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South — 33 dossiers on file

The heaviest files in Delaware

If Delaware is haunted, this is the paperwork: 33 dossiers deep, led by Lums Pond State Park. Ranked by what the record holds — not by how the stories are told.

33
dossiers on file
14
open to visitors
1812
oldest dated · Cannon Hall
Apparition
most-filed claim · 12 files

The 25 deepest files

  1. 01Lums Pond State Park2 claims

    Park associated with published local folklore.

  2. 02Bellevue Hall2 claims

    Historic house associated with published local folklore.

  3. 03Amstel House1 claim

    Historic house museum with a shared-apparition legend.

  4. 04Cannon Hall1 claim

    Woodland property associated with a mother-and-daughter ghost tradition.

  5. 05Cannonball House1 claim

    Maritime museum associated with an unnamed-woman ghost story.

  6. 06Cooch's Bridge1 claim
  7. 07Ellendale State Forest1 claim
  8. 08Fort Delaware1 claim
  9. 09Scotts Run Bridge1 claim
  10. 10William Bancroft School at Eighth and Lombard1 claim
  11. 11Winterthur1 claim
  12. 12Addy Sea1 claim
  13. 13Belmont Hall1 claim
  14. 14Cape Henlopen State Park Tower 121 claim
  15. 15Dead Presidents Pub1 claim
  16. 16Deer Park Tavern1 claim
  17. 17Mordington1 claim
  18. 18Rockwood Mansion1 claim
  19. 19Slaughter Neck apparition tradition1 claim
  20. 20Woodburn1 claim
  21. 21Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House and Cemetery0 claims
  22. 22Camden Friends Meeting House0 claims
  23. 23Corbit-Sharp House0 claims
  24. 24Delaware State House0 claims
  25. 25Jacob Heald Farm Site0 claims

The rest of the shelf

Ranks 26–33 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.

Filed alongside

Delaware recordField guideWilmington weekend
By filing type:Historic sites13Historic houses4

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · ranked with the archive