Ghost Maps

Maker of spectral maps based on local folklore. Join us as we explore local haunts and historic hotspots. 👻 IG: FolkloreMaps

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The new Ghosts of New Orleans map is available! From pirates to yellow fever victims to vampires, you never know who may join you on your stroll through #NOLA’s historic streets. #NewOrleans #louisiana #paranormal #ghosts https://t.co/fJBDEXTvTv

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Nice! Looks great up there with all your books!! Love the choice of frame too! 👍😊Thank you for sharing @TimPrasil!

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The schooner Dash, built in #Maine, famously broke the British blockade of #Portland Harbor during the War of 1812.

Sadly, she was lost in a Nor’easter in Jan 1815. Since then, many have seen a ship, with the name Dash clearly visible on the bow, sailing near Freeport.#ghostship

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The shuttered windows on the third floor of the Old Ursuline Convent - #NewOrleans’ oldest building - have given rise to a legend of vampires residing there - locked inside the attic with nails blessed by the Pope himself. #NOLA #folklore #ghosts #paranormal #legends #maps

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@HauntFootsteps Nice! Was this taken at the Howard Street cemetery?

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Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, is buried in #NOLA’s St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Her tomb is covered in X’s, as some believe this will cause Laveau to grant them a wish. Others leave offerings like coins, candles, cakes, flowers or candy. #NewOrleans #folklore #ghost

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The Dead Ship of Harpswell was a ghost ship seen many times in Casco Bay. It was always under full sail, no matter the wind conditions, and had no visible crew. Just before crashing, it would disappear into a mist. Sightings of the ship were thought to foretell death. #Maine

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The new Ghosts of New Orleans map is available! From pirates to yellow fever victims to vampires, you never know who may join you on your stroll through #NOLA’s historic streets. #NewOrleans #louisiana #paranormal #ghost https://t.co/wv1t1SylHc

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Due to a #ThanksgivingDay food coma, the photo posted above is of a different SS Portland, wrecked in Alaska in Nov. 1910. The ship that sank in the Portland Gale, below, had a white oak hull and a side paddle wheel - very luxurious but no match for 90 mph winds and 30-ft seas.

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On Nov 27, 1898, the SS “Portland” sailed to #Portland #maine with 200 people returning from #Thanksgiving in Boston. Sadly, all were lost in the historic “Portland Gale.” On dark nights in November, some still claim to see ghostly figures in period garb wandering the Old Port.

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@SistersSpiritus @maine @Portland @MAPS @NubbleOfficial Awesome! Thanks for the tip!

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@SistersSpiritus @Ghostbusters Lol! I like that idea a lot!

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Locals have seen “ghost people” in the woods behind Scarborough Beach in #Maine. One is the #ghost of Richard “Crazy Eye” Stonewall, buried here in 1697. Others are nameless figures, thought to be victims of a 1703 massacre that gave “Massacre Pond” its name. #PortlandME #map

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@SteveCollinsSJ @portlanddowntwn Love it!

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Have you heard about the resident #ghost at #Portland’s Time and Temp Building? A female spirit rides the elevators, sending them empty to different floors. Some have seen an unknown female walk through their office, only to vanish around a corner when confronted! #Haunted #Maine

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From @daseger: hot on the heels of Halloween, folks in Salem would head out to Salem Neck to build bonfires and burn effigies of the Pope (yikes!) every November 5th. Folks lost track of the meaning of the revelry, and later celebrated it as… Pork Night? #salem #salemma #history

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“The Wrecker” Captain Keiff was a pirate who lived on Cliff Island in #Maine. He used to ride his horse down the beach at night with a lantern on its tail. The swinging light looked like a ship sailing in a clear channel.. When ships followed the light, they wrecked on the rocks.

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What is it about Harpswell #Maine?⛵️ Supernatural tales abound here. Haskell Island is one such tale: according to lore, the island’s first resident was plagued by bewitched rats, followed by bewitched cats… followed by pirates? 🏴‍☠️#folklore #maps #Portland #PortlandME #CascoBay

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#CascoBay is home to many legendary “ghost ship” sightings. The schooner “Dash,” one of the most feared American privateers of the War of 1812, was lost in a Nor’easter in 1815. Oddly, fishermen have reported seeing her in the years since, often under full sail. #Portland #Maine

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“Ghost stories, and their many manifestations, have a long tradition in English literature and have remained popular because of their ability to transport readers and writers to a place other than everyday reality” 👻 @PressHerald https://t.co/dOt3z7ZIKL #halloween2021