History & local legend
The former Bedford Common School on South Juliana Street, built in 1859, later housed community activities before becoming the National Museum of the American Coverlet. A former student recalled unsettling experiences while taking photography classes there at age twelve.
After the parents had left one class, younger children appeared at the back of the room, laughing. The witness could not understand how they had entered. During another disturbance, a stone flew toward girls in the class.
The student continued attending art activities in the building for about three years and remembered repeated appearances by the children.
Sources
- Twelve-year-old contributor, Haunting at Juniata Commons, archived by September 2008
- National Museum of the American Coverlet, former 1859 Common School building and street address
- Society of Architectural Historians, Bedford Common School, architecture and former school use
- Library of Congress, Bedford fire insurance map of January 1912, sheet 5, Bedford Public School
- OpenStreetMap, exact museum building footprint
