Happy Independence Day America!
I recently wrote an article for Destinations Travel Magazine’s “Haunted Places” issue (I think it comes out in August) that required a bit of research. In so doing I was reminded how many haunts are attributed to the events of the American Revolutionary War. (Around these parts, by that I mean Nashville, it’s easy to forget there are haunted places attributed to a war besides the Civil War.)
At any rate, this is my 4th of July salute to the brave men and women who stood true to their beliefs and revolted against Great Britain 234 years ago to found this country I proudly call home.
The list below represents 10 of the best Colonial American haunts still infused with the Spirit of ’76 —or spirits I should say.
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Savannah, Georgia
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Stony Point, New York
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Yorktown, Virginia
I hope you have a happy, fun, and safe 4th!
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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