Record #:

36142

Author(s):

Mellevold, Audrey

Abstract:

Historic homes such as the Isaac Taylor House and John Wright Stanly House had another value to the community: tales of their reputed hauntings. Other house related horror stories noted were a ghost encountered at the Cherry Point Marine Corp Air Station and vigil involving a parrot.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 3 Issue 1, May 1990, p35-38

Subject(s):

Ghost stories--Coastal; New Bern--History; New Bern--Historical buildings; Marine Corps Air Station (Cherry Point); Craven County--Folklore; Stanly, John Wright, 1742-1789; Spaight, Richard Dobbs Sr., 1758-1802; Architecture, Federal style; Architecture, Greek Revival style