Built in 1852, Victoria’s Black Swan Inn sits on the former Battle of Salado Creek (1842) site, where Mexican and Texian soldiers were killed—an event many believe fuels its hauntings. Guests and investigators report apparitions of soldiers, musket fire sounds, and a woman in white seen near the courtyard and old staircase. The most active area is the former ballroom, where shadow figures and sudden cold drops are frequently captured on modern ghost-hunting footage. Its combination of documented battlefield history and consistent contemporary reports has made it one of Texas’s most investigated haunted inns.