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Disputed files in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. carries 3 disputed files — dossiers where the sources actively conflict or the claim has been publicly challenged. The dispute is part of the record, not a reason to drop it: the file keeps both tellings and marks where they diverge.

The hardest of these files — the ones the record cannot close — are ranked at the hard files.

3 dossiers0 counties covered33% open to visitorsThe Octagon House — deepest file

Also filed disputed:California4 South Dakota3 Rhode Island3 Vermont3 New Jersey3 North Carolina3 Alabama3 Oregon3

Other Washington, D.C. shelves:documented legends9 anecdotal reports4 local folklore4

Historic House Museum

The Octagon House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

1801 mansion where the Treaty of Ghent was signed—haunted by a Tripp daughter.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Holy Rood Cemetery

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Historic segregated cemetery with a misattributed light legend.

Decatur House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

House with a disputed window-apparition tradition.

Full Washington, D.C. record → state index· Every disputed filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive