Dealey Plaza is a city park in the West End district of downtown Dallas, Texas. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". It also was the location of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963. The Dealey Plaza Historic District was named a National Historic Landmark in 1993 to preserve Dealey Plaza, street rights-of-way, and buildings and structures by the plaza visible from the assassination site, that have been identified as witness locations or as possible locations for assassin(s).
Dealey Plaza was built on land donated by early Dallas philanthropist and businesswoman Sarah Horton Cockrell. It was the location of the first home built in Dallas, which also became the first courthouse and post office, the first store, and the first fraternal lodge. It is sometimes called the "birthplace of Dallas". The plaza was completed in 1940 as a WPA project on the west edge of downtown Dallas where three streets converge (Main Street, Elm Street, and Commerce Street) to pass under a railroad bridge known locally as the "triple underpass."
The plaza is named for George Bannerman Dealey (1859-1946), a civic leader and early publisher of The Dallas Morning News, who had campaigned for the area's revitalization. Monuments outlining the plaza honor previous prominent Dallas residents and predate President John F. Kennedy's visit by many years. The monument honoring President Kennedy, in the form of a cenotaph, is one block away.
There are those who believe that there could be paranormal activity around the fence. The rumor is that at night you can sometimes see a dark figure peering between the spaces in the fence but, when you go to other side, there is no one there.
Also, if your look around the place in the road where the tourists are standing there is a white X. This X marks the spot where President John F. Kennedy was slain.
Dark figures and shadows have been witnessed behind the fence on the grassy knoll.
A heavy feeling of sadness or dread is commonly reported when standing near the grassy knoll or the assassination site.
Visitors report sudden cold spots appearing without explanation, especially near the road marking where the shooting occurred.
Witnesses have reportedly seen shadowy figures near the grassy knoll, sometimes appearing briefly and then vanishing.
Some visitors and investigators have reported unexplained sounds such as faint gunshots or echoes.
Some people claim that they feel as though someone is watching them while they stand in the plaza.
Paranormal enthusiasts believe that residual energy from the assassination event lingers in the area.
Apparitions or lingering spirits connected to the assassination, including theories about Lee Harvey Oswald, have been suggested in folklore.
Visitors often describe the location as emotionally overwhelming, as if the moment of the tragedy is still replaying.
Some claim electronic devices behave oddly in certain areas, though this is anecdotal.
People have reported feelings of time distortion or being transported back to the day of the event.
