Abraham Lincoln
Sources attach this name to the 4 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
Abraham Lincoln is the White House's founding ghost — reported by Churchill (by the fireplace), Queen Wilhelmina (who fainted at his knock), and generations of staff who place him in the Lincoln Bedroom and Yellow Oval. The best-documented 'haunting' in the federal city, and its most august presence.
Staff and visitors report a presence in the box and a figure on the stairs. The presence goes by Abraham Lincoln. The theatre's reports favor the booth, the balcony, and the stage — the building's own logic of where a ghost would linger. 'Ford’s Theatre' carries the account. Named presences persist where anonymous reports fade — the file's name here is Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln is reportedly seen. Abraham Lincoln is what the reports name it. Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. 'Lincoln Tomb' carries the account. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease. The reports keep the address on the map.
Lincoln is reportedly seen. Abraham Lincoln is what the reports name it. Vandalia Statehouse's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. 'Vandalia Statehouse' carries the account. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease.