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Boston, Massachusetts

Used as a prisoner of war camp during the Civil War, Georges Island is said to have many ghosts. It is reported that one ghost may be heard playing “John Brown�s Body” on the harmonica. In another story, one woman dressed as a man to get into the island to see her lover, a rebel prisoner. Subsequently, she was hanged in a black dress given to her by the warden’s wife. It is said that the woman may still be heard screaming today.

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michelle says:

March 8, 2009, 3:53 pm

i knew it was haunted and no one believed me! i have visited george’s island countless times and when i was younger, my brothers, some of their friends and i have gone in the forts and despite my wishes would go into the off limits areas. i had always had a gut feeling about the island and always felt as if someone was watching me. we entered what appeared to be a kitchen. the boys told me to stop screaming, but i wasn’t. i told them i wasn’t screaming and out of the corner of my eye i saw her. i never ever want to go back inside. i stick to the beach

katherine harkins says:

March 11, 2009, 8:06 pm

the island mentioned is so creepy I been there for a friend camping trip and family camping trip my friends thought that i was crazy ecept cheyenne she ran with me we saw a misty figure in the shadows walking on the sand waiting for something or someone then a boat appeared out of the mist then vanished so did the woman

Christina says:

March 26, 2009, 4:17 pm

I went to Georges Island not knowing anything about the “lady in black”. When we arrived there I was with my mom and cousins I looked up and there are the forts and on the roofs of them are grassy little hills. I saw a women looking like she was from some other time in a black dress on the top of the fort. She had a creepy stare and was looking down at us. I pointed up to show my mom and ask her what that lady was doing up there. My mom was totally freaked out and when we went to show my cousins she was gone. Very creepy

Eastie Kayaker says:

April 6, 2009, 8:44 pm

I grew up in East Boston, and have been out to Georges Island many times. I never saw nothing. However you can camp on nearby Lovells Island which is only a stone throw away from Georges, and if you had a Kayak or inflatable raft you could paddle across at night when the rangers are gone…..Also for a full and best account of the story look up Edward Roe Snow.

nicole says:

April 13, 2009, 6:22 pm

i live in boston i got to the island alot in the summer… but i never go in the fort. an for the people saying they didnt know the fort was haunted..they should take the tour. the tour guide tells the story of the island an takes u to the spot where the lady in black was hung. an the rope is still hanging there.

tony says:

June 29, 2009, 1:51 pm

i saw, heard, and felt the lady in black. super spooky.

brittany says:

July 3, 2009, 3:51 pm

ok i’ve been to this island but not at night so have no varification i went there when i was 8 and im 13 now so the only thing i no is that the lady isn’t dressed like a man she is dressed in black but i want to no more

KC says:

July 19, 2009, 9:19 am

u thinks thats scary fort taber is haunted cuz me and my friends r ghost hunters and when we went there we found like six orbs floating down!!!!

Kecia Wadkins says:

October 29, 2009, 9:19 pm

I have been to this island as well. I knew that this place was haunted and I actually did see the lady in black in the corridor of dungeaons! I have never been so scared. I was walking around saying what kind of a person kills her own husband and I swear she came after me.

Aram says:

December 7, 2009, 5:19 pm

I’ve been there plenty of times. I live in Hull, MA. It’s not garanteed yull c the lady in black,but its very possible. when ive gone i went in the prison cells…SCARIEST THING EVER! theres a coffin there and in a little black hallway, couldve sworn i saw her red eyes at the end of the tunnel

Judy says:

February 20, 2010, 2:20 pm

I went to fort warren on a field trip when i was in sixth grade, and i didn’t know about the “lady in black” but it was deff a creepy place. I remember the coffin in the little black hall way, I was with a bunch of other kids with no adults and they were making bet on who would lay in the coffin and after that was said we heard a load noise, it sounded like someone dropped something from the other room, we all ran to the window we crawled in.. it was deff unforgettably. If i had the chance i would go again! but this time i would take the tour.

Dawna says:

February 22, 2010, 1:15 pm

I grew up in Lynn, Ma. and in the early 70’s my school took us for a day trip to George’s Island. at one point I got lost from the group. I found myself in a room with a concrete slab in the dirt floor. I heard a voice and when I turned around I saw a woman in a long white dress floating over the slab in the floor. when some kids came in looking for me she dropped down into the slab.. I have never forgotten this ever! I never saw a woman in black. funny at that time no one would believe me! I would love to go back now knowing what I know and find her..

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