addition to some digital photos. Many of these photographs had extraordinarily large orbs in them:

Multiple ghost orbs at the Fort Worden Guard House

While we would usually discount any photo with car lights in it, we have dozens of other photos taken at the same time from the same angle with the same car lights... and no orbs. These orbs are not caused by a "lens flare" or other reflection.

In one photo, a clear, brilliant blue ghostly figure was standing in front of me just outside the Guard House. I did not see this figure--or any other--when I took the photographs. I only knew that the "sparkles" were exceptional, and I was probably photographing other anomalies. As I expected, this ghost showed up on the negative and in the print. It is my only clear photograph of him.

Blue figure outside the Fort Worden Guard House
Read more about this photo at Real Ghosts: The Man in Blue at Fort Worden

The anomalies were so vivid, I looked for someone else to witness what was going on. Another conference guest, an artist named Z'anne, accompanied me back to the Guard House.

At first, there were no "sparkles" and nothing of note. Then, on impulse, Z'anne began talking to the ghost, encouraging him to appear. As if acting on command, the anomalies resumed.

Note: Many ghost researchers believe that direct communication with the ghosts produces the best results.

Because the manifestations responded to our voices, we consider this an active haunting. That is, there is some entity--probably what most people would call a "ghost"--reacting to visitors. There may also be some residual energy at the Guard House as well.

It's hard to explain how we can get bored with steady anomalies. However, it was a cold, windy night. After about ten minutes, we were eager to see what other phenomena we could find at this former military base.

PARADE GROUND

Our next stop was the parade ground. Again, there was little activity at first, and then Z'anne addressed the ghosts and we saw very good sparkles. The Fort Worden parade ground doesn't have the high energy of the Guard House, but still notably haunted. It's probably residual energy, not an active haunting.

Routine "ghost orbs" at the parade ground

FORT WORDEN DORMS

Finally, we paused at a dormitory that was being restored. In a couple of photos, we detected small, faint orbs. Like the parade ground, this is probably the result of residual energy, not an active haunting.

A few normal "ghost orbs" in both photos

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Note: Fort Worden is the location of a campsite, hostel and conference center near Seattle, Washington State. The park has specific hours when it is open, and you should not trespass on this property at night without specific permission of the Park Manager.

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