You may think that being haunted would be a bad thing, but for many places in the United States, it can be a tourist draw. Ghost stories attract both believers and skeptics all year-round, and especially during Halloween.
Often, these ghost stories are based on people who died under unfortunate circumstances, like an old man falsely accused of witchcraft, or a president assassinated in his second term. Many involve verifiable historical events, rumors that strain credulity or a combination of both.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth U.S president, is remembered for his vital role as the leader in preserving the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process that led to the end of slavery in the United States.
He is also remembered for his untimely death—and his supposed afterlife in the White House. For years, presidents, first ladies, guests and members of the White House staff have claimed to have either seen Lincoln or felt his presence.
In August 1949, The Washington Post ran at least two stories about a 14-year-old boy’s exorcism in Maryland. In one, the newspaper reported, “the boy broke into a violent tantrum of screaming, cursing and voicing of Latin phrases—a language he had never studied.” The story inspired The Exorcist. Read more.
America is haunted by its past. Explore some of the darkest, scariest corners of the country—from the battlefields of Gettysburg to the exact spot of the Salem Witch Trials.
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