There are others, too, who are employed at, or volunteer their time and talents at Hopewell Village who experience this same sensation in the Big House, and in other village buildings. One young woman who often dressed in period garb and helps guide folks through the site, says she was walking from the springhouse of the mansion to the huge village barn when she heard the distinctive sound of a blacksmith's "PING...PING...PING" hammering coming from the blacksmith shop. It was after closing time, and she knew there were only a handful of people left in the village. She walked to the blacksmith shop to visit with the "smithie" who had been there earlier. As she approached the shop, the hammering sound got louder. She says she even saw shadows inside the shop and was anxious to chat with the man whose work she respected so very much.

She says she got to within about ten yards of the shop's door when the hammering sound stopped. The front door was closed and locked. A frightening feeling gripped her, but she mustered enough courage to look inside the window of the shop. There was no one inside.