- Thứ 7 Tháng 7 11, 2009 5:15 am
(Ghosts and Spirits. M.E.Guiley), summary by jerm.
Stately 19th Century home of the foster daughter and nephew of George Washington is believed to be haunted by several ghosts. The home is located in Virginia. It is a national historic site with thousands of visitor every year.
Nellie and Major Lawrence Lewis had eight children but only one son survived. When Lawrence passed away, Nellie moved to Audley. Their home was passed to a succession of owners.
Ghostly phenomena have been reported since the early 20th century including footsteps, slamming doors, banging sounds and whispers. Objects falling off shelves sometimes are smashed into pieces; pictures mysteriously fall off walls. A ghost walks up and down the stairs at night, making a distinctive thumping sound. The ghost is believed to be either J.Mason, a previous owner who had a wooden leg or Lawrence Lewis, who suffered from severe arthritis and gout.
Upstairs, the Lafayette bedroom is especially haunted. Chairs are mysterious rearranged, extinguished candles relight themselves, and items disappear or are found in disarray. A figure has been standing in the window. According to a previous owner who lived there in 1930: his wife put her baby to bed in a crib in the Lafayette room. Soon, she heard her baby crying. She found the infant on top of a dresser.
The ghost of Washington is believed to be present at Woodlawn. He is also seen on moonlit night outside, riding his ghostly white horse on the grounds.
Stately 19th Century home of the foster daughter and nephew of George Washington is believed to be haunted by several ghosts. The home is located in Virginia. It is a national historic site with thousands of visitor every year.
Nellie and Major Lawrence Lewis had eight children but only one son survived. When Lawrence passed away, Nellie moved to Audley. Their home was passed to a succession of owners.
Ghostly phenomena have been reported since the early 20th century including footsteps, slamming doors, banging sounds and whispers. Objects falling off shelves sometimes are smashed into pieces; pictures mysteriously fall off walls. A ghost walks up and down the stairs at night, making a distinctive thumping sound. The ghost is believed to be either J.Mason, a previous owner who had a wooden leg or Lawrence Lewis, who suffered from severe arthritis and gout.
Upstairs, the Lafayette bedroom is especially haunted. Chairs are mysterious rearranged, extinguished candles relight themselves, and items disappear or are found in disarray. A figure has been standing in the window. According to a previous owner who lived there in 1930: his wife put her baby to bed in a crib in the Lafayette room. Soon, she heard her baby crying. She found the infant on top of a dresser.
The ghost of Washington is believed to be present at Woodlawn. He is also seen on moonlit night outside, riding his ghostly white horse on the grounds.