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George Washington Haunts Here: The Ghost of the First President

In honor of George Washington’s birthday, here are three sites that George Washington’s ghost has been seen. Mount Vernon Mount Vernon photograph courtesy of George Washington’s Mount Vernon George Washington owned Mount Vernon from 1761 until his death in 1799. Mount Vernon was where Washington was the happiest. In the spring of 1806, Massachusetts politician…


Episode 4 – Michelle L. Hamilton on Ghosts of the Civil War and Spiritualism

Download File | Play in New Window | Duration: 32:42 Subscribe Spreaker| Spotify| Apple Podcasts| Google Podcasts The Civil War pinned brother against brother, and countless lives were lost during this chaotic, violent, and tragic period in American history. Thousands of souls from this time are still believed to wander the Earth because of unfinished…


Ghost Stories of the Founding Fathers

Another Fourth of July has come and gone. Every year, I can’t help but think of the ghosts of the patriots who still reside with us. While their physical bodies are gone, their spirits live on in this country they created through blood, sweat, and tears. Could it be that these founding fathers are still…


Alexander Hamilton: Haunting More than the Theatre

If you know me, then you’re probably thinking, “It was only a matter of time before APS talked about Hamilton’s ghost.” Truthfully, I wanted to cover Hamilton for a while, especially after Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical took off. I have alway had a fascination for hauntings that surrounded the Revolutionary War as well as the…