VIRIGNIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The leaves are changing, and the temperatures are steadily declining so it’s the perfect time for ghost stories! 10 On Your Side’s Ashley Knight visited a few places in Virginia Beach that ghost hunters might want to check out.
Virginia has a rich history of ghosts and hauntings. One story is linked to this statue—The Norwegian Lady. In 1891, the ship The Dictator crashed headlong into a sandbar less than a mile out from the oceanfront. The captain’s wife, Johanne, and four-year-old son Carl perished in the shipwreck.
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“It’s said that on moonlit nights, especially after storms, you might see a woman standing right where my lantern is, dressed somewhat like the lady here, but all in white and sometimes dripping with water. And sometimes you might hear her call two names, Carl and Jorgan,” said Justin Sawyer, tour guide with U.S. Ghost Adventures.
Other women were thought to have more sinister intent. In 1706, Grace Sherwood was tried for witchcraft after a neighbor accused her of causing a miscarriage. The council tied her thumbs and wrists to her ankles and toes and threw or “ducked” her in Witch Duck Bay. She survived, living to the age of 80. However, has she held a grudge hundreds of years later?