All named ghost legends

South — Named Ghost Legend filings

Named ghost legends filed in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. files 4 hauntings with a name attached — a claimed identity, often a former owner, a patient, a soldier, kept alongside what the record can actually confirm about that person. Many named ghosts turn out to be real people; whether they stayed is the part nobody can file.

4 dossiers0 counties covered50% open to visitorsWhite House — deepest file

Also filed under named ghost legend:Michigan55 Louisiana52 New York48 Illinois47 Arizona46 Virginia44 Texas41 Florida29

Other Washington, D.C. filings:reported anomalies5 apparitions4

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→

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→

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