Connecticut
Dudleytown, a real place in Connecticut, has a dark reputation. The town has been so unlucky that it’s largely considered “the Village of the Damned” by locals. It’s been deserted in the modern era, but it’s been the site of suicides, disappearances, and murders that have only darkened its reputation.
Delaware
During the Civil War, Fort Delaware was a Union prisoner camp that housed Confederate soldiers. Locals say that the thousands of Confederates who died in the prison continue to haunt the region to this day. Tales of Civil War-era hauntings are common, largely because the war was so taxing on the entire country.
Florida
Captain Tony’s Saloon in Key West might sound like a relaxing place to stop and grab a drink before you hit the beach. However, locals in the Keys will tell you the establishment is haunted. If you ask around, folks say the haunting is due to the saloon’s location atop the former site of a hanging tree used for pirates.
Georgia
In 1848, married slaves Elleck and Betsy were attacked by their master. Elleck defended himself, and, in a bizarre accident, their master fell from a ladder and died. Even though Elleck turned himself in and explained the situation, he was unjustly imprisoned and executed for the “crime”. Legend tells you can still hear the “song of the cell” that Elleck’s ghost sings from the Old Lawrenceville Jail.
Hawaii
Legends in Hawaii hold that Pele, the volcano goddess, had a falling out with demigod Kamapua’a, a pig-man deity. Pele told the boar that she never wanted to see him again and she’ll go out of the way to keep anything reminiscent of pigs away from her mountain. As such, visitors are advised to never bring pork with them as they travel over the Pali Highway in O’ahu!
