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South — 75 dossiers on file

The heaviest files in South Carolina

If South Carolina is haunted, this is the paperwork: 75 dossiers deep, led by Old Charleston Jail. Ranked by what the record holds — not by how the stories are told.

75
dossiers on file
56
open to visitors
1755
oldest dated · Old Sheldon Church Ruins
Apparition
most-filed claim · 38 files

The 25 deepest files

  1. 01Old Charleston Jail3 claims

    SCETV recounts visitors reporting supernatural encounters.

  2. 02Scape Ore Swamp3 claims

    Wetland area associated with Lizard Man reports.

  3. 03Poogan’s Porch2 claims

    Queen Street restaurant haunted by the spinster sisters who owned it.

  4. 04USS Harvest Moon wreck2 claims

    Wreck with stowaway folklore.

  5. 05Aiken-Rhett House2 claims

    The 1820 house preserved as the family left it—slaves’ quarters intact.

  6. 06Atalaya2 claims
  7. 07Circular Congregational Churchyard2 claims
  8. 08Drayton Hall2 claims
  9. 09Georgetown Historic District2 claims
  10. 10Hopsewee2 claims
  11. 11Magnolia Plantation2 claims
  12. 13South Carolina State Museum2 claims
  13. 14St. Michael’s Church2 claims
  14. 15Summerville Light2 claims
  15. 16USS Yorktown at Patriots Point2 claims
  16. 17Angel Oak2 claims
  17. 18Battery Carriage House Inn2 claims
  18. 19Boone Hall2 claims
  19. 20Daufuskie Island2 claims
  20. 21Exchange and Provost Dungeon2 claims
  21. 22Francis Marion Hotel2 claims
  22. 23Hampton Park2 claims
  23. 24Hunting Island2 claims
  24. 25Murrells Inlet2 claims

The rest of the shelf

Ranks 26–75 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.

Filed alongside

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