Several legends surround this building. The following two stories have taken on folklore (or ghostlore) status.
The one shared the most
involves Christmas lights that used to be placed on the Capitol dome.
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| Nebraska State Capitol |
Finding workers to do this
job was difficult. The state had to find people brave enough to risk a
17-story drop to string these lights.
Because of this state
prisoners were offered this job, enticed by shorter paroles and jail sentences.
One prisoner who volunteered for the job, in
1968, had a heart attack at the top. He fell to his death.
Witnesses state his screams
and sobs were heard for years after his death.
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| Spiral staircase in capitol. |
Another legend involves a
50-year-old man who fell down the spiral staircase in the building. He became
dizzy while looking down the stairs and fell 12 flights. His ghost is also
said to haunt the capitol.
Some have debunked these two
legends, but others point to a real haunting that occurs in the capitol’s law library.
A female ghost interacts with
male visitors in this room.
Witnesses have reported when they
couldn’t find the light switch while entering this room, this ghost has grabbed
their hand. She then guides their fingers to the light switch.
Many others report seeing
books lying strewn across the libraries' floor, after the doors were closed for
the day.
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Law library at the capitol. |
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| An elevator at the capitol building. |
Late one night, a female worker, had a strange encounter involving the elevator on the 3rd
floor. After pressing the button, she waited, only to see the elevator zip passed her floor, and go up to the 12th floor.
She then answered her phone call,
where a mysterious voice told her to wait, “They were coming back down.” When
the elevator doors opened on her floor, no one was there.
