Photos taken at Arcadia Academy often show strange orbs and lights, many beleive that these are the spirits of the nuns that once occupied it.
128 South College St., Arcadia, Missouri
128 South College St., Arcadia, Missouri
Arcadia Acadmey originaly began life as a Methodist school. However, during the civil war it was repurposed as a Union hospital. In 1877 Catholic nuns with the Ursaline Order bought the academy and operated it as school until 1970. It remained a convent for nuns until 1985.
Many of the Ursaline sisters that lived and taught at the Academy are buried in a large cemetery located on the grounds.
Today, Arcadia Academy is home to a bed and breakfast, a gift shop, an antique mall, a spa, and the five-room Arcadia Academy Bed and Breakfast Inn. The academy chapel, which still contains its original stained glass windows, is now used for weddings.
There has been a variety of haunting activity reported at the academy. Of the physical type, doors will open and close by themselves, and doors that were once locked will mysteriously unlock themselves. However, most activity is captured with cameras. Photos taken at the academy often show orbs, vortexes, mists, and figures that the naked eye couldn't see. In fact, there is a sampling of photos on Arcadia Academy's website located in the 'photo gallery' section under 'Mystery'.