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Point Lookout Light
Lexington Park, Maryland
23.2 miles from Tangier, VA
The rich history of paranormal activity at this 1800s lighthouse and surrounding area is said to stem from centuries of shipwrecks and bodies found washed ashore. The site has been featured on many TV shows.
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Point Lookout State Park
Scotland, Maryland
23.7 miles from Tangier, VA
At Point Lookout State Park, formerly a Civil War prison camp named Camp Lincoln, there is a lighthouse that is rumored to be haunted by a Civil War soldier. He has shown up leaning against the door frame in photos taken here. Also here is the apparition of a woman ...
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Lancaster Tavern
Lancaster, Virginia
26.1 miles from Tangier, VA
Built around 1800, this historic inn and tavern is said to have a friendly ghost who makes breakfast every morning. The smell of bacon is said to come from the kitchen very early, before no one living begins cooking.
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Brownsville Farm
Marionville, Virginia
26.1 miles from Tangier, VA
This house dates back to 1806, and is now owned and operated by the Nature Conservancy. It is said that there is a playful ghost on the premises that likes to grab people's feet while they're sleeping. (Some believe the ghost only targets female virgins, for some reason.)
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Pocomoke State Forest
Pocomoke City, Maryland
33.3 miles from Tangier, VA
Witnesses have reported seeing apparitions of slaves around the forest and the surrounding swamp area. Some say the slaves stem from slave abuse that used to occur here, as well as slave masters' affairs with slaves that yielded babies who were promptly drowned in the swamp.
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Snow Hill Inn
Snow Hill, Maryland
40.7 miles from Tangier, VA
Although no longer in operation as an inn, the 1830s building is said to have a ghost known as J.J. He allegedly committed suicide by slitting his throat, but there are doubts as to whether this was truly what happened. Regardless, J.J. still resides at the place, according to reports. ...
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Church Creek, Maryland
41.1 miles from Tangier, VA
The 27,000 acres of tidal marshes, forest and ponds that make up this refuge are said to be haunted by a demon mule. Long ago, the beast was known to attack loggers and fishermen, so the locals hunted it and chased it to its death in quicksand. The unhappy mule's ...
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Poplar Hill Mansion
Salisbury, Maryland
43.4 miles from Tangier, VA
This 1795 plantation house is now a museum, and is rumoured to be haunted by a number of spirits from long ago. Among these are a slave girl who burned to death after her dress caught fire, a former owner of the residence and a male servant known as ...
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Rosewell Plantation
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
47 miles from Tangier, VA
This 1725 mansion is said to be a hotspot for ghostly goings-on. Gutted by fire in 1916, the ruins were donated to the Gloucester Historical Society by its last owners and the site is now open to visitors several days a week. The four chimneys and the east wall remain, ...
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Stratford Hall
Montross, Virginia
51.4 miles from Tangier, VA
Stratford Hall Plantation was the home of the Lee family, including two Declaration of Independence signers, and it was Robert E. Lee's birthplace. It is said to be haunted by Elizabeth McCarty Storke, rumored to have had an affair with Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee's step-brother, when she was only ...
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Cator House
Cambridge, Maryland
51.6 miles from Tangier, VA
The Cator House restaurant is reportedly haunted by original owner Emily Cator, who originally built it as an inn. Staff members claim to have heard and felt Emily's ghost.
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Bayly Orem House
Cambridge, Maryland
51.9 miles from Tangier, VA
This historic house dates back to 1888, and now serves as a complex of quaint apartments. A former tenant claims the front parlour room is haunted, and reported flickering lights, objects being moved by unseen hands and the faint sound of ghostly laughter when there was no one around. (Submitted ...
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Summerseat Farm
Mechanicsville, Maryland
53.7 miles from Tangier, VA
Summerseat Farm is believed to be haunted and has been investigated by ghost hunters, who found lights had come on after they had turned them off. Visitors have witnessed bed covers that move on their own and a rosary that swung by itself. The property includes a family cemetery that ...
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Boxwood Inn
Newport News, Virginia
54.1 miles from Tangier, VA
Built as a 21-room private home in 1896, this inn is believed to be haunted by the helpful spirit of Nannie Curtis, wife of the home's original owner. She apparently likes the current owners who saved the building from demolishment and restored it to its original elegance. When the new ...
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Atlantic Hotel
Berlin, Maryland
54.3 miles from Tangier, VA
The ghost of a young girl riding a tricycle has been seen and heard in the hallways of the hotel. Objects move around by themselves, and lights go on and off when there’s no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Adkin's Hardware Store
Berlin, Maryland
54.3 miles from Tangier, VA
This old-fashioned hardware store and company dates back to around 1906, and has served the town for over a hundred years. It is rumoured to be haunted by a former owner, who has been heard moving through the aisles after the business has closed for the night. The business ...
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King's Arms Tavern
Williamsburg, Virginia
54.4 miles from Tangier, VA
This tavern is believed to be the residence of a ghost named Irma, who died in a fire in this area during the 1700s. Since legend has it that the fire was started by a dropped candle, the ghost is known to blow out candles and perform other helpful tasks ...
