Former Rest Haven 1912 building

History & local legend

The old Rest Haven nursing-home building near Schuylkill Haven had already been partly closed and used for storage when a worker went there to collect blankets. As he approached the former entertainment hall, he heard music and voices suggesting a gathering inside. When he opened the door, the room contained only an old wheelchair.

The account was submitted to The Shadowlands by a former school friend of the worker. The same contributor described an experience reported by their mother, who had worked as a nurse at Rest Haven for fifteen years.

During a second shift, the nurse saw a young blond woman in a nurse’s uniform enter a dark room. Needing assistance, she followed and called out to her. The woman did not answer. When the nurse switched on the light, the room was empty, with no other exit through which the figure could have left.