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 Virginia
is dotted with haunted sites and happenings. The following are just
a few spirited samples, but to find more, visit our
links page.
 Camberleys Martha Washington Inn (150
W. Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, 276-628-3161) (website:
www.marthawashingtoninn.com)
There are many ghost stories associated
with this historic hotel, which served as a hospital during the Civil
War. A young woman named Beth, who cared for the wounded soldiers, fell
in love with one of her charges, John Stoves. He died, and Beth passed
away just a few weeks later. Employees have reported seeing her ghost as
she returns to Room 403, the room where Stoves died. Others tell of
glimpsing a phantom horse looking for his master, a Union soldier shot
in front of the building.
Gadsby’s Tavern
Museum (134 N. Royal Street, Alexandria, VA 22314,
703-838-4242) (website:
oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/gadsby)
Built in 1770, this handsome, three-story
brick structure began operating as a tavern in 1796. George Washington
and other patriots met here during the American Revolution. A young
woman died here in 1816. Modern-day visitors have reported seeing her
ghost standing at a bedroom window, holding a candle. The woman was
buried in nearby St. Paul’s cemetery, where her tombstone reads, “In
memory of the female stranger, died Oct. 14, 1816, age 23 years 8
months.”
 The George Wythe
House (Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA 23185,
1-800-HISTORY or 757-229-1000) (website:
www.colonialwilliamsburg.org)
Lady Ann Skipwith, who lost her temper
during a ball at the Governor’s Palace and left in such a hurry that one
of her slippers broke, reportedly haunts the house. As the story goes,
she hobbled up the wooden staircase at the Wythe House, sounding like
someone with a peg leg. One report stated that Lady Ann took her own
life in a fit of rage. For more than 200 years, employees have heard the
clicking sound of one shoe against the stairway; the sound almost always
occurs at midnight. Other people have seen apparitions of Lady Ann,
clothed in a beautiful ball gown and examining herself in a mirror.
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