Haunted Savannah Georgia

Savannah Georgia claims to be America's most haunted city. And if you check out the city thoroughly you'll find all kinds of spooky ghost stories.

Savannah has had all kinds of tragedy and death over the many years of its existence and most paranormal investigators will tell you that any where you have that much tragedy your going to have paranormal activity and ghosts. And in the moonlight and fog of Savannah Georgia people claim to see everything from the ghosts of black cats to the spirit of a ghost riding a motorcycle complete with tattoos and leather jacket.

It is said that in the area of Largo Drive in Savannah Georgia that people see a large long haired black cat walking around and running in front of them. Many people claim that the cat was once buried in its grave but that when the apartments there were built its grave was destroyed and the cats spirit has been roaming around restless ever since. In near by St Augustine Florida I met the ghost of a cat and saw it on many different occasions.  You can read that story by CLICKING HERE

For many years people have talked about the very spooky ghost that rides a motorcycle in the area of Eisenhower Drive. The ghost wears a leather jacket and it has tattoos all over its arms and neck. It is even claimed that the tattoos glow in the dark. Many people over the years have claimed that the ghost will ride its motorcycle through your car. Or jump up into the air and vanish. If you really like ghost stories and reading about ghosts then you'll want to CLICK HERE now.

Out on Skidaway Island in Savannah Georgia people report seeing the ghosts of a paranormal battle going on. Its said on nights when the moon is full and the fog rolls in that you will start to hear the sounds of battle and then you will see revolutionary soldiers having a battle out in the trees.Its interesting to note that this has been reported in this area for the last 200 years and most people report it the same.

Haunted Georgia

Many people especially those that live in Georgia claim that Georgia is one of the most haunted states. And it may very well be. We have a whole entire hub page on the ghosts of Georgia which you can see by CLICKING HERE.

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The Pirates House is supposed to be one of the most haunted locations in Savannah Georgia. There used to be a tunnel that ran from under the Pirates House to the river. But it is now filled in and closed off.

Many people over the years have claimed to see all kind of ghosts in the Pirates House and to hear all kinds of paranormal noises. You can read more about it by CLICKING HERE

Wrights Square is located at the corner of Bull Street and Presidents Street in Savannah Georgia. And if you visit Wrights Square in Savannah notice one unusual thing about the trees growing here on this square. They do not have the Spanish moss growing on them that grows on all the other trees in Savannah.

It is here that the story of Alice Riley and her husband played out. The young woman was a indentured servant and she and her husband went to work for a man named William Wise who local people say was a very cruel but wealthy man. The local people tell the story that William Wise beat the husband badly on a daily basis and that he raped Ann Riley often.

The couple could not stand what was being done to them and they came up with a plan to kill William Wise and steal  some of his money and escape to a ship on the river and get away from Savannah and William Wise. One afternoon the young woman was helping Wise with his bath and her husband ran in and they drowned William Wise by forcing his head under water.

They ran away but were caught by a angry search mob on the Isle of Hope and returned to Savannah where they were tried and convicted of the murder of William Wise. Her and her husband were taken to the gallows on Wright Square where she watched as her husband Robert was hung.

When the hangman turned to Alice Riley she told him she was pregnant and asked if she could still be hung. She was taken to a doctor and examined and he said that Alice Riley was indeed pregnant. She was taken back to jail where her baby was born. Eight months later in January of 1735 Alice Riley was taken back to the gallows on Wright Square and hung by the neck until dead. She screamed and pleaded not to be killed and said that the baby's father was William Wise who had raped her. After she was hung she was left hanging for three full days as a warning to other people that justice would indeed be carried out in Savannah. 

The Ghost Story Of Alice Riley

A coastal Georgia legend says that the Spanish Moss will not grow where innocent blood was spilled. And while she was in Jail waiting to be hung Alice Riley told anyone who would listen that William Wise was a monster and he had done unspeakable things to her but it did not save her life.

Many times each year people claim to see a young woman dressed in rags running thru Wrights Square screaming for her baby. People also say they see her setting under the tree where the gallows once stood crying. If you approach her she vanishes. People have tried to prove why no Spanish Moss will grow in the trees on the square but no one has been able to.