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Post by Ghost house owner on Jan 24, 2007 16:23:56 GMT -4
No native. I'm not sleeping Dragon.
I noticed that you also knew about the ghost at the old house that is now home to the Blue Water Tavern. Back when it was called The Yachtsman, we used to go to their Sunday buffet. The restaurant was in the upstairs of the building. One morning, my wife and I were standing there waiting for somebody to come and seat us, when a door next to me swung open and closed with nobody there. I looked at my wife and joked that our ghost must of came with us. A few years later my son worked there and he told me that the house was indeed haunted by a female ghost who may have been a daughter of one of the previous owners.
BTW, that house is in the book "Of History and Houses - A Kent Island Heritage" by Mildred C Schoch. It should be available at the library. Great picture of what it originally looked like. It was supposedly built around the 1860's, and was the mansion John C. Tolson. It was also know as the John Ruth farm. It was called Body's Neck.
It's worth checking out that book, just to see some of the old houses that no longer exist on the island.
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Post by native on Jun 3, 2007 17:52:48 GMT -4
anyone know what happened to sleeping dragon
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Post by bchevy on Jun 3, 2007 20:02:24 GMT -4
Black Suburbans?
MIB?
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Post by native on Jun 4, 2007 12:08:37 GMT -4
yeah thats what i thought too
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Post by qtboyforlife on Jul 26, 2007 17:33:54 GMT -4
A few things I ran into and remember from living on the Island during my middle school years, and working there: 1. Anyone remember the "Seven Gates Of Hell"? Supposedly it was near the NSA complex/ Harborview, lots of creepy stories from there.
2. Between Larch Place and the High School, there is a Cemetery (used to have a sign stevensville cemetery). As a kid while skipping school my friends and I would hide in those woods during the day. One day while running around we found a bunch of tombstones marked from the late 1800's up to 1910's.
3. Love Point Hotel. Near langenfelders (sp?) on the shoreline there used to be a huge Hotel that was a major vacation spot for the city folk, even had a beach. Burned to the ground killing 20 or so people. They say if you go there at night you can still hear the kids playing in the sand.
4. Bollingly Mansion (In Queenstown). In the 70's one of the local teens (withholding name out of respect) had just broke up with his girlfriend and walked down to the beach next to the house and cops say he killed himself. Local rumors say he was murdered and haunts the beach because his killer was never brought to justice.
5. Walker Road. At the end of Walker Road there is a greenhouse that legend has it the slave quarters was built. Apparently during/ after the Civil War the master burned the quarters and all inside. The woods where the church is built all the way to the bay is haunted with those who burned alive.
6. To clarify the train station. The station that is in Stevensville was move from it original location (next to the service station and Love Point Park where the walking trail is) in the late 80's. If I remember right they did it to put it next to the Cray house and attract tourist to downtown Stevensville.
7. The Benton Farm. If it's the farm I'm thinking of (back behind Bayside), I was an apprentice Plumber working in the main house during it's renovation in 94-95. The owner who is the son of Mr. Benton (by the way is the one stashed away in the mausoleum), found a hidden room in the basement. He wanted to clean it up and increase the size of his house, so we started digging it out. We started to find chains with hand-cuffs, plates, glasses, some old book binders, and lots of antique hand tools. He did a little research on the family who built the house and had found they were arrested for assisting slaves in running away. Come to find out it was a major stop on the Underground Railroad. Well, he quickly covered it back up and sealed it fearing the Historical Society would stop him from doing anymore work until they investigated it. Oh yeah, that house is haunted beyond the typical Ghost.
Lots of stories for everyone......
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Post by Ann on Jul 30, 2007 14:20:41 GMT -4
Finally someone putting up some interesting stuff on here and not just making fun! What great info you have. I recently joined a group of fun(NOT WEIRD) people on the Western Shore-whom listen to my tales of Eastern Shore ghostly happenings.We are planning a weekend here in Sept-staying at the Kent Manor Inn(which has a resident ghost as well-this I know 1st- hand) and I need to plan some other stops here on the Island-we are covering alot of the Eastern shore. I wanted to ask you if you could tell me any more info on the 7gates-i know we can't go in the complex, but even if we drove by and there was a tale to tell, that would be fun-also,do you know if we can go on this beach at Bollingly-i have been to the house, (no one was home but a abeach i did not see-is it part of their private property??One more question-The Benton Farm- where is that-and explain the beyond typical ghost statement.Thanks for being brave and putting this up-i can't believe you didn't get called all sorts of crazy for it-it's just interesting-thanks for any help-
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Post by qtboyforlife on Aug 1, 2007 11:39:30 GMT -4
ann,
I never got the pleasure of visiting the 7 gates but apparently in the woods next to the NSA complex (where the tank grates are) there is a path that local kids used to walk and most couldn't make it to the end. One boy did make it to the seventh gate and there was a tree covered in lamb-skin n' blood. Shortly there after his friend was hit by a car and killed on rt18, some say it was retaliation by the Devil for trespassing through the 7-gates. My theory is the guy was on a bad trip when he saw this (it was the 80's).
