Charleston, South Carolina, is a beautiful city, nicknamed The Holy City, with many alleged haunted locations. Many are familiar with the more famous paranormal hotspots around the city, like the Old Jail, the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, White Point Gardens, Church Street, and the Pink House, but did you know about this famous hidden…
The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, located at 122 E. Bay Street, is a Charleston landmark built in 1771 as a commercial exchange and customs house. During the American Revolution, tea confiscated by the British was stored here. After the British captured the city in 1780, it was a barracks, and the basement served as…
Is the Isle of Palms sitting on Stolen Loot from a 1955 New York Bank Heist
In April of 1955, the Woodside branch of the Chase Manhattan Bank in Queens, New York, was the site of a $205,000 robbery. Thomas “Duke” Connelly served as the lookout and getaway driver on that day. Since robbing a bank is a Federal crime, Connelly gathered his wife and kids and sought safer confines in…
The Legend of the Morris Island Buried Treasure
This story appears in the book “Ghosts of the Carolinas” by Nancy Roberts, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard of the alleged missing treasure. Reportedly, during the Civil War, a Union soldier in the Battle of Morris Island named Yokum was dispatched to relocate people living on Morris Island to Port Royal. When…
The Wreck of The Amelia
In 1832, the Amelia made a voyage from New York to New Orleans with 120 passengers on board. The ship wrecked on Folly Beach, stranding all onboard. While stuck, 20 of the passengers died of cholera, also known as “blue death,” and word traveled to nearby Charleston about the passengers. People panicked over a possible…