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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina is called “The Holy City” because of the large amount of churches and steeples that make up the city’s skyline, but if you look hard enough you might encounter some very unholy spirits. With a murder rate that is nearly twice the nation average, it’s no surprise that the town is filled with ghosts. The old city jail is one location in particular that is home to these restless entities. Not only was it once a jail that housed some of the most hardened criminals, but it was also once a makeshift hospital during the Civil War and even an insane asylum at one point. Visitors have felt the sensation the something is touching them at times and have reported hearing chains rattling and dropping to the ground. Others have claimed to see a man walking back and forth in the gun tower and mysterious shadows.

Among the landscape of Charleston there are many old plantations, some of which are the home to some paranormal activity. One plantation is now a visitor’s center for the Santee Cooper Electric Company, better known as Wampee House. Visitors have witnessed an Indian woman on the front porch and slaves working in the lawn outside. The most reported claims involve the “maiden in blue,” a little girl who haunts one of the upstairs bedrooms. Football legend Terry Bradshaw allegedly left in the middle of the night when he saw the maiden in blue, saying that he would never stay in the house alone. Others have said that they heard footsteps in the hallways and see shadow figures move throughout the house.

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Another paranormal spot in Charleston is the Battery Carriage House Inn, where guests have claimed to see a headless torso suddenly appear in their rooms which may be the spirit from the Civil War-era. A local legend tells the story of a man working on the roof in the 1930s seeing the ghost and falling to his death. In a strange twist of fate, now his ghost can be seen in the yard.

Charleston is also home to a haunted restaurant with at least three ghosts if you’re hungry for the paranormal. At Poogan’s Porch Restaurant, there is a little girl named Zoe that is said to be playful and mischievous. She is known to play tricks on people and move things around, but has also appeared angry to some, throwing things off tables. Police have been called on multiple occasions after people witness an old woman waving to them on the second floor, but when they arrive there is nobody there.

The last ghost is a dog named Poogan that likes to walk around on the front porch and brush the legs of customers. Other ghosts aren’t as friendly as Poogan, like the spirit of Sue Howard at St. Phillips Graveyard. Instead of waving or playing with you, this ghost will often attack women who are pregnant or those who have had miscarriages because in her life she lost her own baby. Photographs have been taken of her, and visitors have often had these same experiences.

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