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Ghostly specters are supposedly still seen in historic Colonial Williamsburg. Photo Source: Colonial Williamsburg Tour and Ghost Walk web site |
Legends of witch trials and ghostly hauntings abound in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia! At the center of Colonial Williamsburg is The Revolutionary City, a historic and educational re-creation of life in Colonial Williamsburg during the American Revolution, which lasted from 1775 - 1783.
The city looks and feels very authentic. American “Colonists” not only dress in period costume but wander the town in character, re-enacting scenes from life during the era and engaging tourists in 1700’s conversation! One such gentlemen approached us, eyeing our Siberian Husky, Icy, curiously “That’s a fine looking animal you have there, sir!” and proceeded to make us an offer to purchase her for 100 quid! We had some really fun banter with him, explaining that our precious FurKid was NOT for sale at any price!
Spending Halloween or Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg is certainly fun and educational, but some of it’s history can be downright scary!
American "Colonists" discuss & debate the issues of the day |
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Oh, Daddy, I told you not to practice witchcraft here! The Colonists do NOT like that! |
As our tour wound down people left the group, slowly making their way back to their hotels. After a few minutes we realized there were hardly any people left on the cobblestone streets of the Revolutionary City. It was eerily quiet and dark. Icy was becoming more and more agitated.
Suddenly, Icy started barking wildly for no apparent reason, lunging at one of the deserted historic taverns! It was so eerie, it made us a little jumpy ourselves. We quickened our steps and hightailed it back to our hotel!
When we made it back to our room we breathed a sigh of relief – Whew! That was weird. It took a few minutes for Icy to calm down, but she soon settled down on her blanket and fell fast asleep.
What made Icy act so
weird?? Was it just the cold night air
and the unfamiliar darkened streets? Or had
she sensed something else, perhaps something from the spirit world that only
she could sense? Hmmm…. I guess we’ll never
know for sure!
Have you visited Colonial Williamsburg? Tell us in the comments!
Have you visited Colonial Williamsburg? Tell us in the comments!
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Ohhhh!!! SPOOOOOOKY story!!! And I just love your super spooky Halloween look on the blog too!!!
ReplyDeleteღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Thanks Jenna! I thought I'd get into the spirit of things w/ my a spooky header. Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
DeleteLove Colonial Williamsburg, but never have been on their ghost walk. That would be so much fun! Hmmm, wonder what Isis got so excited about?
ReplyDeleteThe Ghost Walk is awesome, you should do it next time you go! We've been wondering about what Isis got so agitated about too, she was barking right at the building where lots of ghost sitings have supposedly been.... Thanks for stopping by today Sue!
DeleteOne of the things I love about the east coast is the history there. I would love to take a tour of historic places in PA. I hear that there's a battlefield where you can still hear the battle and see ghosts.
ReplyDeleteI love that about the East coast as well, So much history and apparently so many spirits! Trip Advisor has a post today on the most haunted hotels in the U.S., very cool I don't think I'd want to hear battles and see battlefield ghosts, that might be too scary for me! Thanks for stopping by & for hosting this blog hop!
DeleteWhat a perfectly fun spooky outing! Good for Isis for being on high alert. You have me going to my local paper to check out spooky walks around my little town.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked it! Great idea to check out spooky walks in your town, especially if it's an old historic place - you never know what (or whom?) you'll find. Thanks for visiting our blog!
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