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Local folklore in Washington, D.C.

4 Washington, D.C. dossiers ride on local folklore — stories circulating in community tradition with no single telling to point at. The archive files them because the community does: passed along, retold, claimed by the county rather than the page. Provenance here is a chorus, not a signature.

4 dossiers0 counties covered75% open to visitorsThe Octagon House — deepest file

Also filed local folklore:California44 Virginia44 Michigan42 Louisiana40 Ohio38 Texas38 New York36 Pennsylvania34

Other Washington, D.C. shelves:documented legends9 anecdotal reports4 disputed files3

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→

Ford’s Theatre

Washington, Washington, D.C.

Site of the Lincoln assassination, April 14, 1865.

2 claims · 1 legend→

St. Elizabeths Hospital

Washington, Washington, D.C.

The federal asylum where Ezra Pound was held—and where the East Campus still stands.

2 claims · 1 legend→

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

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