Ghosthunting Maryland (America's Haunted Road Trip)

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Product Description Explore the Scariest Spots in Maryland Maryland, with its role in the War of 1812 and the Civil War, is a ghosthunter's dream. This handy guide divides the state into six regions and profiles the best destinations in each. The USS Constellation boasts three ghosts, including a sailor executed for dereliction of duty; the Gridiron Club is haunted by an old woman kidnapped and murdered by her slaves; and Ellicott City is considered the most haunted town in America, with an embarrassment of spooks to choose from. These are just a few of the exciting places profiled in this unusual guidebook, written by the father-and-son team of Michael J. Varhola and Michael H. Varhola. From the Inside Flap EXCERPTS SOUTHERN Maryland Peddlers Rock (Port Tobacco): A spectral dog is said to guard this boulder where a peddler was robbed and murdered more than 200 years ago, and its forlorn howling can sometimes be heard near the lonely site. Point Lookout State Park/Point Lookout Lighthouse: The area was one of the two largest Civil War prison camps in the country and thousands of soldiers died there. Researchers have recorded 24 different ghostly voices in the now-abandoned Point Lookout Lighthouse, and mortals have reported cold spots, odd smells, unexplainable footsteps and strange apparitions there. Saint Marys Historical Society (Leonardtown): One winter in the late 1700s, a suspected witch froze to death beside a seaside boulder in this town after her hut was burned by townsfolk. The rock was later moved to a spot in front of the Saint Marys Historical Society building, where visitors claim they can feel the malign presence of the witch who is still blamed for maladies that occur in the town. Samuel Mudd House (Bryantown): Dr. Samuel Mudd was yet another one of the people imprisoned by the government on the weakly-substantiated suspicion of being involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. His embittered ghost is believed to still dwell within the farmhouse where he and his family lived during the Civil War, and where he died 14 years after President Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1869. WESTERN Maryland The Blair Witch (Burkittsville): Formerly known as Blair Township, this little mountain town was the home of Elly Kedward, who was banished in 1785 for witchcraft and whose story has been commemorated in legend ever since. Antietam Battlefield (Sharpsburg): Site of the single bloodiest day of Americas bloodiest conflict, the shades of Civil War soldiers have long been seen marching across the fields where they were violently slain. Backbone Mountain (Garrett County): This highest geographical point in the state of Maryland is believed to be haunted by the spirits of those who have met lonely fates upon the mountain. Hager House (Hagerstown): A dark figure has been seen on the porch of this 18th century house, along with phenomena like disembodied footsteps, chairs that rock on their own, and a corncob doll that mysteriously appears in various places throughout the house. Millers Church (Hagerstown): Urban legends claim that this church was used for Satanic rites and in the years since people have reported seeing various apparitions including that of a young woman hanging from an oak tree in front of the church and a phantasmal hearse that chases people! Rose Hill Cemetery (Hagerstown): People have claimed to hear screams of help and smell the stench of burning hair coming from the crematorium located on the grounds of this cemetery. Saint Patricks Catholic Church (Cumberland): A number of ghost stories are associated with this old parish church, including ones about the shade of a Civil War soldier who was executed for killing an officer. The Old Depot (Frostburg): Inexplicable sounds have been heard coming from this old railway station, including the sound of a steam whistle even when no trains are present and even stranger ones from a tunnel running from it under Main Street. The O