Look at the figure below the window on the lower level far left

Back in April of this year, I posted the photos included here in an article titled The Ghost of the Capitol Building. I more or less gave the details of how I got the image, that there were no people around, and that I didn’t necessarily think it was a ghost.

Close-up version of the unidentified terrestial object

At the time, M. Lail, (of the Raleigh Philosophical Society) commented that the place was known to be haunted. Until reading his comment, I had no idea that the place has been rumored to have paranormal activity. Earlier this week, he again mentions the haunted nature of the Capitol Building.

As I briefly alluded to in that post, I do not believe in the paranormal.  Having said that, this photo leaves me scratching my head without explanation.

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If you look closely at the top right corner of the photo above, you can see ‘mull’ spelled out and then cut off. This is a reference to Mullman who commented on the last post. He stated that it was left in 1989 or 1990.

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It’s incredibly easy to overlook as a Raleigh resident, but the Greek Revival style State Capitol is one of the most remarkable gems of North Carolina architecture.

Rather than try to explain in any level of detail the significance of the State Capitol or Union Square, I encourage you to read Reminiscences of a Raleigh Boy, Part 2: The Center of Town.