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Historic haunted places in Washington, DC. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
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Naval hero Stephen Decatur was carried back to this 1818 Lafayette Square home after a fatal 1820 duel. Folklore says passersby soon saw his pained face at a second-floor window, s…
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
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Abraham Lincoln was shot in the Presidential Box here in April 1865. Actors have long described forgetting lines, feeling unseen hands on their shoulders and hitting cold spots nea…
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
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Built in 1765, this Georgetown house is the oldest of its kind in the city and is said to hold more than a dozen ghosts. The best known is a hostile third-floor presence nicknamed …
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
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The 1928 hotel stands on the site of the homes of John Hay and Henry Adams, whose wife Clover died in December 1885. Staff and guests on the fourth floor report clock radios switch…
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
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The Madisons lived in this 1801 Federal mansion for months after the British burned the White House in 1814. Local tradition holds that Dolley Madison still hosts ghostly reception…
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.