APRIL 23 | Walking Tour: Lost History of the Ghosts of Old Anacostia
Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 6:30 PM
Old Market House Square in Historic Anacostia
2001 14th Street Southeast
Tickets: $40 – $125
Learn about the lost history of the Ghosts of Old Anacostia from John Smith & the Nacotchtankes to John Wilkes Booth and Frederick Douglass!
From the first Spanish and English explorations into the Chesapeake Bay to the British Invasion of Washington in 1814 to the neighborhood's sub-division in 1854 to the Lincoln Assassination to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, Historic Anacostia has been witness to events of local and national consequence across centuries.
Learn some of the stories of yesteryear that explore the history and underworld of one of Washington's most iconic - and possibly haunted - neighborhoods!
There will be five stops on the walking tour where paranormal investigations will occur.
*TOUR LEADERS*
John Muller, author of Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C.: The Lion of Anacostia (The History Press, 2012) has been leading walking tours of Old Anacostia since 2013. Throughout the years many tour participants have asked about ghosts and a possible ghost tour. After many years of continuous research and collecting many oral histories from local residents, including the late Mr. George Rice of 14th & W Street SE, a ghost tour is finally being launched.
The Ghost tour is a collaboration between Lost History Associates and Chocolate City Paranormal Team, led by Fayne Spears.
Fayne Spears is a native Washingtonian and proprietor of Chocolate City Paranormal Team. She has led ghost-related tours in the Washington, D.C. area since 2019.