Haunted Beaufort District

Scary stories and Halloween go together like balsamic vinegar and oil. Here are a few suggestions to get started learning about the macabre history of hauntings in Beaufort District:

• Come read about all the "Ghosts" in our vertical file available in the BDC. Here one can find tales of the Land's End Light, the Blue Lady of Leamington, hauntings at Frogmore Manor, the Castle, along Bay Street, and a ghost trivia game. (BDC only).
• The classic Tales of Beaufort, by Nell Graydon has some ghost tales. Copies are available for check-out through the branch libraries.
• Nancy Rhyne, raconteur, has stories called "The Case of the Headless Corpse"and "Dr. Buzzard's Coffin" in Tales of the South Carolina Low Country. Her sequel, entitled More Tales of the South Carolina Low Country, includes stories about Edingsville Beach and Dr. Buzzard along with other ghost tales in coastal South Carolina. Copies are available for check-out through the branch libraries.
• Coastal Ghosts by Nancy Rhyne tells the tales of "The Eliza Tree" and the "Unparalleled Rides of the Late William Baynard" from Hilton Head Island, and the story of "Daufuskie's Big Foot." Copies available for check-out through the branch libraries.