The Real Ghosts of Harpers Ferry

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Maryland Ghost Tours:
Ellicott City & Savage Mill

Harpers Ferry Ghost Tour

Annapolis Ghost Tour

Cecil County, Maryland

SUMMARY: In 1985, George Reynolds moved into an old, vacant, two-story house in Elk Mills. The home was in need of extensive structural repair because of years of neglect. Although Reynolds lived in the house by himself, he soon discovered he wasn't alone. Unknowingly, when he took possession of the home, he got more than he bargained for. The dwelling came complete with plenty of closet space, large bedrooms, a good piece of property and ghosts. While restoring the house, he slept on a cot in the living room. His first eerie experience happened in a nearby room where Reynolds said Hannah Simpers, the former owner, had spent some of her last days. Simpers, who never married, was born and raised in the home. The 70-year-old Reynolds believes she was the first of several frightening spirits he encountered. One night he went to bed only to be disturbed by an inexplicable event. Somewhere around two to three o'clock in the morning, I'd hear all these crazy noises out there, like somebody stomping and thumping and walking around," Reynolds said. The noises continued at the same time each night, taxing Reynolds' sanity. His next brush with the supernatural was a preexisting problem. Hannah Simpers had been tormented by it, too. "Every night, almost near the same time, two to three in the morning, somebody would beat on the back door and knock on the back side door next to this little room where Hannah slept. When he answered the door no one was ever there.

Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
AKA: Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm

Burtonsville, Montgomery County, Maryland

Southeast, District of Columbia
FKA: Fletcher-Johnson Middle School
AFKA: Payne's Cemetery

Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland

SUMMARY: The first monument built to honor George Washington was built in Boonsboro, Maryland. The monument stands on South Mountain overlooking the valley below. In the rocks below the monument is a maze of caves. A young Civil War soldier stopped at one of the farms to get a drink of water from the well. He met the landowner's young daughter and he fell in love with the young girl. The young lady feared for his life and begged him to run away from the war and fighting. She asked him to go away with her to find a safe place to hide. The young man deserted his unit and they both went and hid in the caves. A rockslide trapped the young couple inside and they both died. The young couple was entombed in the cave. People say that late at night you can hear their distressing cries for help at the monument and the sounds ring out over the valley.