Ghosts at Fort Stevens State Park, Warrenton, OR

Fort Stevens started out as Fort at Point Adams in 1863. However, in 1865, the name was changed to Fort Stevens to honor Washington Territorial Governor Isaac I. Stevens, who was killed in action during the Civil War.

The fort was built as an earthwork battery, and it was one of the three forts built to protect the mouth of the Columbia River, the other two being Fort Canby and Fort Columbia.

Fort Stevens was attacked by a Japanese submarine during World War II in 1942, but there were no casualties.

It was closed in 1947, and the buildings were auctioned. The Oregon Parks & Recreation Department took over in 1975.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

As a popular state park, it has numerous stories about ghost sightings.

I got several responses on the voice recorder in many areas, including by the steam plant, the magazine room, tool storage room, guard room, and plotting room.

Responses were sometimes from two soldiers and some soldiers who had fought in the Civil War.

Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren was told by a soldier that they were protecting the place from the Japanese when she read the energy of the location.

Jennifer felt that there were a lot of unhappy people there. Another soldier told her that they were bored and started doing stupid things as a joke. Sadly, one of those jokes had gone wrong and resulted in an accident, and someone died.

Jennifer saw several guys in the magazine room area, and a couple of them followed me around the whole place.

There are multiple spirits there who all died differently, according to Jennifer. The energy in the whole "downstairs" area makes her feel dizzy.

One can find a mention of the 1868 murder of Private August Stallberger, who was beaten to death while on duty; the 2008 murder-suicide of a man and his son in a van in the campground; and several military drownings during the 19th century in the Columbia River or the ocean, such as Private Bernard McCormack. However, not all deaths are always reported and it takes a lot of research to find some of them.

Another soldier told Jennifer that he had to come back and check on the guys. There are several generations of guys down there, Jennifer said. The soldier talking to her was very blunt, with no filter, as he was showing Jennifer a shorter guy and calling him a "dumbsh.." who blew himself up.

Another guy on the top level was saying that there was only so much cleaning you could do, so he ran a lot.

A lot of the soldiers stick around because it's fun, and they like the way "it smells."

Jennifer saw two more guys standing by one of the black doorways.

In another building, Jennifer saw a man whose name was Frank. He was very funny and nice and was saying I made a good call not to approach the many elk, as he had watched me taking pictures of them outside this building. He said that's a good way to get a "swift" kick in the face.

In the storage room area, Jennifer felt like she was suffocating, and the tunnel areas with no light did not feel good to her. I was not real comfortable there either. Jennifer also saw a female spirit, possibly a nurse, in the hospital building area.

The fort is very haunted with many spirits, but it also has a lot of residual energy.

The park has many activities for the whole family, including a disc golf course that winds through the park. Be sure to check out the military history museum and the Peter Iredale Shipwreck on the beach area.

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