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Linden House Bed and Breakfast Plantation
Caret, Virginia
54.4 miles from Tangier, VA
Reports say that this historic bed-and-breakfast is no longer open for business. When it was, it was often visited by ghosts. The building was known to harbor mysterious aromas, and footsteps were often heard on the 3rd and 4th floors. Strange lights, orange and yellow in color, were said to ...
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Orell House
Williamsburg, Virginia
54.5 miles from Tangier, VA
Strange occurrences that have been reported here include a water faucet that turned on by itself multiple times in the bathroom and a glass that was removed from the medicine cabinet, taken out of its plastic wrap and thrown on the floor.
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Carter's Grove Plantation
Williamsburg, Virginia
55.1 miles from Tangier, VA
Carter's Grove Plantation is private property now and no trespassing is permited. It was built in 1755 for Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter on the site of Martin's Hundred, a tract first settled by English colonists around 1620. The settlement was eradicated in the Indian Massacre of 1622. ...
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College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
55.2 miles from Tangier, VA
The College of William and Mary, the second-oldest college in the nation, has several legendary campus ghosts. One, who resides on the third floor of St. George Tucker Hall, is said to visit students who pull all-night study sessions. Another haunting happens in the Wren Building: Footsteps are said to ...
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Old Maggie's Bridge
Seaford, Delaware
55.9 miles from Tangier, VA
Local legend tells of a pregnant woman named Maggie who was killed in an auto accident on the bridge. The legend says those who get out of their cars and call out "Maggie, I have your baby" are supposed to cause paranormal activity of some sort.
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Witch's Tree
Whaleyville, Maryland
56 miles from Tangier, VA
This gnarled, bizarre-looking cypress tree is often said to be in Selbyville, Delaware, but it is in fact on Swamp Road just over the state line in Whaleyville, MD (see the map for the precise location). Almost everyone who has ever walked up to the tree has experienced something ...
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Old Gumboro Homestead
Millsboro, Delaware
56.4 miles from Tangier, VA
The small township of Gumboro is renowned for it's haunted homestead. The sound of heavy breathing and disembodied footsteps have been reported in the old house, as well as spectral figures moving across the yard. A harmonica can also heard be played in the early hours of morning or late ...
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Fort Monroe
Hampton, Virginia
59.4 miles from Tangier, VA
The official Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, although the spot has housed some sort of headquarters or fortification since the early 1600s. Witnesses claim that the site is haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, as well as that of Jefferson Davis, who was imprisoned here after being falsely ...
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The Chamberlin
Hampton, Virginia
59.7 miles from Tangier, VA
The Chamberlin was once a historic hotel that welcomed the likes of George Washington. However, it has been renovated and is now a senior living facility. The top floor, according to rumor, is closed because of the many apparitions that freely roam there. One story about this building tells of ...
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Airport Road
Seaford, Delaware
59.7 miles from Tangier, VA
Two ghosts are rumored to appear walking along this road. One is a Confederate soldier's apparition. The other, which is said to show up on Valentine's Day, is the ghost of a weeping bride.
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The Henry Hotel
Ocean City, Maryland
60.1 miles from Tangier, VA
The historic building was built around 1895 as a boarding house for black workers, and was bought by a local family during a time of racial segregation. Serving as the first 'coloured' hotel in town as the owners advertised it, the establishment attracted many notable musicians during its time. ...
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Howmet Plant
Hampton, Virginia
60.3 miles from Tangier, VA
1 Howmet Dr. Hampton, Va, 23661. Back in the early 1980's I was a security guard working through the Wackenhut Corp, at the Howmet plant in Hampton, Virginia. One hot and misty night I saw what I thought was a young woman wearing a gossamer gown wandering in front ...
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The Ambler House Ruins
Williamsburg, Virginia
60.6 miles from Tangier, VA
The circa 1750 Ambler House burned down three times: Once during the American Revolution (it was restored by Colonel John Ambler), again during the Civil War, and a third time in 1895. Its ruins are tended to by the National Park Service. The ghost here, Lydia, is said to walk ...
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Long Cemetery - Catman's Grave
Frankford, Delaware
62.2 miles from Tangier, VA
Local legend has it that a Catman creature, in life a graveyard caretaker who had catlike features, watches over the cemetery from beyound the grave. He is said to scare away teens who come to the graveyard to party. Some say he's buried in an above-ground tomb in the center ...
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Adam Thoroughgood House
Virginia Beach, Virginia
64.8 miles from Tangier, VA
Employees at this circa-1719 house museum have seen the apparition of a woman in Colonial-period clothing. The red-haired woman has been seen in various places on the premises wearing different Colonial dresses.
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The Cavalier Hotel
Virginia Beach, Virginia
66.1 miles from Tangier, VA
Famous folks such as Al Capone and Woodrow Wilson stayed at this 1927 swank establishment, and it is from one of its windows that Adolph Coors of brewery fame jumped to his death in the 1929. Also, the previous owner is said to have shot himself in the hotel. Reports ...
