ocean city virtual ghost walk
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Attend Ocean City Ghost Walks virtually through this slideshare presentation. Author and Ghost Walk guide, Mindie Burgoyne escorts guests on a 1.5 mile walk from the Ocean City, MD Inlet to 4th street and highlights nine properties known to be haunted. She also imparts some of Ocean City's amazing history. This slideshare program highlights the stops and key points of Mindie's Ocean City Ghost Walk. Read more about the ghost walks at http://chesapeakeghostwalks.comTRANSCRIPT
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Mindie BurgoyneChesapeake Ghost Walks
OCEAN CITY GHOST WALK
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… Isaac Coffin builds the first cottage on the beach with paying guests
TOURIST TOWN - 1869
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Believe it or not … there are many haunted sites in this relatively young but historic town.
HAUNTED SITES – INLET TO 4TH STREET
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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”
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LIFE SAVING STATION
Stations were located about every 10 miles on the beach.
Rescued passengers from shipwrecks off the coast.
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The Henry Hotel – “Colored Hotel” during segregation of races.
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1875 - ATLANTIC HOTEL – when first built – 400 roomsThe first HUGE tourist draw to Ocean City.
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1895 – Elevated Boardwalk 1892 – Trimper’s Opens
1878 – Railroad comes
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Dr. Charles Purnell and wife Flossie.
Rebuilt the Atlantic Hotel after it burned down.
Ocean City pioneers“still seen” at the Atlantic Hotel.
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NEW ATLANTIC HOTEL - In the early 1900s the hotel WAS the destination. Guests had their meals and entertainment at the
hotel.
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THE PIER – hot spot for OC hotel guests
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1ST CHURCH BUILTSt. Mary’s Star of the Sea
Built at the request of the Atlantic Hotel …. for hotel workers.
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1933 STORM – Opened up the Inlet1962 STORM – led to stronger building codes 1970s – building boom
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HAUNTED OCEAN CITY
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OCEAN CITY LIFE SAVING STATION3 Ghost sightings
2 are children
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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.
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LIFESAVING GEARSighting of drowned sailor seen in the car. Cold
spot around this display felt by many.
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LIFESAVING CAR
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CAPTAIN’S HILLthe only marked grave in Ocean
City
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THE Tarry-A-WhileHas a ghost who smokes cigarettes
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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.
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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.
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THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELEach animal was handcrafted by German
Woodcarvers.
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THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELTrimpers employs an artists skilled in historical
art to maintain the antique rides.
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THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELIt’s the oldest continually operational carousel
in America.
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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.
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THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELJoanne was from Sharptown but loved Ocean
City and Trimper’s Rides – particularly the
carousel.
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THE TRIMPERS CAROUSELGranville Trimper had the Carousel
etched onto the memorial when Joanne died. The center horse shown is
“Forever Joanne.”
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THE CAROUSEL – “Forever Joanne”
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THE ATLANTIC HOTELtoo many ghosts to list here
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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.
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THE ATLANTIC HOTELStill retains its charm and is thick with
memories of the past.
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THE BELMONT HOTELLocated in a section of town where women had
a huge influence in the hotel / hospitality industry.
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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.
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THE HOTEL NORDICAOpera singer hung herself from chandelier.
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THE PLINHIMMON HOTEL1st hotel built by a woman – Rosalie Tilghman Shreve. Later the Plim Plaza was built on this
site.
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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.
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THE PLIM PLAZA
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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.
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THE SHORHAM HOTELMurder – Suicide – Accidental Death
The Haunted Trifecta
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Mindie BurgoyneTravel Hag Tourswww.TravelHag.comwww.ChesapeakeGhostWalks.com
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