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0Lake Linganore
New Market, Maryland
8.5 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Orbs and unexplained sounds have been reported in the woods around this lake, where rumor has it that a child drowns every year. Bubbles also have been seen rising to the surface.
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Landon House
Frederick, Maryland
10.8 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Built in 1754, this home was used as a Civil War makeshift hospital after a deadly battle nearby. Witnesses have heard phantom screams, cries, and prayers, or the sounds of soldiers begging for help. In the basement, where slaves once were kept and abused, folks have reported cold spots, taps ...
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Duncan Hallow
Frederick, Maryland
11.2 miles from Mount Airy, MD
A cabin was built by a hermit named Fred Quick on the property of a local farmer. One day his body was found dead in his cabin with his wife missing. Later in the 70's the owner of the farm found signs of satanic rituals being preformed in the ...
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, Maryland
13.8 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Here, objects have been known to move by themselves or mysteriously disappear, and strange sounds abound. Folks say the distinct sound of a cat scratching on a scratching post come from the executive director's office. It's a mystery, since the place was formerly an undertaking business, and a cat doesn't ...
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Barbara Fritchie House
Frederick, Maryland
14.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Barbara Fritchie, age 96, is the heroine of The Ballad of Barbara Fritchie, written by John Greenleaf Whittier in 1864. During the Civil War, she was a Union sympathizer who dared to wave her Union flag in the face of the Confederates and Stonewall Jackson. Some historians say the event ...
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Schifferstadt
Frederick, Maryland
14.9 miles from Mount Airy, MD
The 1750s German Colonial house is now a museum, said to be haunted by original owners Joseph and Elias Brunner (or Bruner, by some reports). Witnesses have heard unexplained voices, speaking in the Brunners' native German, as well as footsteps walking throughout the house.
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Cockey's Tavern
Westminster, Maryland
16 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This 1830's tavern is haunted by the apparition of a soldier, who has been heard marching up a flight of stairs to the second floor. The ghost has also been known to slam doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Wayside Inn
Ellicott City, Maryland
19.6 miles from Mount Airy, MD
A female ghost is said to haunt the inn; another account tells of a witness who heard a door open and then the sound of approaching footsteps, but no one was there.
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Beall-Dawson House
Rockville, Maryland
20.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This restored 1815 home and museum site is haunted by an apparition. Speculators say it may be original builder Upton Beall, his wife Jane, or one of their daughters: Jane, Mathilda or Margaret. Some suppose it also could be a household slaves. Ghost tours are offered around Halloween.
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The Judges Bench
Ellicott City, Maryland
20.3 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Once Berger's Grocery, the bar is known for the ghost of daughter Mary Berger. She hanged herself in 1962 when her parents refused to let her date a local boy. Her apparition has been seen ever since.
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The Diamondback Tavern
Ellicott City, Maryland
20.5 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This laid-back tavern used to be known as the Tiber River Tavern. Unknown spirits are said to occasionally move things around in the bar area, and visitors have heard unexplained voices there as well.
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Mt. Ida
Ellicott City, Maryland
20.5 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Mt. Ida is a historic 1800s mansion that is said to be the residence of a ghost. In the 1850s Judge John Snowden Tyson purchased the home. His daughter, "Miss Ida" Tyson, was the last of the family to live here, and folks say it is her ghost who still ...
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National Emergency Training Center - St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg, Maryland
23.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
The National Emergency Training Center was once St. Joseph's College, which until 1973 was a Catholic girls' school established in 1809. Witnesses at the former college claim to have seen the ghosts of Civil War nurses who were carrying buckets of amputated human limbs and heard the sounds of soldiers ...
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Marwood Mansion
Potomac, Maryland
24.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Witnesses in this former house of the Gore family say they have seen the bathroom window open by itself, the toilet flushing, and steam coming from the tub, as well as eerie sounds from the basement. An apparition of the family's butler has been seen on the steps and around ...
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Leakin Park
Baltimore, Maryland
25.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Around 70 bodies have been dumped at this site. Not too many people know that though it is a very beautiful, and local place. People go on hikes there not knowing what goes on there. No specific information on hauntings, though it is peculiar that so many murderers seem ...
