Pacific Paranormal Research Society

Camp Adair, Oregon

 

 

Haunted: Not specifically - probably just Residual

Investigation Synopsis: EMF meters were normal, and we encountered no temperature changes within or around the buildings. Orbs we received have to be dismissed as dust, as the interiors are old and decrepit, and there was an east wind. Vortex was the only photo that we think may be paranormal in nature.

Located north of Corvallis, Camp Adair originally began in 1942 as a WWII army training site. Eventually, Camp Adair was turned over to the U.S. Navy, where wounded soldiers arrived by train for recuperation and medical treatment. Through 1944 until 1946, both Italian and German POW's were also present here.

The need for this military land was greater than the need of the families residing there- many families were displaced, and this displacement included the cemeteries. More than 400 bodies were uprooted and moved to other cemeteries in Benton County to make the ample room needed for Camp Adair.

There has been EVP previously recorded by our friend Christina in the POW Hospital building that resembled the sounds of bed springs creaking, clanging sounds, and what almost sounds like heavy breathing. Christina also reported during one of her visits, that her and an acquaintance audibly heard the distinct sound of boot-clad footsteps walking around inside! During our Saturday visit, Christina again picked up some strange sounds in this section of buildings…although nothing too audible.

Because of the debilitation of the buildings, they are boarded up well, and used for storage. I did not see any window that was not broken on any of the 3 buildings; upon peering through the chicken wire covering what is left of the windows, rocks used by the vandalizing parties are still sprinkled across the floor. Unfortunately, the only way to take any photographs of the interior of these buildings was to position oneself on tippy-toes, and maneuver your camera lens through a section of chicken wire- hoping for the best.

However, upon our arrival and commencement of photograph taking, we did receive a vortex in the old Hospital building, which we tested with photo after photo to be totally sure that this anomaly was a true one (spoken like a true ghost hunter- we LOVE bad pictures and hate good ones!)!! Upon many photographs later with different cameras in the exact same location that turned up nothing, we decided that we had gotten something extremely interesting and exciting, and moved to the other sections.

The huge, towering silo that overlooks the buildings- apparently used during the war era as a crematorium, has a very eerie feel and look about it; both inside and outside. Inside this old silo are various bible verses in an array of colorful spray painted graffiti, which you can see best when standing inside the silo itself. Looking up to the top of the silo toward the sky when you were inside of it, was a feeling that can best be described as very cool, but also somewhat unnerving.

Other than the Vortex reported above, a strange photograph of what looks like faces in a window, and the recording of what sounded like banging/dragging sounds from the old Hospital building, we did not encounter anything truly ghostly upon this, our first visit, to Camp Adair.

The Benton County Historical Museum has up-to-date exhibits and memorabilia documenting Camp Adair's history. Purportedly, the Benton County Historical Society & Museum is also haunted.