HAUNTED PLACES IN AQUIA HARBOUR, VIRGINIA
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Aquia Church
Stafford, Virginia
This church, built in the mid-1700s, and its cemetery are said to be popular spots with the haunts. The old graveyard has tombstones dating back to the 1730s. -
Weems Botts Museum
Dumfries, Virginia
8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAWeems–Botts House Museum is dedicated to the history of Dumfries and the two people who lived here: Mason Locke "Parson" Weems and attorney Benjamin Botts. Weems (1759-1825) was a clergyman and author, the first biographer of George Washington, who created the cherry tree story ("I cannot tell a lie, I ... ... -
Fall Hill Plantation
Fredericksburg, Virginia
11.4 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAFall Hill Plantation is a private residence haunted by a Native American Sioux princess named Katina who was engaged as a nanny for the Thorton family who lived here in the 1770s. Witnesses have described Katina's apparition as well as moving shadows, disembodied voices, electrical anomalies, and doors opening by ... -
Historic Kenmore Plantation
Fredericksburg, Virginia
11.7 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThis 1752 mansion is haunted by the husband of George Washington's sister, Betty. Colonel Fielding Lewis, who died in the 1780s, spent many an hour in the upstairs bedroom worrying about money. His ghost can be seen in Revolutionary-era attire poring over his documents. His footsteps have been heard as ... -
Lamb's Creek Church
King George, Virginia
15.2 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe historic Lamb's Creek Church dates back to the 1700s, and legend tells of a ghostly woman in white who appeared kneeling at the chancel rail to two Confederate soldiers. -
Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre
Lorton, Virginia
16.6 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAAt the Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre, the ghosts in residence like to rearrange chairs and place settings or manifest as lights that glide around backstage. -
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre
Bristow, Virginia
16.8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VABrentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, explored on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, is said to be haunted. The complex includes an 1822 courthouse and jail, 1830 farmhouse, 1875 church, 1928 one-room schoolhouse and the Brentsville Tavern archeological site. Knocking sounds and apparitions have been reported in the jail, as well ... -
Occoquan Inn
Occoquan, Virginia
16.8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe apparition of a Native American man has been seen in the Occuquan Inn, built in 1810. Legend has it that the man was enamored of the owner's wife, and he was shot when the owner caught him sneaking down the stairs one night. His ghost has been seen in ... -
The Loft Gallery
Occoquan, Virginia
16.8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAA haunting experience happened at The Loft Gallery in the 1990s when a painting flew off a wall. Then, one early morning in October 2006, an artist saw a glowing mist float through the gallery. Witnesses also report footsteps, creaking floors, and doors closing when no one is there. -
Olde Towne Inn
Manassas, Virginia
20.4 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAA ghost called Miss Lucy is said to haunt rooms 51 through 54. She is rumored to levitate guests and frequent the tavern. -
Woodlawn
Alexandria, Virginia
22.2 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAHistoric Woodlawn was originally built in 1805 for Martha Washington’s granddaughter Nelly Parke Custis and her husband Major Lawrence Lewis. Now a museum, the place is rumored to be haunted by some of its many generations of former residents. -
Manassas National Battlefield
Manassas, Virginia
25.8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAHistoric Manassas National Battlefield Park contains an unfinished railroad ordered by Robert E. Lee. The Civil War-era railroad site is said to be popular with the spirit set, as several accounts of paranormal activity surrounding the area have been reported. -
Black Horse Inn
Warrenton, Virginia
25.9 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAA variety of ghost stories surround this former Civil War hospital. From a laughing nurse, to a ghostly tapping that people say sounds like dancing, to a possible humbug of a ghost who delights in toppling Christmas trees; the Black Horse Inn has more than it's share of ... -
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
26 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe crew team at George Mason University has reported seeing the ghost of an old man near the docks or dam. Legend has it that he's Old Man Johnson, a deceased area rower who, in the 1970s, found his wife having an affair. The distraught man went out rowing and ... -
Piero's Corner Italian - Carlos O'Kelley's
Fairfax, Virginia
26.8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThis location was once a "Carlos O'Kelley's" restaurant. Now it is an Italian place called "Piero's Corner." Back when it was Carlos O'Kelley's, it was said that a dishwasher who worked there hanged himself in the building and haunted the premises from then on. Numerous waitstaff reported ... -
The Old Mansion - Bowling Green Farm
Bowling Green, Virginia
29 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe ghost of Colonel John Waller Hoomes, who built this house in 1670, haunts his old home, some say. His daughter Sophia has been witnessed around the property as well, usually riding in a coach to visit her father's home. And one more ghost who resides here is a Mrs. ... -
The John Douglass Brown House - Fawcett-Reeder House
Alexandria, Virginia
30 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe John Douglass Brown House, aka Fawcett-Reeder House, was built in 1772 and was allegedly visited by George Washington during his lifetime. Around the colonial home, witnesses claim to have seen apparitions of ghostly Revolutionary War-era soldiers. -
Ramsay House
Alexandria, Virginia
30.1 miles from Aquia Harbour, VARamsay House is used as a visitor information center, and originally was named for William Ramsay, Scottish merchant and city founder. Witnesses claim to have seen apparitions in 18th-century clothing in the building's basement. -
Gadsby's Tavern
Alexandria, Virginia
30.1 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAGadsby's Tavern was built in the 1770s and reportedly was visited by many of the country's founding fathers. According to rumor, the tours through the historic site do not include one of its rooms, which is closed tight. Why? It's said that a lovely ghost resides there. Legend has it ... -
Lee-Fendall House
Alexandria, Virginia
30.3 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe Lee-Fendall House museum, once used as a Revolutionary War hospital, is said to be haunted by female apparition in period clothing, a woman and child who appear on the back stairs, and the sound of an antique telephone. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost ... -
Oxon Hill Cemetery
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Maryland
31.8 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThis cemetery is located off Oxon Hill Road, catty corner to Levi's Barbecue, behind the Post Office. About 10 years ago my husband and I were hanging out with a group of homeless people. We would go to wherever they set up camp and just sit around and drink and ... -
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum
Waldorf, Maryland
32.1 miles from Aquia Harbour, VAThe historic house museum is said to be haunted by the apparition of Mrs. Frankie Mudd. Witnesses also have heard unexplained voices, and during a Civil War reenactment, electric candles in the windows repeatedly turned on by themselves. A human-shaped bed impression routinely appears in a room where John Wilkes ...