Tag: Frederick County Maryland legends and folklore

Frederick County Legends: South Mountain Legends

June 23, 2020 Today I am going to share with you three short stories from the book Ghosts and Legends of Frederick County by Cannon and Whitmore. Images are not mine. Hope you enjoy! White Woman “There are several accounts of a banshee called… Continue Reading “Frederick County Legends: South Mountain Legends”

The Newey Slaughter

June 9, 2020 This story comes from Ghosts and Legends of Frederick County by Cannon and Whitmore. Hope you enjoy! “The neighbors were quickly summoned, but when they arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. An attempt at rescue was impossible. By the… Continue Reading “The Newey Slaughter”

Spirit of Frederick

April 28, 2020 So, I’ve finished all the stories that are in the book Spirits of Frederick by Alyce T. Weinberg. Or at least the stories I want to share right now. There’s a couple more, but they seem boring to me. Maybe at… Continue Reading “Spirit of Frederick”

night prowlers

March 17, 2020 I have no idea what happened…but this post, which I just published, posted two days ago! I don’t do “drafts” anymore because of this. I do my post and publish “immediately” So if you would like to read it, click here…

the devil on horseback

March 10, 2020 A Legend of Frederick County (MD) “In 1835, a strange, lanky man in black appeared out of nowhere and departed as suddenly as he had arrived, after causing three days of utter confusion. He had come to see Singleton Burgee who… Continue Reading “the devil on horseback”

Frederick County Folklore

Oct 23, 2019 This story comes from Ghosts and Legends of Frederick County, by Timothy L. Cannon and Nancy F. Whitmore. The Dwayyo On a saturday evening in November of 1965, a man – “John Becker” – was attacked by a creature…as big as… Continue Reading “Frederick County Folklore”