Haunted History of Delaware

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

Delaware native and paranormal historian Josh Hitchens invites you on a spooky road trip through the First State, telling scary stories of the most frightening phantoms that lurk in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties.

Read the legend of Fiddler's Bridge, meet the ghosts in the Governor's Mansion, learn the truth behind the Selbyville Swamp Monster and many more terrifying tales that will chill your bones. Combining historical facts with fearsome folklore, The Haunting of Delaware: Ghosts and Legends from the First State is sure to keep you reading long past midnight…if you dare. Experience Delaware's ghostly history and the echoes it creates in the present day, places where the souls of the dead have not yet found rest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467148825
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/26/2021
Series:	Haunted America
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,027,189
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Josh Hitchens was born and raised in Sussex County, Delaware. Since 2007, he has been a professional storyteller for the Ghost Tour of Philadelphia. Josh is also a theater director, actor and playwright who has been called "Philadelphia's foremost purveyor of the macabre" and "Philly's horror maven" by the local press. Josh also researches, writes and narrates the podcast Going Dark Theatre, which is dedicated to examining the human stories within true tales of haunted places, unsolved mysteries and horrific history from all over the world.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction: Gather Round My Campfire 13

1 Phantoms at Fort Delaware 21

2 Rockwood Mansion Revenants 35

3 The Screaming Lady of Lums Pond 47

4 A Headless Horseman in Newark 52

5 The Legend of Fiddler's Bridge 58

6 Dark Entities on Dover Green 65

7 Four Wraiths at Woodburn 70

8 The Vanishing Boardwalk 77

9 The Skull in the Scarlet Hatbox 82

10 A Haunted History of Lewes 94

11 Bumps in the Night on Bethany Beach 106

12 Maggie, I Have Your Baby 113

13 Wicked Witches and Swamp Monsters 119

14 Ghostly Guardians at Old Christ Church 126

Epilogue: The Most Haunted House in Delaware 133

Bibliography 136

About the Author 141

Editorial Reviews

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