Haunted Fells Point: Ghosts of Baltimore's Waterfront

by Mike Carter, Julia Dray

Overview

Take a trip though the chilling history of one of Baltimore's most interesting neighborhoods and discover the eerie ends of Fell's Points departed souls.

The narrow streets and ancient pubs of historic Fells Point are filled with the spirits of the past. Pirates, privateers, sailors, smugglers and a host of others refused to let death change their address. Walk with Edward Fell in the town he founded in 1760 or flirt with the "ladies" at the Cat's Eye Pub. Climb the stairs at Bertha's Mussels to visit the little girl with no face or let a long-dead nurse take your temperature at the Admiral Fell Inn. Ghost historians and authors Mike Carter and Julia Dray introduce the spiritual residents of Baltimore's iconic waterfront neighborhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439660997
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	06/26/2017
Series:	Haunted America
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mike Carter is the founder and president of Tours & Crawls of Annapolis and Baltimore, which has been in operation since 2002. His Annapolis Ghost Tours are consistently rated among the top five paranormal tours in the country, while his Baltimore tours are quickly becoming just as popular and well received. He earned his BA from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Julia Dray is a professional musician, writer and performer. After attending St John's College in Annapolis she worked as a restaurant manager, technical writer, magazine editor and pianist before joining Annapolis Ghost Tours in 2007. Locals and visitors alike know her as the "ghost tour lady."

Table of Contents

Authors' Note 7

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

1 A Brief History of Fells Point 15

2 The Perilous life of a Sailor 32

3 The Dangerous Business of Sex 47

4 A Chariot of Death: Yellow Fever in Baltimore 61

5 No Town for Temperance: Fells Point during Prohibition 67

6 The Zest of Smuggling 74

7 The Bootmaker's Ghost 81

8 The Streets of Fells Point 86

9 A Handful of Hauntings 92

10 Poe in Baltimore 100

11 Pirates and Privateers 103

Appendix 115

Notes 121

Sources 135

About the Authors 139