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Brunswick Heritage Museum
Brunswick, Maryland
25.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This 1904 building now houses a railroad museum, and is allegedly haunted. Staff and paranormal investigators have reportedly encountered the apparition of a woman in a white dress, a ghostly curator who modifies exhibits and a spook who likes to tamper with a model railway. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Spook Hill
Burkittsville, Maryland
25.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This stretch of road near the battle site of Antietam is known for a mysterious phenomenon. Folks say that if you put your vehicle in neutral at the base of the hill, the ghosts of Confederate soldiers will push it back up the incline. Rumor has it that the ghosts ...
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0Old South Mountain Inn
Boonsboro, Maryland
26 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Legend has it that a ghost saved this 1730s historic inn from being destroyed by fire. It was the ghost of Madeline Dahlgren, owners say, who opened a door that normally remains shut, which allowed an employee to smell the smoke coming from a fire that had erupted in the ...
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0Ball's Bluff Battlefield
Leesburg, Virginia
26.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park and National Cemetery is a 223-acre park that contains a Civil War battlefield and the third-smallest U.S. National Cemetery. The 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff took place here, and 54 soldiers are buried in the cemetery. The park, which offers tours and over 7 miles ...
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Inn Boonsboro
Boonsboro, Maryland
28 miles from Mount Airy, MD
The historic inn dates back to 1790, and was recently restored after a catastrophic fire swept through the building in 2008. However, the resident ghost does not appear to left, as guests still report seeing a ghostly cat in their rooms at night, while others have heard the tinkling ...
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Cost Plus World Market
Mount Airy, Virginia
28.3 miles from Mount Airy, MD
I use to work at this store years ago and can tell you (and I'm sure you can ask other people who have worked there) that this place is truly haunted. When I worked over night here or worked a closing shift there were many strange happenings. There was always ...
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Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo, Maryland
28.3 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Clara Barton National Historic Site, home of the famous wartime nurse for the last 15 years of her life, is said to be haunted. Folks have reported apparitions and it is believed that Clara herself still lingers here in spirit.
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Edgar Allan Poe Residence
Baltimore, Maryland
28.5 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This historic house was formerly the residence of the poet and writer, and is rumoured to be haunted by him and a heavyset woman in grey, believed to be his wife. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0The Lightner Farmhouse
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
28.8 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This farmhouse, built during the Civil War, was once even used as a war hospital. Around its grounds, ghosts have been spotted reliving the war.
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Westminster Hall
Baltimore, Maryland
29 miles from Mount Airy, MD
The Westminster Presbyterian Western Burial Ground and Presbyterian Church yard are said to be haunted by many spirits. The 1786 burial ground and 1852 church are said to be visited often by the ghost of author Edgar Allan Poe as well as many other spirits. Muffled screams are heard and ...
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0Devil's Den
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
At this historic site, a boulder-ridden hill and Gettysburg Battlefield location, ghostly soldiers are reported to be seen. It is said that these soldiers are from the battle's second day. One soldier who frequents the site has been described as having long gray hair and dirty, torn clothing of buckskin. ...
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Slaughter Pen
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
According to those in the know, this area is haunted by the ghost of a young girl who wears a white dress.
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Improved Order of Heptasophs - Baltimore Theatre Project
Baltimore, Maryland
29.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Built in the 1880s by the Improved Order of Heptasophs (Greek for “seven wise men”), the structure was later used as a dance hall. The ghost who resides here is believed to be from that period. He has been seen wearing a suit and playing the piano.
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0Little Round Top
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
According to reports, soldiers are still active at this site. Per one story, some Civil War re-enactors working on the film Gettysburg at this site were approached here by a Union soldier. They assumed he, like them, was an extra working on the film. He handed them some ammunition for ...
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Club Charles
Baltimore, Maryland
29.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This urban bar is rumoured to be haunted by an allied double agent known as 'Frenchie', who lived in an apartment above the club. Staff and diners have reportedly seen him dressed in a waiters uniform, but when approached, he vanishes. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Triangular Field
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Visitors to this site have reported hearing the harrowing sounds of battle, although nothing appears to be happening on the quiet field. It is also said that cameras will always fail to work at this site.
