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Every town has one, the grey corpse of a house that is inexplicably stillstanding despite generations of neglect.
It is the house of whispers. It is the house of late night dares. Ring the doorbell if you are brave enough. Stay the whole night inside and you will be a hero. Savannah, Georgia has a fair share of them peppering the Historic District, but none as potent as 432 Abercorn Street.
This beautiful mansion sitting on Calhoun Square would catch your
attention by sheer magnificence if it weren’t for an overwhelming sense of dread.
Tourists innocently passing by are enthralled by its stark and mysterious
presence. The house is a massive manor anchoring the southeastern corner of Calhoun Square.
In the 20 years that I have lived in Savannah, I’ve never known
the place to have tenants for longer than a year. In some cases, less than a
month would pass before those living in the house abandoned it. When I
questioned locals about the house I only got vague responses that seemed to paint the house as empty since the 1960’s. I have collected a wide array of stories of the house.
Originally built for Benjamin T. Wilson in 1868 the house is a lavish example of the affluence of southern culture. Despite its historic significance a simple glance at the wall beside the gate to the courtyard reveals a missing plaque. In a city that celebrates its history, this house’s name and pedigree has been removed leaving only the stained outline of the plaque that bore all the pertinent
information, as if to protect the innocent or hide the guilty.
The house boasts a number of entities witnessed on a regular basis by ghost
enthusiasts and unwitting pedestrians alike. The ghost of a little girl is
often times seen in the main parlor windows. A woman in Victorian dress has
been seen walking through the house. Furniture moving on its own and doors creaking open are common occurrences. But the house has inspired a mythology that is completely compelling and wholly improbable; beginning with the story of a girl, six years of age, dying of dehydration in the house due to a punishment which denied her food or water and ending with the ghastly water stain on the front of the building that seems to reveal the faces of tormented spirits. Most people agree that the house emanates a dark and powerful sense of horror.
Among the stories told of the house, there is the curious tale of a triple
homicide in the mid-60s. Three girls murdered, seemingly side by side in the
parlor of the house. While no newspaper article or even police report exists of
this event,there are a number of people who claim a fleeting memory of the
event. And while I should count it as strange that an event of such magnitude
would ever fall into the category of “I sort of remember that”, having lived
here for decades has given me a first hand view of terrible events that seem to
fade in my memory. Things I would remark as unforgettable have become feint
recollectionslacking significance.
Another story tells of a young man who took up residence in the late 90s. He
had been bitten by the ghost bug, an acute condition that seems to strike
people who experience a very vague but equally distinct ghostly encounter..
This desire to uncover and feel the paranormal euphoria drives people to break
into abandoned houses, poke at spirits with Ouija boards and séances, and
ultimately fills the hunter with an unquenchable thirst for haunts. The young man is said to have disappeared without a trace. While Savannah is a town of
transience with people leaving as abruptly as they arrive, many have seen a shadow in his upstairs room facing the square. There are even pictures of a bald man peering out through warped windows. The young man kept his head cleanly shaven.
Allegedly a man committed suicide in the house in the 1940s. People claim his
spirit dwells in the house. In the early eighties, pagan rituals were performed
in the house by a young group of Satan worshippers. It is not uncommon for
occult groups to focus on locations of high paranormal notoriety. And the list goes on with tragedy and terror filling the house to the rafters with ghosts.
Could 432 Abercorn Street In Savannah be the most haunted house in the State?
But in the end, I don’t need any story to convince me. I don’t need any
history to explain it. This house is empty and has been more or less for nearly half a century. It has been left to rot. In one of the most prominent locations in
Savannah,a house of inestimable worth and beauty is empty and forlorn. People
stand before and shiver. They snap photos that reveal ghostly images.
This is a haunted house because we know it is. We know in our bones. We know
in our hearts. The ghosts reach through the veil of our waking world and
grip us with irrational fear.
One night I encountered a woman staring at this house in quiet awe. She was so
enthralled that she did not even hear me walk up to her. When I said hello
she leapt with shock. I calmed her down and asked what she was doing.
“This house,” she said to me, “it’s just so full of energy.”
I told her what I knew of the house. I told her what others had said of the
house. And after a short conversation she took a deep breath and said:
“This house is evil. I can feel it. I don’t know what it is, but I can feel it.”
She was convinced, wholeheartedly convinced of the house’s nature. She had
never been to Savannah before, never laid eyes on the house until that very
night. She felt the house. It beckoned her to stand before it and bear
witness to its power.
