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Public School Number Four a.k.a Annie Lytle Elementary School

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Public School Number Four a.k.a Annie Lytle Elementary School

Ghost Gossip

2025/04/21
Ghost Gossip

Ghost Gossip

2025/04/21
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Public School Number Four is a historic building located in Jacksonville, Florida and it is known as the most haunted building in Jacksonville. Standing amongst the concrete jungle and lanes of travel of interstate 95 is the once flourishing Annie Lythle E...

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A chance sighting from a tired bus ride sparks a deep dive into one of Jacksonville’s most enigmatic landmarks—Public School Number Four, a century-old building shrouded in eerie reputation but rich in real history.
11:41
Public School Number Four was deemed a fire hazard in 1950 but had already been operating since 1918 after a 1901 fire
16:33
Interstate 95’s construction in the 1950s isolated the school, separating neighborhoods and causing noise that led to its closure in 1960
21:57
Local myths include a cannibal principal, fueling its reputation as a haunted site.
29:27
Visitors report paranormal experiences like hearing laughter and seeing shadow figures, but these stem from imagination and atmosphere, not verified events
31:47
Rumors of a boiler explosion and murderous janitor at Public School Number Four are false
38:24
Host shares social media handles: YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram all under 'ghost gossip'

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What did Ashley spot on that long bus ride home?
00:00
How did a forward-thinking 1918 school become stranded by a highway?
14:05
Why did this landmark crumble—and who kept telling darker stories about it?
19:20
Where do the cannibal principal and satanic teacher myths really come from?
24:30
Who’s fighting to save the building—and why do they care so much?
31:47
How do we separate ghost stories from the people who lived them?
38:24

Transcript

Ashley: Warning, this podcast discusses paranormal activity and other topics some might find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Okay, so I was smart. I already got my four seconds of silence, Oh, man, that is not okay. You know, I learned. Work sm...