Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is a city whose spirits are tangible. Fires, earthquakes, wars, and piracy have scarred her landscape. Mysterious echoes from her past manifest around every corner. Misty figures disappear, disembodied voices speak, and a creeping uneasiness accosts visitors to the Holy City. In this revised second edition, thirteen updated stories and a new ghostly chapter spring from death to life as you travel along cobblestone streets, through old mansions, and into back alleys with paranormal investigator Denise Roffe, who explores Charleston along with the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research to interact with its ghostly residents. Examine nail-biting eyewitness accounts of paranormal events that are backed by historical research and more than twenty years of investigative experience as Denise takes you on a journey showcasing a surprising link between past events and current ghostly activity. Also enjoy new day trips around Charleston in Beaufort, Myrtle Beach, Camden, and Kingstree.
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Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is a city whose spirits are tangible. Fires, earthquakes, wars, and piracy have scarred her landscape. Mysterious echoes from her past manifest around every corner. Misty figures disappear, disembodied voices speak, and a creeping uneasiness accosts visitors to the Holy City. In this revised second edition, thirteen updated stories and a new ghostly chapter spring from death to life as you travel along cobblestone streets, through old mansions, and into back alleys with paranormal investigator Denise Roffe, who explores Charleston along with the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research to interact with its ghostly residents. Examine nail-biting eyewitness accounts of paranormal events that are backed by historical research and more than twenty years of investigative experience as Denise takes you on a journey showcasing a surprising link between past events and current ghostly activity. Also enjoy new day trips around Charleston in Beaufort, Myrtle Beach, Camden, and Kingstree.
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Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina

Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina

by Denise Roffe
Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina

Ghosts and Legends of Charleston, South Carolina

by Denise Roffe

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Overview

Charleston is a city whose spirits are tangible. Fires, earthquakes, wars, and piracy have scarred her landscape. Mysterious echoes from her past manifest around every corner. Misty figures disappear, disembodied voices speak, and a creeping uneasiness accosts visitors to the Holy City. In this revised second edition, thirteen updated stories and a new ghostly chapter spring from death to life as you travel along cobblestone streets, through old mansions, and into back alleys with paranormal investigator Denise Roffe, who explores Charleston along with the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research to interact with its ghostly residents. Examine nail-biting eyewitness accounts of paranormal events that are backed by historical research and more than twenty years of investigative experience as Denise takes you on a journey showcasing a surprising link between past events and current ghostly activity. Also enjoy new day trips around Charleston in Beaufort, Myrtle Beach, Camden, and Kingstree.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780764358906
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date: 02/28/2020
Edition description: 2nd Edition
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 469,717
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Denise Roffe has always had an affinity for all things paranormal. She is a founder of the Southeastern Institute of Paranormal Research and has conducted hundreds of paranormal investigations for more than twenty years.

Table of Contents

Introduction: My journey 8

Chapter 1 Charleston's Haunted History 16

The 1886 Earthquake 16

The Old City Jail 20

Thomas Rose House 28

Charleston Library Society 31

The Hunley Submarine 33

Chapter 2 Graveyards and Cemeteries 38

Magnolia Cemetery 38

Circular Congregational Church Graveyard 42

The Ghosts of St. Philips 46

Chapter 3 Old Plantation Haunts 50

Boone Hall Plantation 50

Congaree Plantation, a.k.a. Fort Motte 52

Angel Oak Plantation 55

Chapter 4 Haunted Eateries 62

Bocci's Italian Restaurant 62

Tommy Condon's Irish Pub 63

5 Church 66

Poogan's Porch 68

Chapter 5 Hotel Qhosts 72

The Mills House Hotel 72

The Battery Carriage House Inn 75

The John Rutledge House Inn 78

Belmond Charleston Place 79

Chapter 6 Charleston Theatre Ghosts 82

The Riviera Theatre 82

Dock Street Theatre

The Garden Theatre

Chapter 7 Residential Ghosts 90

Legare Street Ghosts 90

The Ghost on Tradd Street 94

Meeting Street Apparitions 95

Fire Station and Police Phantoms 96

Chapter 8 Island Ghosts 102

Kiawah Island 102

Edisto Island 104

John's Island 106

Sullivan's Island 107

Chapter 9 Pirates, Patriots, and the Gullahs 112

White Point Gardens 112

The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon 114

The Old Slave Mart Museum 120

The Gullah Legends 121

Chapter 10 Other Anomalies 126

UFO Reports in Charleston 126

Cryptozoology 130

Chapter 11 Day Trips around Charleston 134

Beaufort 134

Camden 141

Myrtle Beach 144

Kingstree 148

Afterword 153

Bibliography 158

Index 159

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