M Street Bridge - Washington, District of Columbia

Visitors to the bridge should keep a lookout for two ghosts. One is a phantom stagecoach, which locals saw from the early 19th century to the early 20th century; the other is a drummer boy who had been knocked off-balance by a strong breeze and drowned. Witnesses say they have heard his soft drumming, which got louder as they neared the center of the bridge and disappeared when they got to the place where the boy drowned.

Address:
M Street Bridge
Washington, DC 20007
United States

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Adams Hotel - The Hay,District of Columbia

This hotel was built in 1927 on the site of the mansion of Presidential Advisor Henry Adams in the 1880's. The wife of the original mansion owner, Marian Hooper Adams, was found dead in front of the fireplace, either by illness, murder or suicide.
Throughout the hotel her spirit has been seen or felt. At night, the
scent of Mimosa is in the air on the eighth floor and the housekeeping
closet on the 6th floor will NEVER stay locked after repeated lockings
with the key by security. One reported incident by the hotel's security
chief in 1997 showed that all the guest room doors opened at the same
time on the 2nd floor. Marion Adams is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery
with her grave covered by a large statue (by sculptor Augustus
Saint-Gaudens) of a hooded woman. If you stand in front of this statue
and look upon it, you will begin to cry. This statue has been called
GRIEF. You will also notice that the chandelier of the hotel's lobby
constantly sways

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Gallaudet / Kendall Demonstration Elementary School - Kendall Green,District of Columbia

In the girls bathroom, there was a ghost around and watching the girls.
The ghost is around the bathroom because four girls who were saying
bloody Mary for millions time and several days. Somehow, a ghost was
mad at 4 girls. The ghost looked like more than 100 years old. The
ghost was looked for 4 girls. The four girls decided to withdrawn that
school to saved themselves. If you wanted to enter this bathroom, you
will see the awful image of the ghost.

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Records/Museum building /formerly the main structure - St. Elizabeth's Hospital,District of Columbia

A former employee reports Having worked on the grounds of St. Elizabeth's in 1987, not only did they experience strange phenomena, but many of the co-workers did as well. The original structure, now sort of a records/museum building, was the location of many violent deaths. Among these deaths are:
Civil War soldiers temporarily housed there during the war.
Victims of primitive treatments (St. E's was among first to attempt ice-pick lobotomies).

Victims of other patients.

Victims of staff mistreatment.

When combined (evidenced clearly in public records), this totals quite
a number for as small of a building as the original structure. While it
is several stories high, it is narrow. There were always stories of
staffers hearing noises from parts of the building which had long been
since abandoned. Moans and groans, along with footsteps and numerous
cold spots forced me to avoid that building at all cost. They
experienced the cold spots first hand, along with a very unsettling
feeling.
Warning: St.
Elizabeth's Hospital is a functioning hospital in DC. Cameras and video
equipment are NOT allowed on the campus due to patient privacy issues.
Trespassers will be prosecuted--if they even make it past the guards.
The HI specifically lists the Records/ Museum building, or more
correctly "Center Building" as it was called. That part of the hospital
compound is controlled by the Federal government---specifically the
Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service. A member of the
National Historic Preservation Society reports they were scheduled to
go on a field trip to see Center Building and other historic structures
on that part of the campus. At the last minute, the tour was cancelled
by the Department of Homeland Security due to "nation security
reasons". So it will be a very, very, very BAD idea for anyone to
trespass on that site.

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The White House - District of Columbia, United States

FDR, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill have all felt it—no, I don’t mean the thrill that lording immense power over others brings—I’m referring to the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Supposedly these mighty men, as well as Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (and bunches of the White House staff) have felt Honest Abe’s presence in the White House. Abe’s still so attached to his post according to some witness, that his spirit becomes even more active at times of national emergency. Ah, if only all leaders were like that!

But it seems that Abe’s not alone in haunting the White House. Although he was first noticed during Calvin Coolidge’s term, it seems Former First Lady Abigail Adams the earliest remaining ghost, being occasionally caught hanging the laundry to dry in the East Room, and Dolley Madison still peeks in at her much-loved Rose Garden.

Dolley is so protective of her garden that, according to White House lore, when Former First Lady Mrs. Woodrow Wilson wanted to dig it up and replace it, Dolley’s ghost supposedly arrived and warned them not to disturb it. Dolley’s rose garden still blooms, undisturbed.

Construction began on the White House in 1792 and it was ready for the Adams family to move in during 1800. Early on it was referred to as the “Presidential Palace.” During the war of 1812 it (as well as other government buildings in the area) was burned by the British. At the war’s end it was repaired and whitewashed to hide the smoke marks—and that was when the name “White House” was first adopted.

Staff members also report strange bursts of cool air and doors that close without human help and the sensation of feeling “presences” in certain areas of the old complex.

Former First Lady, Mrs. Lincoln did hold at least on seance in the Green Room. She was attempting to contact her son, Willie. He had died in the White House during his father’s term in office, leaving his mother grief-stricken. Although she didn’t seem to make contact with Willie (who did show up during grant’s administration), Mrs. Lincoln did report a sighting (and “hearing”) of Former President Andrew Jackson’s ghost walking the halls of the White House—and swearing profusely!

Stories also mention a British soldier’s ghost from 1814 holding a torch. Perhaps he remains, a witness to the fiery devastation he helped start hundreds of years ago.

A few folks have even reported hearing a voice claiming to be Mr. Burns introducing himself. It’s especially interesting when you realize that David Burns was the landowner who gave the US government the acreage for the White House. So, even when our Legislators are on a break and the President’s off on vacation, rest assured that our White House is still being manned by the restless spirits of great leaders from our past.

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