Ghostly Connections

White Horse - On some cold nights, a ghostly white horse can bee seen running or walking through the town. It never makes a sound and leaves no tracks.

Snow Hill Country Club - Apparitions are known to show up on photos taken at the country club. The main hotel, built in the 1820s, has been the site of many mysterious occurrences for years. Every October, the club holds a "dinner and a ghost" event.

Tower View Apartments - Built very close to a cemetery, residents have reported that this apartment complex is haunted. In Apartment 122, cries of an infant and a bouncing ball can be heard. Things are thought to be misplaced, but turn up where they are supposed to be later. One young boy even claimed to have an imaginary friend who he called Soccer Boy and had to lived up the street and died there. Loud pounding sounds can be heard from Apartment 225. The manager has problem keeping the door secure, even when it is locked.

Haw Chapel Cemetery - A tombstone in this small cemetery is said to glow when viewed from the road. The stone is standing beneath a grove of trees, close to the road.

The Old Mill - Just after the Civil War, a former soldier returned home to the mill with nine slave children. He constantly beat them for things like playing or laughing. He even locked them away just to keep them from having fun. One night while he was sleeping, the children escaped and slaughtered the man. The ghosts of the children have been seen about the mill, along with the man's ghost, who stands in front of the cabin.

Wilmington College - See below for hauntings.

College Hall - This old building is said to be haunted by two horses. The first was that of Colonel Azariah Doan, the founder of the college. When his horse, Ole Bill, died, Doan decided to entomb the horse between the second and third floors. The horse's skull was found in 1956 when renovations were being completed and was put to display in the Hall. The second horse ghost is said to have been a horse who had to be killed after a college prank went bad. Apparently some students put farm animals in the building, putting the horse on the top floor where it went crazy, injuring itself so badly that it had to be put to rest. The snorts of horses and the clip-clop sound of hooves can be heard in hallway at times.