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Mindie BurgoyneChesapeake Ghost Walks

OCEAN CITY GHOST WALK

… Isaac Coffin builds the first cottage on the beach with paying guests

TOURIST TOWN - 1869

Believe it or not … there are many haunted sites in this relatively young but historic town.

HAUNTED SITES – INLET TO 4TH STREET

FISHING CAMPSThese camps were the first draw to Ocean City.

The ghosts of old fisherman haunt some of these old camps.

*House shown is the one used in the movie “Violets are Blue”

LIFE SAVING STATION

Stations were located about every 10 miles on the beach.

Rescued passengers from shipwrecks off the coast.

The Henry Hotel – “Colored Hotel” during segregation of races.

1875 - ATLANTIC HOTEL – when first built – 400 roomsThe first HUGE tourist draw to Ocean City.

1895 – Elevated Boardwalk 1892 – Trimper’s Opens

1878 – Railroad comes

Dr. Charles Purnell and wife Flossie.

Rebuilt the Atlantic Hotel after it burned down.

Ocean City pioneers“still seen” at the Atlantic Hotel.

NEW ATLANTIC HOTEL - In the early 1900s the hotel WAS the destination. Guests had their meals and entertainment at the

hotel.

THE PIER – hot spot for OC hotel guests

1ST CHURCH BUILTSt. Mary’s Star of the Sea

Built at the request of the Atlantic Hotel …. for hotel workers.

1933 STORM – Opened up the Inlet1962 STORM – led to stronger building codes 1970s – building boom

HAUNTED OCEAN CITY

OCEAN CITY LIFE SAVING STATION3 Ghost sightings

2 are children

LAUGHING SALLife-size woman with startling laugh. Made to draw visitors into arcades

This Laughing Sal is in the OC Life Saving Station Museum.

She laughs when she wants to… at all hours.

LIFESAVING GEARSighting of drowned sailor seen in the car. Cold

spot around this display felt by many.

LIFESAVING CAR

CAPTAIN’S HILLthe only marked grave in Ocean

City

THE Tarry-A-WhileHas a ghost who smokes cigarettes

THE LODGE – TRIMPER’SGranville Trimper has been seen (and felt) on

the basement floor of the Lodge by some of the workers who knew him. He “fixes” things.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELIt was put in place in 1902 and has been in the same spot since – at times flood waters have reached the

knees of the carousel horses.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELEach animal was handcrafted by German

Woodcarvers.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELTrimpers employs an artists skilled in historical

art to maintain the antique rides.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELIt’s the oldest continually operational carousel

in America.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELThe perfume of Joanne Trimper sometimes

lingers around the carousel. She loved the Carousel – this white horse was

named “Forever Joanne” in her honor.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELJoanne was from Sharptown but loved Ocean

City and Trimper’s Rides – particularly the

carousel.

THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELGranville Trimper had the Carousel

etched onto the memorial when Joanne died. The center horse shown is

“Forever Joanne.”

THE CAROUSEL – “Forever Joanne”

THE ATLANTIC HOTELtoo many ghosts to list here

DR. CHARLES PURNELL• Bought the Atlantic Hotel in

1925• Burned down months later• Rebuilt in 6 months• Still owned by the Purnells

Dr. Purnell is frequently seen about the hotel – on the stairs, in the lobby, walking the halls.

THE ATLANTIC HOTELStill retains its charm and is thick with

memories of the past.

THE BELMONT HOTELLocated in a section of town where women had

a huge influence in the hotel / hospitality industry.

THE AVONDALESusie Rounds took over this hotel when the owners were too

distraught when a 3 year old girl fell to her death from a 3rd story window. Susie owned 2 other hotels including the Majestic.

THE HOTEL NORDICAOpera singer hung herself from chandelier.

THE PLINHIMMON HOTEL1st hotel built by a woman – Rosalie Tilghman Shreve. Later the Plim Plaza was built on this

site.

ROSALIE TILGHMAN SHREVE Haunts the Plim Plaza Hotel.

• Talbot County native (Oxford)• Granddaughter of Tench

Tilghman• Opens summer boarding

house• In 1894 (at age 50) builds

Plinhimmon• Becomes one of the

wealthiest women in Worcester County

• Brother, Oswald haunts Foxley Hall in Easton.

THE PLIM PLAZA

RANDY HOFFMAN SCULPTURERandy has been sculpting Bible scenes in the sand just off the Boardwalk for 20 years. He says, “God told him to.” Randy has distributed over 800,000 pamphlets to castle admirers on the

Boardwalk.

THE SHORHAM HOTELMurder – Suicide – Accidental Death

The Haunted Trifecta

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SPECIAL THANKS TO:Ocean City Life Saving MuseumAmy and Bob RothermelGlenn Irwin OCDCTown of Ocean CityCharlie Purnell (Atlantic Hotel)Greg Shockley (Shoreham Hotel)Sue and George HurleySandy HurleyMason’s Bookstore

Find map of the Ocean City Ghost Walk at http://goo.gl/maps/fNcr1