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Gainesville ghosts: The legend of Agnes

Brenau University's Pearce Auditorium is a 700-seat, 19th century opera house dedicated on May 21, 1897, as “the largest of its kind in the South.” - photo by Scott Rogers

03252018 BRENAU 4.jpg — Brenau University's Pearce Auditorium is a 700-seat, 19th century opera house dedicated on May 21, 1897, as “the largest of its kind in the South.” - photo by Scott Rogers

If you’ve spent any considerable amount of time in Gainesville, you’ve probably heard of Agnes, a ghost who is believed to haunt Pearce Auditorium.