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Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
29.4 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This 1928 hotel is said to be haunted; the spirit of a little girl is rumored to reside on the 19th floor. A ghostly couple wearing formal attire also has been seen.
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USS Constellation
Baltimore, Maryland
29.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This ship, built in 1797, boasts several ghosts, including: Neil Harvey, who was executed when he left his assigned station at his gun in fear during a 1799 battle with the French; Captain Thomas Truxtun, seen in an old-fashioned Navy uniform; Carl Hansen, ship's watchman until 1965, whose ghost likes ...
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0Sachs Covered Bridge
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
29.8 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Locals tell a harrowing story of something that may happen near here: A strange fog gathers quickly, and from out of the mysterious fog comes a ghostly battle.
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USCGC Taney
Baltimore, Maryland
30 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters, the U.S. Coast Guard ship Taney is the only surviving combat ship from Pearl Harbor, and it was attacked 119 times by kamikaze pilots during World War II. It is said to be haunted by former crewman whose apparitions are seen and footsteps and voices ...
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Hampton House
Towson, Maryland
30.4 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This 1700s mansion, now a house museum, is said to be the home of several ghosts including Priscilla Ridgely of the original owners' family, whose apparition has been seen throughout the house, and Cygnet Swann, an 1800s resident, the daughter of Governor Swann, who died under mysterious circumstances. Her apparition ...
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0Fairfield Inn - The Mansion House
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
30.6 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Reported to be haunted by the ghosts of Civil War era soldiers who were treated and died in the Inn when it served as a hospital after the battle.
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The Horse You Came In On Saloon
Baltimore, Maryland
30.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
The Horse You Came In On, established in 1775, was the last place author Edgar Allen Poe was seen before his 1849 death. His ghost has been seen walking down the street toward the saloon, and is known to drink cognac that bartenders leave out for him. Floating orbs of ...
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Admiral Fell Inn
Baltimore, Maryland
30.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This known-to-be-haunted inn dating back to the 1700s is a spot where ghosts may have a party the living can hear; noises are heard coming from empty floors.
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Whistling Oyster
Baltimore, Maryland
30.7 miles from Mount Airy, MD
This upmarket seafood restaurant and bar is haunted by a spirit that can be heard running up and down a flight of stairs that were removed almost a century ago. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
30.8 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Built in 1771, the former hotel is currently a restaurant. Witnesses have reported hearing voices and footsteps coming from the empty upper floors.
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The Wharf Rat
Baltimore, Maryland
30.8 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Patrons at this eighteenth century tavern have reportedly seen the apparition of a distressed local man. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
31 miles from Mount Airy, MD
The heritage listed church is believed to be haunted by a ghostly reverend, who has been seen praying at the church altar late at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Soldiers National Museum
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31.1 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Rosa Carmichael is said to be the spirit who haunts this museum. According to locals, she operated an orphanage located at this very site during the Civil War era.
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0Jennie Wade House
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31.2 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Jennie Wade was a seamstress and the only civilian to be directly killed in the Battle of Gettysburg when a stray bullet entered this house, where she was visiting her sister. At the house, now a tourist attraction, visitors can see a bullet hole in the door. Legend has it ...
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Historic Hilltop House
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
31.3 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Folks must have been shocked to witness apparitions of soldiers marching through the rooms at this 1888 hotel. Reports say it is now closed, and its renovation is currently on hold.
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0Farnsworth House Inn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31.3 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Reportedly haunted by over a dozen ghosts, including the most ubiquitous, a former nurse named Mary who is said to still attempt to comfort the ill and a young boy who was killed in an accident.
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0Tillie Pierce House Inn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31.4 miles from Mount Airy, MD
You can't swing a dead cat in Gettysburg without hitting something haunted and the Tillie Pierce house is no exception. Tille Pierce is well known as she wrote a book in the aftermath of Gettysburg about her experiences during the battle. A teenager during the time of the battle, she ...
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Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
31.4 miles from Mount Airy, MD
Known for its battles during the Civil War, the national historic park is believed to be haunted by ghosts of its past. Many apparitions have been seen here, including a well-dressed man in a brocade vest who glares in a hostile way. A woman and child believed to be the ...
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