THE CASTLE
House — Beaufort, South Carolina
Status: Operating · Access: Open to public
Dossier: https://haunthunt.com/place/the-castle-beaufort-south-carolina/

The 1850s "castle" on the Point—Beaufort’s river landmark.

The Castle is a house in Beaufort, South Carolina. The 1850s "castle" on the Point—Beaufort’s river landmark. Its accounts name only a collective — the castle dead. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend, 1 documented fact and 1 named or described presence — documented record and retelling kept side by side. The site is open to visitors.

The Castle is the '50s — the 'Dr. Johnson' that's the built, the 'unfinished' that's the Union. The 'Gauche' is the dwarf — the 'Ribaut' that's the 1562, the 'jester' that's the impaled. The '16th French' is the tapped — the 'cellar' that's the homesick, the 'bells' that's the shoes.
The 'Lily' is the daughter — the 'tea party' that's the played, the 'children' that's the only seen. The 'morgue' is the outbuilding — the 'hospital' that's the '61, the 'graveyard' that's the grounds. The Castle is the photographed — the 'most' that's the Beaufort, the 'Craven Street' that's the Point.
The file keeps The Castle: the 1850s Johnson, the Gauche dwarf, the 16th French taps, and the Union hospital.
The Castle is the archive's Beaufort file — the jester's home.

WHY THIS FILE MATTERS
The Castle is the archive's Beaufort file — the dwarf's cellar.
A castle keeps its jester — the file's suggestion being that Castle's hold is the small: the 'Gauche' that's the 1562, the 'children' that's the seen, and the 'bells' that's the heard.

FILED CLAIMS — 2 on record, reported not verified
· [Documented legend] named ghost legend: The dead are reportedly seen at the Castle. The lore files them collectively as the Castle dead. The house's rooms are where the accounts concentrate — old houses keep their stories in the walls they were built around. It's a documented legend: the telling is real, the contents remain folklore. The report is preserved in sources like 'The Castle Beaufort'. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease.
  source: The Castle Beaufort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(Beaufort,_South_Carolina))
· [Anecdotal] apparition: Reported figures in the house. The house's rooms are where the accounts concentrate — old houses keep their stories in the walls they were built around. The file holds testimony rather than proof; the claim remains anecdotal. The figure remains the site's most-repeated sighting. The reports keep the address on the map.
  source: The Castle Beaufort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(Beaufort,_South_Carolina))

HISTORY — 1 documented facts
· [1850] Built ~1850; the hospital use is documented. The Castle's history is documented rather than told — this entry is part of that spine. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The detail is preserved in 'The Castle Beaufort'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.

SOURCES — 1 cited
· The Castle Beaufort — Wikipedia
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(Beaufort,_South_Carolina)

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