Historic haunted places in Charleston, SC. 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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Haunted place
20 S Battery St, Charleston, SC
Open (boutique hotel).
Across from where pirate Stede Bonnet's men were hanged in 1718. Room 10 has a polite 'gentleman ghost' who vanishes when asked, and a headless soldier is said to roam.
Source: postandcourier.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
115 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
Open (operating hotel).
Built in 1853 and a refuge for Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. Guests report a soldier in the halls, whispers, cold spots and footsteps in empty corridors.
Source: ghosttourcharleston.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
21 Magazine St, Charleston, SC
Open (guided tours).
Built in 1802 and used until 1939, it held pirates, Civil War prisoners and Lavinia Fisher. Tour guides report visitors feeling touched inside.
Source: postandcourier.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
Philadelphia Alley, between Queen St and Cumberland St, Charleston, SC 29401
Open (public alley).
Called Bloody Alley for its duels. Dr. Joseph Brown Ladd, killed in a 1786 duel, is said to whistle as he walks, amid phantom footsteps and clashing swords.
Source: ghosttourcharleston.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
142 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401
Active church.
Sue Howard Hardy, who died in 1888 soon after losing her baby, is said to mourn at her child's grave in the churchyard amid strange mists.
Source: ghosttourcharleston.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.