All documented legends

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Documented legends in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. keeps 9 documented legends — stories that trace to a published or recorded telling, the shelf where folklore earned a citation. What is verified is the telling: the book, the article, the record that carried the story into print. What the story claims is filed as reported, not endorsed.

9 dossiers0 counties covered44% open to visitorsWhite House — deepest file

Also filed documented legend:Hawaii76 Louisiana65 Arizona60 Texas58 Virginia55 Michigan52 Illinois50 New York49

Other Washington, D.C. shelves:anecdotal reports4 local folklore4 disputed files3

Government Residence

High confidence

White House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Presidential residence with a firsthand 1946 unexplained-noise account.

5 claims · 3 legends→

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→

High confidence

Hay-Adams Hotel

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Hotel associated with Clover Adams folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Old Stone House

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Preserved Georgetown house with apparition folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Former Cemetery

College Burial Ground site

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Former Georgetown cemetery associated with a 1939 light-story reference.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Government Building

U.S. Capitol "Demon Cat"

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Capitol security lore of a cat that swells into a demon before disasters.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Three Sisters Islands

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Islands associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

National Building Museum

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Museum associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Government Building

United States Capitol

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Legislative building with demon-cat folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

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

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