Haunted History of Philadelphia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hitchens, Josh.

Series:

Haunted America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghosts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have."- Benjamin FranklinDiscover the historic haunts and frightful specters that make the city of brotherly love a haven for unexplained phenomena. Author Josh Hitchens details the spooky stories of Philadelphia's past and present.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Darker Side of Philadelphia

1. A Creepy Crime in Carpenter's Hall

2. The Burning Bride of the City Tavern

3. Phantoms Protecting the Powel House

4. Night Terrors at Independence Hall

5. Washington Square's Ghostly Guardian

6. Seafaring Specters on the USS Olympia

7. Eerie Echoes at Eastern State Penitentiary

8. A Host of Horrors within Fort Mifflin

9. The Haunting of the Baleroy Mansion

10. Castle Ghosts at Arcadia University

11. Poltergeists and Murder at the Inn

12. The Madness of Mary Lum Girard

Epilogue: The City of Restless Spirits

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Hitchens, Josh Haunted History of Philadelphia

ISBN:

9781439676042

OCLC:

1345590527