Benton farm, you take Castle Marina road past Bayside Community and at the end there is a gate that leads into the farm, I'm pretty sure it's still private property but you can see the mausoleum from there. Beyond typical ghost, during the remodeling project several workers were injured during different accidents. I came to believe that because the Home Owner was changing the look of the house the resident presence didn't like it and were protesting it in their own way. I never liked going to work there and was happy the project was over.
Bollingly, if your facing the house from land to the right there is a road that leads down to the beach (where the apparent suicide took place), it's public and you can walk along the shore to be in front of the house (that's private though be careful). Also the water side of the house you can still see where the holes were patched in the brick after the British attacked it during the Revolutionary War. Lots of bad energy in the area I went there at night and didn't see or hear anything but felt a "Get out of here" feeling.
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Post by Ann on Aug 1, 2007 17:39:13 GMT -4
qt- you are so nice! what great information you have.at least now i can explain what happened when we get there.you sound like you are sort of into the haunted happenings??or am i being presumptuous?either way, it's nice to find someone who doesn't make you feel like your a weirdo for being interested in this-(eh hem-GBM)-so if you are into it and you have any more fun stories to tell-i would love to hear them-you don't think we could walk any where near that NSA complex do you?? I'm not looking to get shot-thanks so much again for the help-it's all interesting. Ann
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Post by moosie on Aug 1, 2007 17:46:22 GMT -4
bay city is not down castle marina--bay city is down rte 8--you must be thinking of bayside, the condo community
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Post by qtboyforlife on Aug 1, 2007 19:47:21 GMT -4
bay city is not down castle marina--bay city is down rte 8--you must be thinking of bayside, the condo community Your right, I fixed it.....thanks
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Post by qtboyforlife on Aug 1, 2007 19:49:24 GMT -4
qt- you are so nice! what great information you have.at least now i can explain what happened when we get there.you sound like you are sort of into the haunted happenings??or am i being presumptuous?either way, it's nice to find someone who doesn't make you feel like your a weirdo for being interested in this-(eh hem-GBM)-so if you are into it and you have any more fun stories to tell-i would love to hear them-you don't think we could walk any where near that NSA complex do you?? I'm not looking to get shot-thanks so much again for the help-it's all interesting. Ann Ann, I used to be into it a lot, but kinda grew away from it. Life happens and next thing you know all the things you used to do you don't have time for anymore.
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Post by Mike on Aug 2, 2007 10:15:48 GMT -4
Ann:
I'm more interested in this than you know, I've spent many a night walking around Gettusurg and taking EVP's.. I'm glad to see I'm still in your thoughts ;]
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Post by Ann on Aug 2, 2007 16:51:19 GMT -4
qt- I completely understand-it's just now that i can get back into the things that I like. However,IF you ever want to chat about ghostly things-i'm always up for it-you may not have time to go "ghost busting" anymore, but we can always talk on here.I'll let you know when our little group is headed out-you might be interested-if not-i'll post any occurances!! GBM---you pal are in ALL our thoughts.....like it or not!! !!
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Post by qtboyforlife on Aug 6, 2007 13:15:12 GMT -4
Ann: I'm more interested in this than you know, I've spent many a night walking around Gettusurg and taking EVP's.. I'm glad to see I'm still in your thoughts ;] I was at the covered bridge in Gettyburg during Bike Week (3 weeks agos?), we walked through it 2am. Some pretty creepy stuff, and walked the sunking road in Anteitam kinda weird being where 5,000 men died in one day.
