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This post has absolutely nothing to do with software, but it's cool, because it's Halloween. Instead of talking about Windows 7 or how to crack passwords, today we're going to run down a brief list of some haunted places in our hometown, Baltimore. By the way, you don't have to believe in ghosts for this article to give you a chill...
The Grave of Edgar Allan Poe This first place may or may not be haunted, but it is a creepy place, nevertheless. Edgar Allan Poe is known for more than having an awesome Baltimore football team named after one his greatest poems of all time. He has also written some short stories, several other poems other than the Raven, as well as having served in our military. His grave is located at Westminster Church Cemetery at Fayette and Green. Every year on Poe's birthday, a mysterious figure cloaked in a dark robe visits the grave of Edgar Allan Poe and delivers a bottle of cognac and a rose. The identity of this figure is still a mystery, even if it does attract some visitors on the morning of Poe's birthday...
The USS Constellation The USS Constellation is a historical ship that saw service from 1854 through the Civil War through World War II. The ship did help break up the slave trade, as well as ship food to Ireland. According to the Baltimore Guide website:
Back in 1955, a photograph, taken by a Naval lieutenant commander and published in Baltimore's local newspaper, The Sun, seems to show a figure standing on the deck - perhaps the spirit of a young Naval officer or seaman who lost his life in service to his country.Those who've followed the Constellation's history tell a story of a priest who went on the ship by himself and was guided around by an older man with a great knowledge of the ship. He later found out that no such person worked as a guide.
Fort McHenry In the War of 1812, Fort McHenry was up against horrible odds as it had to hold its own against the British Army and Navy. Wikipedia gives a pretty good account of this battle:
Beginning at 6:00 A.M. on September 13, 1814, British warships continuously bombarded the fort for 25 hours.[2] The American defenders had 18, 24, and 38 pound (8, 11 and 17 kg) cannons with a range of 1.5 miles (2.4 km). The British had a range of 2 miles (3 km), and their rockets had a 1.75 mile (2.8 km) range, but they were not very accurate. The British ships were unable to pass Fort McHenry and penetrate Baltimore Harbor because of defenses including a chain, sunken ships, and the American cannon. They were, however, able to come close enough to fire rockets and mortars on the fort. Due to the poor accuracy of the British weapons and the limited range of the American guns, little damage was done on either side, but the British ceased their attack on the morning of September 14, 1814,[3] and the naval part of the British invasion of Baltimore had been repulsed.
As is the case in almost any battleground (such as Gettysburg), reports of apparitions have spread like wildfire. Once again, the Baltimore Guide website gives a great accounting of several of the stories:
Not many know about young Lieutenant Levi Claggett, one of the casualties of the battle - killed, with several of his men, during the shelling of his gun emplacement. He could be one of the spirits haunting the old fort.
During the Civil War many people were detained in the dungeons, which are open today for viewing. One is reported to have killed himself while there. He may be another unquiet spirit.
Rangers at the Fort report hearing footsteps, windows being opened and closed, doors slamming. They've allegedly seen lights turned back on after they've turned them off. No one speaks officially about the haunting, but many people believe that spirits reside there. Even if all the reports can be explained away logically, they still give one pause. Fort McHenry can be wonderfully eerie, especially when you look into the cells or the quarters and see the places where people resided for long periods.
Todd's Farm I'm a Dundalk boy by heart, and no article about Baltimore haunts would be complete without mentioning Todd's Farm in Sparrows Point, MD, a suburb about 20 minutes outside of Baltimore City. This is another haunt that dates back to the War of 1812, and reports have said that sometimes, in the middle of the night, a young woman can be seen in the attic window holding a lantern, waiting for her young soldier husband to return home from the war. She is still waiting... Other reports have also mentioned seeing figures swaying in the trees (by their necks attached to ropes) when the fog is thick.
Hope you enjoyed this article and I hope you have a great Halloween!
Sources: Wikipedia, Shadowlands, Baltimore Guide Website
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