South — 104 dossiers on file

The heaviest files in Maryland

104 dossiers. 65 historic sites. 93 open to visitors, a record reaching back to 1775. The Maryland shelf, ranked — what witnesses filed on one side, what the paper supports on the other.

104

dossiers on file

93

open to visitors

1775

oldest dated · The Horse You Came In On Saloon

Apparition

most-filed claim · 10 files

The 25 deepest files

01Pocomoke State ForestForestPocomoke City3 claimsMedium
Multi-county forest with church and creature traditions.
02Antietam National BattlefieldBattlefieldSharpsburg3 claimsHigh confidence
Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.
03Deep Creek LakeLakeOakland2 claimsMedium
Hydroelectric reservoir associated with a Christmas apparition story.
04Hereford Area of Gunpowder Falls State ParkState Park AreaParkton2 claimsMedium
River valley park area with child-apparition folklore.
05Point Lookout LighthouseLighthouseLexington Park2 claimsMedium
Lighthouse associated with documented regional history.
06USS CyclopsSiteBaltimore2 claimsMedium
07Witch's RockRock FormationHarford2 claimsMedium
08Beatty-Cramer HouseHistoric HouseFrederick2 claimsMedium
09Fort McHenryFortBaltimore2 claimsMedium
10Point Lookout State ParkState ParkScotland2 claimsMedium
11Westminster Hall and Burying GroundCemeteryBaltimore2 claimsMedium
12Chessie (Chesapeake Bay)BayAnnapolis1 claimMedium
13Enchanted ForestAmusement ParkEllicott City1 claimMedium
14King and Queen SeatRock FormationJarrettsville1 claimMedium
15Monocacy BattlefieldBattlefieldFrederick1 claimMedium
16Mount Airy MansionHistoric MansionUpper Marlboro1 claimMedium
17Patapsco Female InstituteHistoric RuinsEllicott City1 claimMedium
18Snallygaster countryFolklore AreaMiddletown1 claimMedium
19Soldiers Delight Natural Environment AreaNatural AreaOwings Mills1 claimMedium
20The Horse You Came In On SaloonBarBaltimore1 claimMedium
21USS ConstellationShipBaltimore1 claimMedium
22Washington Monument at South MountainMonumentMiddletown1 claimMedium
23Gathland Road gravity-hill legend areaRoad Legend AreaBurkittsville1 claimLow
24Moll Dyer RockFolklore MonumentLeonardtown1 claimLow
25Rising Sun InnHistoric InnCrownsville1 claimLow

The rest of the shelf

Ranks 26–104 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.

Historic House Museum

Surratt House Museum

Clinton, Maryland

Boarding house where John Wilkes Booth plotted—and Mary Surratt was hanged.

Burkittsville

Burkittsville, Maryland

Real village made infamous by The Blair Witch Project.

Former Hospital

Crownsville Hospital Center

Crownsville, Maryland

Maryland’s segregated Black asylum, abandoned since 2004.

Historic House Museum

Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

Baltimore, Maryland

Tiny Amity Street rowhouse where Poe wrote his first horror stories.

Former Hospital

Glenn Dale Hospital

Glenn Dale, Maryland

Abandoned TB hospital that became the DC area’s premier trespass legend.

Kimmey House

Westminster, Maryland

Historic house associated with Carroll County history and a legacy haunting claim.

University Residence

McDaniel Hall

Westminster, Maryland

Residence hall named in a Maryland ghost directory.

St. Mary’s College Ruins ("Hell House")

Ellicott City, Maryland

Seminary ruins whose satanic legend outgrew its documented history.

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.

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.

Steppingstone Farm Museum

Havre de Grace, Maryland

Historic farm museum with a legacy paranormal-directory listing.

Abraham Bayard Escape Site, Bohemia River State Park

Cecil County, Maryland

The river—where Bayard escaped by water.

Baltimore Railroad (B&O) Museum

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1829 roundhouse—where the railroad carried the fugitives.

Belair Mansion

Bowie, Maryland

The 1745 mansion—where the Ogles’ enslaved worked.

Berry Farm

Denton, Maryland

The farm—where the Caroline County slaves worked.

Buttons Creek:Jane Kane Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The creek—where Kane escaped with the children.

Camp Stanton, USCT

Benedict, Maryland

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

Catoctin Iron Furnace and Manor House Ruins

Thurmont, Maryland

The furnace—where the enslaved ironworkers toiled.

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.

Choptank River

Denton, Maryland

The river—where Tubman’s route ran.

Concord Historic Site

Accokeek, Maryland

The site—where the Patuxent community’s slaves worked.

Darnall's Chance

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The 1742 house—where the Darnalls’ enslaved worked.

Eliza Parker Escape Site at Bellevue Farm

Bellevue, Maryland

The farm—where Parker escaped across the Tred Avon.

Elizabeth Keckly Burial Site

Washington, Maryland

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

Ferry Hill Plantation

Sharpsburg, Maryland

The canal plantation—where the Blackford slaves worked.

Freedom Site of Emily Plummer (Riversdale)

Riverdale Park, Maryland

The plantation—where Emily Plummer was freed.

Hampton National Historic Site

Towson, Maryland

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

Hays-Heighe House: Sam Archer Escape

Bel Air, Maryland

The house—where Archer escaped to freedom.

Henry Highland Garnet Escape Site

Chestertown, Maryland

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

Henry Massey Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The escape—where Massey ran for freedom.

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

Denton, Maryland

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

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum

St. Leonard, Maryland

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

Lizzie Ambie Escape Site

Denton, Maryland

The escape—where Ambie ran for freedom.

Marietta House

Glenn Dale, Maryland

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

Maryland State House

Annapolis, Maryland

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

Mass Escape Site at the Mackall Plantation

Prince Frederick, Maryland

The plantation—where the mass escape began.

Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

The colonial town—where the enslaved worked the Patuxent.

Mount Clare

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1760 mansion—where the Carrolls’ enslaved worked.

Mouth of Swann Creek Escape Site

Charlestown, Maryland

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

Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park

Lake Roland, Maryland

The quarters—where the Hampton slaves lived.

Old Jail of St. Mary's County

Leonardtown, Maryland

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Perryville Railroad Ferry and Station Site

Perryville, Maryland

The ferry—where the trains crossed the Susquehanna.

Poplar Neck Plantation at Marsh Creek

Preston, Maryland

The plantation—where the Caroline County slaves worked.

Port Tobacco Courthouse

Port Tobacco, Maryland

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

President Street Station

Baltimore, Maryland

The 1850 depot—where the Pratt Street riot began.

Filed alongside

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By filing type:Historic sites65 Cemeteries4

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