Every town has one, a grey corpse of a house that defies all sense and
intellect. A house that makes grown men and women feel those childhood fears of the dark and the unknown. The house standing at 432 Abercorn Street is such a house. As your eyes trace every shadow upon its face you can see the earmarks of ghost stories born of a very true and definite darkness. This is a truly a haunting house in a truly great haunted city, Savannah and to most, she is just "432."
Born in Terra Haute, IN and native of Rantoul, Illinois, Shannon Scott arrived to Savannah, GA to study fine arts at The Savannah College of Art & Design and has been a tour guide since 1989. At age 25, he opened his own publishing company, Jones Street Productions Inc, and published the city’s most advanced and specialized maps and travel guides. He has taken an active stand for “better information” for visitors and locals alike through his many endeavors. His fervid love for Savannah’s history began with pioneering the first tours focusing on women’s history, architecture, Civil & Revolutionary Wars, and an entire tour just dealing with Savannah's River Street. This broadbased understanding of the Low Country ultimately added to the richness of his ghost stories. In 1999, Scott became a part of the creative team responsible for the Fox Family Channel Hit, “Scariest Places On Earth” hosted by Linda Blair (The Exorcist) & narrated by Zelda Rubenstein (Poltergeist). He served as story researcher and produced a number of episodes for the Southeast. In 2002, he organized the first annual parapsychology conference for the country’s most recognized field research group, The American Institute of Parapsychology, and personally received the group’s highest honorarium of “America’s Most Haunted City”™ on behalf of the City of Savannah. He was further honored with being made Georgia Sectional Director of The A.I.P. The city’s receiving the honor became the largest worldwide news story to hit Savannah since the publishing success, Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil. In 2005, “The New York Times” voted Sixth Sense Savannah as the only tour company among its “Top 10 Things To Do When In Savannah” A followup in 2007 from The New York Times” once more complimented his 2nd touring venture America’s Most Haunted City™ as its pick for a top shelf family driven tour. The same year, Scott sold documentary production rights to, America’s Most Haunted City - Part One and is slated for release in Fall of 2009. The 2 hour documentary represents over 10 years of research and film record. Shannon believes the story in the making as its the first time an insider has shared Savannah's stories with the outside world using such a medium. Scott served as Executive Producer, narrator, interviewer and on camera host.
2009 marked another pivotal year as Scott joined forces with writer Dr. Tony Chiorazzi and composer Edwin Brown in forming Bonaventure Film Studios. Brown composed the original soundtrack for America's Most Haunted City - Part One, while Chiorazzi is a major film studio screenplay author now living in Savannah. Together, Scott and Chiorazzi are on the verge of producing several projects, putting their first feature film into production called The Cemetery in Spring of 2010.
Savannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, USA. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia. Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors, who enjoy the city's architecture and historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African American Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third-oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America). Today Savannah's downtown area, which includes the Savannah Historic District, the Savannah Victorian Historic District and 21 parklike squares, is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated by the U.S. government in 1966). Savannah was the host city for the sailing competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia.
On February 12, 1733, General James Oglethorpe and his settlers landed at Yamacraw Bluff and were greeted by Tomo-Chi-Chi, the Yamacraws, and Indian traders John and Mary Musgrove. (Mary Musgrove often served as a translator.) The city of Savannah was founded on that date, along with the colony of Georgia. In 1751, Savannah and the rest of Georgia became a Royal Colony and Savannah was made the colonial capital of Georgia.
Savannah's architecture and history are internationally known, as is its reputation for Southern charm and hospitality; for example, the city's former promotional name was "Hostess City of the South," a phrase still used by the city government. Each year, Savannah attracts millions of visitors from across the country and around the world. Savannah's downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States.
The city's location offers visitors access to the coastal islands and the Savannah Riverfront, both popular tourist destinations. Tybee Island, formerly known as "Savannah Beach", is the site of the Tybee Island Light Station, the first lighthouse on the southern Atlantic coast. Other picturesque towns adjacent to Savannah include the shrimping village of Thunderbolt and two residential areas that began as summer resort communities for Savannahians: Beaulieu and Vernonburg.
The Savannah International Trade & Convention Center is located on Hutchinson Island, across from downtown Savannah and surrounded by the Savannah River. The Belles Ferry connects the island with the mainland, as does the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge.
