Historic haunted places in Harpers Ferry, WV. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Open to the public (within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park; park entrance fee).
Rachel Harper is said to have hidden the family's money somewhere on the property before she died in 1780 after a fall from a ladder. Her figure in 18th-century clothes is reported…
Potomac Street rail corridor, Lower Town, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Viewable from public areas (free); never walk on active tracks.
Legend says a poor woman named Jenny, living in a shed by the tracks, caught fire one cold night and was struck by a train as she ran for help. About a month later, an engineer saw…
Active parish; exterior and grounds free to visit.
The church served as a hospital during the Civil War, and guides describe a priest in clerical dress and footsteps on the stone floor when the building is empty. The best-known tal…