The Governor’s Mansion
Dover, Delaware
By Shannon Reinbold-Gee
Built in the 1790s by Charles Hillyard III, Woodburn (as the Governor’s Mansion is known) once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad and much more recently was purchased by the state of Delaware, serving as the official residence for Delaware’s governors since 1965. A Middle Period Georgian-style mansion, it has been home to everyone from gentleman farmers to U.S. Senators and doctors. And each owner seems to have left his own special imprint on the house.
The first ghost documented at Woodburn appeared only about 25 years after the house was constructed. The owners of the house at the time, Dr. and Mrs. Bates asked a visiting itinerant Methodist preacher to begin their shared morning meal with a prayer. The preacher suggested they wait for their other guest to join them. Puzzled, the couple stated there was no other guest in the house. The preacher then described in great detail the older gentleman he saw on the stairs. His description startled the couple even more, as it was precisely the way Mrs. Bates’ father, Charles Hillyard III had appeared—while alive.
It seems Mr. Hillyard is the most frequent spectral visitor at Woodburn. He is often seen on the steps. Having a reputation for enjoying alcohol, people have found that glasses of wine left on the stairs at night are often drained by morning.
As a stop on the Underground Railroad, slaves frequented the area. Legend has it that a slave running from a band of slave hunters hid in the hollow black walnut tree that used to stand near the home’s south porch. He was caught in his hideaway and some say his screams are still heard, most often at Halloween.
Another ghost visitors and residents have mentioned seeing is a young girl dressed in a traditional gingham dress and bonnet. She has been seen walking near the reflecting pool and carrying a candle. Although the most mysterious ghost of the group, none of the ghosts seem malicious or difficult. All seem to have become part of the rich history and local lore of Woodburn.
Tours of the mansion are available, but call ahead and stay with your guide so you don’t anger the spirits of Woodburn.
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October 6, 2008, 4:31 pm |
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nicole says: |
November 2, 2008, 11:26 am |
this was the scariestthing ever i still picture that ghost moving its the scariest thing do not enter the houe
TAPS member in training says: |
April 8, 2009, 1:54 am |
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Korrina says: |
April 13, 2009, 5:41 pm |
I do believe in the paranormal. I have yet to see a haunted house, but i have seen a ghost. It was my Grandma. The day after she died i was in her house upstairs. I saw her standing there. I kept walking and fell downstairs but did not get hurt. My dad said i could have died from the fall. I think my Grandma saved me that day
shanpink says: |
May 4, 2009, 3:54 am |
there is house that is above on a hill right next to where i live my mom told me to change it into a play house but it happened that wheni went in i had a massive scar on my arm,head,leg and hand my mom died because of it and i now live with my dad that is dying.
Isaiah says: |
June 25, 2009, 5:06 pm |
In my house a guy dide in my bathroom but he never bothers us i think he must be nice
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The Israelis and all the Jewish community around the world and their neighbors the Arab league must consult Soul To Soul now for prayers that will break all the Ancestral and general curses, deaths, strife, hatred, war, sorrow and distress that they inherited from their forefathers and to restore permanent peace, security and prosperity to the region
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Send your Charity, donations, tithes, offerings, gifts, tributes and testimonies to
Soul-To-Soul Charismatic Ministries, No. 59 beach road, Etegbin, after shibiri last bus-stop,Ojo local government area,Lagos,Nigeria and Suite 215 Administration Main Office Block, Trade Fair Complex, Aspanda, Lagos State Nigeria. For more information
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coreen bennett says:
September 27, 2008, 9:30 pm
One time when i was yonger i went to a trailer park with my friends and we seen this house had curtains moving. when my friends and me went to ckeck it out we seen no one there. we told my mom and she said no one has lived there for years. when we left a plate of food in the hallway so we could catch the person.when we seen someone in hallway we tried to catch him. when we did we seen that it was a ghost. we told my mom and she said that it was a dream but i know it wasn’t.