The Savannah Civic Center is located on Montgomery Street and is host to over 900 events each year, including the Memorial Health Hockey Classic.
Savannah's historic district has 21 squares (one other original square is now undergoing restoration). The squares vary in size and personality, from the formal fountain and monuments of the largest, Johnson, to the playgrounds of the smallest, Crawford. Elbert, Ellis, and Liberty Squares are classified as the "lost squares," destroyed in the course of urban development during the 1950s. Elbert and Liberty Squares were paved over to make way for a realignment of U.S. highway 17, while Ellis Square was demolished to build the City Market parking garage. Separate efforts are now under way to revive all three squares. The city has restored Ellis Square after razing the City Market parking garage. The garage has been rebuilt as an underground facility, the Whitaker Street Parking Garage, and it opened in January 2009. The newly restored Ellis Square is scheduled for completion at the end of 2009.
Historic churches and synagogues
Savannah is home to a number of historic houses of worship.
Founded in 1733, with the establishment of the Georgia colony, Christ Church is the longest continuous Christian congregation in Georgia. Early rectors include English evangelists John Wesley and George Whitefield. Located on the original site on Johnson Square, Christ Church continues as an active congregation.
The First Bryan Baptist Church is an African-American church that was organized by Andrew Bryan in 1788. The site was purchased in 1793 by Bryan, a former slave who had also purchased his freedom. The first structure was erected there in 1794. By 1800 the congregation was large enough to split: those at Bryan Street took the name of First African Baptist Church, and Second and Third African Baptist churches were also established. The current sanctuary of First Bryan Baptist Church was constructed in 1873.
In 1832, a controversy over doctrine caused the First African Baptist congregation at Bryan Street to split. Some members left, taking with them the name of First African Baptist Church. In 1859, the members of this new congregation (most of whom were slaves) built their current church building on Franklin Square.
The oldest standing house of worship is First Baptist Church, Savannah (1833), located on Chippewa Square. Also located near Chippewa Square is the Independent Presbyterian Church, which was founded in 1775.
Other historic houses of worship in Savannah include: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Temple Mickve Israel, and St. John's Church (Episcopal).
Historic haunted house
Sorrel Weed House
Green-Meldrim House
Among the historic homes that have been preserved are: the Pink House, Sorrel Weed House, Juliette Gordon Low's birthplace, Green-Meldrim House, Owens-Thomas House, William Scarbrough House, and Wormsloe plantation of Noble Jones. The Mercer-Williams House, former home of Jim Williams, is the main location of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Historic cemeteries
Colonial Park Cemetery (an early graveyard dating back to the English colony of Georgia), Laurel Grove Cemetery (with the graves of many Confederate soldiers and African American slaves) and Bonaventure Cemetery (a former plantation and the final resting place for some illustrious Savannahians).
Historic forts
* Fort Jackson — near the historic district
* Fort Pulaski National Monument — 17 miles east of Savannah via the Islands Expressway
Other registered historic sites
Forsyth Park
River Street
* Savannah Historic District and the Savannah Victorian Historic District
* Forsyth Park
* Juliette Gordon Low Historic District
* Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities and Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed — a 33.2-acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
* Riverfront Plaza and Factors' Walk — River Street's restored nineteenth-century cotton warehouses and passageways include shops, bars and restaurants
* City Market — Savannah's restored central market features antiques, souvenirs, small eateries, as well as two large outdoor plazas
* Savannah State University campus and Walter Bernard Hill Hall — The Georgia Historical Commission and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have recognized both the Savannah State campus and Hill Hall as a part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program. Hill Hall, which was built in 1901, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981
* Telfair Museum of Art and Telfair Academy of Arts of Sciences — the South’s first public art museum.
* Ossabaw Island
Pinkie Masters Bar which has been the site of presidential visits and political aspiration. Pinkie Masters (a local political figure) was a friend of President Jimmy Carter, who made several visits to the bar and the city.
Club One — Home of The Lady Chablis made famous in the book and movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
Saint Patrick's Day Celebrations — Annually Savannah holds celebrations in honor of Saint Patrick's Day. The actual parade route changes from year to year but usually travels through Savannah's Historic Park District and along Bay Street. The Savannah Waterfront Association has an annual celebration on Historic River Street that is reminiscent of Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street.
Oatland Island Education Center — facility owned and operated by the Board of Education, is a place to see animals that are or were found in this region.
Tybee Island — popular coastal city with public beaches and attractions.
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