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Maryland keeps 75 dossiers on places still working — the legend rides alongside the day job. A hotel, a theater, a lighthouse can carry a haunting reputation and a full schedule at once; the filing records what is claimed about the ground, not what the staff will tell you at the desk. Check hours and seasons before you go — the record is not a timetable.

75 dossiers7 counties covered100% open to visitorsPoint Lookout Lighthouse — deepest file

Also filed operating:Virginia112 New York105 Ohio90 Michigan88 Arizona84 Hawaii79 Illinois75 Pennsylvania74

Other Maryland shelves:historic sites11 natural sites7 abandoned places4

Point Lookout Lighthouse

Lexington Park, Maryland

Lighthouse associated with documented regional history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Witch's Rock

Chrome Hill Road rock associated with Halloween folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→

USS Cyclops

Baltimore, Maryland

March 1918—the ship that vanished in the Triangle.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Beatty-Cramer House

Frederick, Maryland

Early colonial house with a weakly documented haunting reputation.

2 claims · 1 legend→

The Horse You Came In On Saloon

Baltimore, Maryland

Fells Point tavern tied to Poe’s last drink before his collapse.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Burkittsville

Burkittsville, Maryland

Real village made infamous by The Blair Witch Project.

Best Farm/L'Hermitage

Frederick, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Parson's Creek: Keene Family Escape Route

Madison, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Steppingstone Farm Museum

Havre de Grace, Maryland

Historic farm museum with a legacy paranormal-directory listing.

Reverend Samuel Green and the Original Colored People’s Methodist Episcopal Church

East New Market, Maryland

The free Black minister—imprisoned for owning a copy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

St. Stephen’s A.M.E. Church Cemetery, Unionville

Unionville, Maryland

The Unionville cemetery—where the free Black community rests.

Old Jail of St. Mary's County

Leonardtown, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Sotterley

Hollywood, Maryland

The 1703 plantation—where the slave cabins stand on the Patuxent.

Hampton National Historic Site

Towson, Maryland

The 1790 mansion—the Ridgely estate where the enslaved built the fortune.

Mount Clare

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1760 mansion—where the Carrolls’ enslaved worked.

Marietta House

Glenn Dale, Maryland

The 1812 house—where the judge’s enslaved worked.

Belair Mansion

Bowie, Maryland

The 1745 mansion—where the Ogles’ enslaved worked.

Darnall's Chance

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The 1742 house—where the Darnalls’ enslaved worked.

Ferry Hill Plantation

Sharpsburg, Maryland

The canal plantation—where the Blackford slaves worked.

Riley Farm/Bolten House [Josiah Henson Park]

Rockville, Maryland

The Riley farm—where the real "Uncle Tom" was enslaved.

Maryland State House

Annapolis, Maryland

The 1779 capitol—where the nation’s first peacetime congress met.

Baltimore Railroad (B&O) Museum

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1829 roundhouse—where the railroad carried the fugitives.

President Street Station

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1850 depot—where the Pratt Street riot began.

Port Tobacco Courthouse

Port Tobacco, Maryland

The 1819 courthouse—where the county’s slaves were sold.

The Jails at Port Tobacco Courthouse Site

Port Tobacco, Maryland

The jails—where the captured fugitives were held.

Choptank River

Denton, Maryland

The river—where Tubman’s route ran.

Buttons Creek:Jane Kane Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The creek—where Kane escaped with the children.

Isaac Henry Wright, Sr., Farm Site/Escape of 4 men with Harriet

Denton, Maryland

The Wright farm—where Harriet Tubman helped four men escape.

Lizzie Ambie Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The escape—where Ambie ran for freedom.

Mouth of Swann Creek Escape Site

Charlestown, Maryland

The creek mouth—where the fugitives crossed to the free side.

Abraham Bayard Escape Site, Bohemia River State Park

Cecil County, Maryland

The river—where Bayard escaped by water.

Eliza Parker Escape Site at Bellevue Farm

Bellevue, Maryland

The farm—where Parker escaped across the Tred Avon.

Hays-Heighe House: Sam Archer Escape

Bel Air, Maryland

The house—where Archer escaped to freedom.

Mass Escape Site at the Mackall Plantation

Prince Frederick, Maryland

The plantation—where the mass escape began.

Catoctin Iron Furnace and Manor House Ruins

Thurmont, Maryland

The furnace—where the enslaved ironworkers toiled.

Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park

Lake Roland, Maryland

The quarters—where the Hampton slaves lived.

Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The colonial town—where the enslaved worked the Patuxent.

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum

St. Leonard, Maryland

The park—where the Patuxent’s history is preserved.

Poplar Neck Plantation at Marsh Creek

Preston, Maryland

The plantation—where the Caroline County slaves worked.

Turkey Point Farm & Light Station

North East, Maryland

The light station—where the keeper’s farm hid the fugitives.

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

Chesapeake City, Maryland

The canal—where the waterway carried the fugitives.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Potomac, Maryland

The canal—where the Potomac towpath ran.

Perryville Railroad Ferry and Station Site

Perryville, Maryland

The ferry—where the trains crossed the Susquehanna.

Reddy Gray Burial Site, Loudon Park National Cemetery

Baltimore, Maryland

The USCT soldier’s grave—where the self-emancipated veteran rests.

Camp Stanton, USCT

Benedict, Maryland

The USCT camp—where the freedmen trained for the Union.

Elizabeth Keckly Burial Site

Washington, Maryland

The modiste’s grave—where Mrs. Lincoln’s confidante rests.

Freedom Site of Emily Plummer (Riversdale)

Riverdale Park, Maryland

The plantation—where Emily Plummer was freed.

Henry Highland Garnet Escape Site

Chestertown, Maryland

The escape—where the future abolitionist ran as a child.

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