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Ghosts of North America

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  • Margaret Brown (1867 - 1932)
    Margaret "Molly" Brown (née Tobin) (July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous due to her survival of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titani...
  • Hutchins Gordon Burton, Governor (c.1782 - 1836)
    Hutchins Gordon Burton (1774 or 1782 – 21 April 1836) was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827. Some sources indicate that he was not affiliated with any party at t...
  • Elizabeth Jane Bellamy (Ghost of Bellamy Bridge) (1819 - 1837)
    Legend local to Marianna, FL has it that Elizabeth Jane Bellamy (Croom) died on her wedding night (11 May 1837) when her wedding dress caught fire. Her ghost still appears to this day. Elizabeth's husb...
  • Josefita Otero (b. - 1951)
    Legend of the Las Lunas Ghost. From: In the early 1900s control of the mansion passed to Eduardo Otero. In the 1920s multiple improvements to the mansion were made, including the addition of a sola...
  • Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1809 - 1865)
    For more information and photos of his burial place, click on : Abraham Lincoln Overview Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President Born: 12 February 1809 Birthplace: Near Hodgenville, Kentucky Died: ...

Scope of Project

This project identifies the tragic and terrifying spirits who haunt locations in North America.

Ghostly Spirits

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, Powel House, Philadelphia, PA

Benjamin Franklin Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Abby Borden, Borden House, Fall River, Massachusetts

Cassius Marcellus Clay, White Hall, Richmond, Kentucky

Unsinkable Molly Brown, Molly Brown House, Denver, Colorado

Aaron Burr, Logan Inn, New Hope, PA

Giles Cory, Joshua Ward House, Salem, Massachusetts

Benjamin Franklin, Library Hall, Philadelphia, PA, and Growden Mansion, Bensalem, PA

Alexander Hamilton, First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, PA

Nathanial Hawthorne, House of the Seven Gables in Salem, MA

Thomas Jefferson, Baleroy Mansion in Chestnut Hill, PA

Abraham Lincoln, The White House

Isaac Mishler, Mishler Theatre, Altoona, PA

Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

Josefita Rebecca "Pepe" Otero, Luna Mansion, Los Lunas, NM

William Penn, Pennsylvania Hospital, Center City, Philadelphia, PA

Edgar Allan Poe, General Wayne Inn, Merion, PA

Elizabeth Emlen Physick, Hill-Keith-Physick House, Philadelphia, PA

Betsy Ross, Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, PA

Bugsy Siegel Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sid Vicious, Hotel Chelsea Manhattan, New York

Actor Clifton Webb, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. In the foyer of the Abbey of Palms Mausoleum.

Sarah Winchester, Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California

Links

American Ghost Society