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Full Address
Rock River, Sterling, IL
City
Sterling
State / Province
Illinois
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.79080, -89.73162

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The Haunting

Rock River is a reportedly haunted outdoor haunting site in Sterling, Illinois. Reports tied to the site usually focus on roadside encounters and vanishing figures and a tragedy or violent past linked to the location.

Reported account from HauntTracker: 7th Avenue - Many ghosts have been sighted along the Rock River along the bluffs and railroad tracks where many have died on the "blind corner" near the Dillon Museum hit by trains and also drowned in the river's strong currents.

On the dead end road of Seventh Avenue it is said that you can hear a mother calling for her children and that a woman can be seen walking along the tracks and disappears in thin air.

If visiting, treat it as an active public or historic place and follow posted rules.

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HauntTracker's public listing describes: 7th Avenue - Many ghosts have been sighted along the Rock River along the bluffs and railroad tracks where many have died on the "blind corner" near the Dillon Museum hit by trains and also drowned in the river's strong currents.

On the dead end road of Seventh Avenue it is said that you can hear a mother calling for her children and that a woman can be seen walking along the tracks and disappears in thin air.