This image is the cover for the book Haunted Potomac River Valley, Haunted America

Haunted Potomac River Valley, Haunted America

Before European colonists first dipped their toes in our "Nation's River," it succored generations of American Indians, who added their own stories and often stained its banks with their blood. Revolutionary War ghosts haunt its length, from Shepherdstown to Saint George's Island. Harpers Ferry is home to more than one nineteenth-century haunt, and ghosts of Civil War soldiers linger in the river's upper reaches. Former residents still reside in historic buildings in Sterling, Arlington and Alexandria. Point Lookout, at the mouth of the river, is the most haunted site in Maryland. While the Potomac has weathered horrors and tragedies, many residents did not. Author David W. Thompson tells their stories.

David W. Thompson

David W. Thompson has lived most of his life near the banks of the "Nation's River." The area written about here and the tales described are well known to him. This is the author's second book published by The History Press in the Haunted America series. The first is Haunted Southern Maryland (2019). David is the author of several historical fiction books and especially enjoys researching and writing paranormal history.

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