History & local legend
Former pupils of Garrettford Elementary School in Drexel Hill shared several unusual memories in accounts posted in 2008 and 2009. One recalled a heavily fogged day when the grounds looked unfamiliar and a group of children thought they saw a shape in the mist. They waited for someone to emerge, but nobody did.
That pupil also described footsteps while alone in a hall and a distant scream audible from a classroom. A different former student, who had attended Garrettford for five years, remembered screams from bathroom stalls and doors opening on their own.
Sources
- StrangeUSA, Garrettford Elementary in Drexel Hill, pupils’ firsthand accounts dated June 26, 2008, April 13, 2009, and May 19, 2009
- Upper Darby School District, Garrettford’s profile, historic construction and expansions, and 3830 Garrett Road address
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, school architecture survey and property photographs
- OpenStreetMap, GNIS point for Garrettford Elementary School