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Ferry Plantation House
Virginia Beach, Virginia
66.9 miles from Tangier, VA
This colonial and plantation era house is said to be home to 11 ghosts, including Henry, a former slave; Sally Rebecca Walke, who mourns the loss of her soldier lover; former resident and painter Thomas Williamson; a Lady in White who is said to have fallen down the stairs in ...
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Old Brick Inn - Kemp House Bed and Breakfast
Saint Michaels, Maryland
67.2 miles from Tangier, VA
This historic bed and breakfast inn dates back to 1807, and was formerly owned by a civil war soldier. The inn is believed to be haunted by the a pair of gentleman who have been heard arguing in a downstairs room, a blue ball of light that flies through ...
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Aida's Victoriana Inn
Saint Michaels, Maryland
67.5 miles from Tangier, VA
This nineteenth century bed and breakfast inn is located right on the harbour, and is believed to have its own resident ghost. The spirit of a man who passed away in an upstairs room before paying his bill has been known to leave money around the house for the ...
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Smithfield Station
Smithfield, Virginia
67.8 miles from Tangier, VA
Smithfield Station is a restaurant frequented not only by the living. Witnesses say the apparition of a man can be seen sitting at the bar late at night when the place is closed. Some say he's the spirit of a man who long ago left the bar and drowned in ...
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Brick Hotel On The Circle
Georgetown, Delaware
68.1 miles from Tangier, VA
This former nineteenth century hotel was formerly a public house, and was associated with a rough crowd in the old days. The building has a lot of history, which includes a fair amount of ghostly activity. Reports indicate that orbs appear in photographs, doors are unlocked and opened by ...
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The Glencoe Inn
Portsmouth, Virginia
70.3 miles from Tangier, VA
This 1890 Victorian inn, originally built as a home for a family of Scottish immigrants, is said to be haunted by one of its old residents. The apparition of an elderly lady is seen looking over her beloved roses in the establishment's Rose Garden.
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Gaffos House
Portsmouth, Virginia
70.3 miles from Tangier, VA
This late eighteenth century house is now a private residence, but the house is believed to be home to a single apparition. Visitors to the house have reported various sightings of the apparition of a sea captain on the stairs and in the attic of the house. People have heard ...
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Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum
Waldorf, Maryland
70.6 miles from Tangier, VA
The historic house museum is said to be haunted by the apparition of Mrs. Frankie Mudd. Witnesses also have heard unexplained voices, and during a Civil War reenactment, electric candles in the windows repeatedly turned on by themselves. A human-shaped bed impression routinely appears in a room where John Wilkes ...
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Addy Sea Inn
Bethany Beach, Delaware
70.9 miles from Tangier, VA
The reports of haunting at Addy Sea Inn are fairly standard. Room 1 of the Addy apparently has a shaking bathtub though there has been no investigation into the plumbing and no reports of whether the shaking occurs when water is turned on or off has been documented. In Room ...
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Edgewood Plantation
Charles City, Virginia
73.8 miles from Tangier, VA
At this 1849 plantation house, Lizzie Rowland is the ghost in residence. It is said that she is waiting for her beloved soldier to return from the Civil War. Her ghost is said to peek out from behind a curtain in an upstairs window, watching and waiting. Edgewood Plantation was ...
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The Old Mansion - Bowling Green Farm
Bowling Green, Virginia
75.4 miles from Tangier, VA
The ghost of Colonel John Waller Hoomes, who built this house in 1670, haunts his old home, some say. His daughter Sophia has been witnessed around the property as well, usually riding in a coach to visit her father's home. And one more ghost who resides here is a Mrs. ...
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Lamb's Creek Church
King George, Virginia
75.8 miles from Tangier, VA
The historic Lamb's Creek Church dates back to the 1700s, and legend tells of a ghostly woman in white who appeared kneeling at the chancel rail to two Confederate soldiers.
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Brooker's Site
Mechanicsville, Virginia
76.8 miles from Tangier, VA
This was the site of a old house built in the mid to early 19th century. The house has been gone and the site of the house is now home to a United States post office. However, the house back in the mid 1800s owned 125 acres that today is ...
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Shirley Plantation
Charles City, Virginia
77.1 miles from Tangier, VA
The very first house on the plantation was built in 1613--reportedly the oldest house in the U.S. But it's the mid-18th-century house here, possibly owned by private residents, that has a ghost story involving a painting in a second-story bedroom. It's a portrait of Aunt Pratt, and its story began ...
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Appomattox Manor
Hopewell, Virginia
78.7 miles from Tangier, VA
Appomattox Manor was the former plantation owned by Dr. Richard Eppes, which became Union headquarters during the Civil War. Now a restored museum, the manor is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Union soldier. So the story goes, a nurse had been hiding him in the basement ...
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Bay Oaks
Lewes, Delaware
80.2 miles from Tangier, VA
This subdivision is said to be built over the site where a massacre took place, involving Native Americans who attacked Dutch settlers. Pottery and arrowheads have been found on the grounds. It is reported that spirits here usually show themselves only to those of Dutch ancestry. Streaks and orbs have ...
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