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Post by Ann on Aug 8, 2007 10:30:53 GMT -4
The covered bridge? Does it have some significance? I'm sure just being at G'burg it does....have you ever been to Point Lookout? Now THAT is a scary place. Was the bridge creepy at 2am just because of where and what it is, or did you actually see or feel anything? Also, there is a road somewhere where it is said if you put your car in neutral, the soldiers who died there, will push it up the hill-know some folks who said yes indeed, it did happen-ever heard of it??
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Post by qtboyforlife on Aug 13, 2007 8:45:08 GMT -4
The covered bridge? Does it have some significance? I'm sure just being at G'burg it does....have you ever been to Point Lookout? Now THAT is a scary place. Was the bridge creepy at 2am just because of where and what it is, or did you actually see or feel anything? Also, there is a road somewhere where it is said if you put your car in neutral, the soldiers who died there, will push it up the hill-know some folks who said yes indeed, it did happen-ever heard of it?? Aparently the covered bridge was the only crossing at the time of the war and serveral thousand men were killed in it and next to it. I didn't feel anything around but it's been said that if you sit on the stone wall leading up to it in the pitch dark sometimes when you turn your head there will be a man soldier next to you. Also if you take pictures at night there is a good chance you will pick-up some abnormalities in the pic. Never heard of the hill but I can ask (I've got friends that live up there that are HUGE history buffs).
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Post by Mike on Aug 13, 2007 8:59:16 GMT -4
Ann, that legend is in Antietam area, out in Washington County. It's called "Spirit Hill"
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Post by Ann on Aug 13, 2007 9:49:14 GMT -4
Thanks qt and GBM!-That is a great story regarding the bridge-I just never know if you can go to those places in the middle of the night i-'m highly doubting it. GBM-have you been to "Spirit Hill"? and did you hear the same thing as I did about the car?
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Post by rubyredslippers on Oct 19, 2007 17:25:51 GMT -4
I had read about this post a few months back and remember reading about hearing a train. Well I did hear one last spring and then I heard it today ! Yes I do know the difference between a fog horn and a train whistle. Thought this may be fun to bring to the front of the forum just in time for Halloween !
BOO!!!!!!! ;D
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Post by Ken Nylan on Oct 22, 2007 15:42:40 GMT -4
I know what you mean, Shorti. But sadly, there's no ghost train. I heard it one night a few months back, too (in Chester). It was the horn of a semi. If I hadn't watched it as it honked, I would have never believed it.
Must be something about the sound bouncing off buildings and such.
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Post by Ken Nylan on Oct 22, 2007 15:43:34 GMT -4
Err, I mean rubyredslippers.
I think my keyboard is haunted.
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Post by bchevy on Oct 22, 2007 17:26:02 GMT -4
I know what you mean, Shorti. But sadly, there's no ghost train. I heard it one night a few months back, too (in Chester). It was the horn of a semi. If I hadn't watched it as it honked, I would have never believed it. Must be something about the sound bouncing off buildings and such. That's just totally uncalled for! Outing a perfectly good story like that.... ;D
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Post by Ralphie on Nov 2, 2007 19:41:29 GMT -4
It's amazing how the same stories appear from one state to another. When I was a teenager in SW PA, we supposedly had a haunted train trestle where a girl was killed by a train and was decapitated, but her head was never found. If you sat below the trestle on a full moon you would see her looking for her head. We wasted a lot of time there and never saw anything. Then I moved to MD, only to find they had the same story here.
Now it's the Seven Gates Of Hell. That story also exists in PA, up near York. Take my word for it, it's not on the NSA site.
If you want to read some interesting books buy Weird Maryland and Weird PA. Lot of ghost stories and urban legend type stories. The writers also have a website called Weird USA.
Now then the Goatman on Governor's Bridge Road that's a different story. Even written up in the local PG couty newspapers in the early 70's.
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Post by Ankle Monitor Off 75 Days on Nov 2, 2007 19:51:13 GMT -4
What about all the idiots that come here looking for the Blair Witch? If you want real go to Georgetown and see the steps where the priests died during the real Exorcists story. There is a documentary on the boy that it was really about, I think it is on A&E, Exorcist true story. The family converted to Catholicism years ago and the evil ended, the man is living in Florida now. Priests that broke the vow of silence years later died shortly afterwards.
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Post by Ankle Monitor Off 75 Days on Nov 2, 2007 19:52:19 GMT -4
Tidewater Publishing in Easton has a book out on the haunted places in Maryland.
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