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Haunted Places in Harpers Ferry, WV

Historic haunted places in Harpers Ferry, WV. 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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Harper House

Haunted place

107 Public Way, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Open to the public (within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park; park entrance fee).

Rachel Harper is said to have hidden the family's money somewhere on the property before she died in 1780 after a fall from a ladder. Her figure in 18th-century clothes is reported…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

Screaming Jenny (Old B&O Railroad Tracks)

Haunted place

Potomac Street rail corridor, Lower Town, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Viewable from public areas (free); never walk on active tracks.

Legend says a poor woman named Jenny, living in a shed by the tracks, caught fire one cold night and was struck by a train as she ran for help. About a month later, an engineer saw…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

Haunted place

110 Church Street, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Active parish; exterior and grounds free to visit.

The church served as a hospital during the Civil War, and guides describe a priest in clerical dress and footsteps on the stone floor when the building is empty. The best-known tal…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.