About
Ghosts and Haunted places near Summerton in Clarendon, S.C.
A
ghost is often defined as the soul or spirit of a dead person or
animal that can appear in some visible form to the living. Ghosts
are also known known as a
spectre, phantom, apparition or spook. The belief in
manifestations of the spirits of the dead is quite widespread, dating
back thousands of years. See Wikipedia
Descriptions
of the apparition
of a ghost
vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely
visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike visions. The deliberate
attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as
necromancy, and
is usually done during a séance.
Ghosts are generally described as solitary essences that haunt
particular locations, objects, or people they were associated with in
life.
A place where ghosts
are reported is described as haunted,
and often seen as being inhabited by spirits of deceased who may have
been former residents or were familiar with the property.
Supernatural activity inside homes is said to be mainly associated
with violent or tragic events in the building's past such as murder,
accidental death, or suicide. Some argue that the 'spirits' of those
who have died have not 'passed over' and are trapped inside the
property where their memories and energy are strong.
Both the
Hebrew Torah and the Bible contain a few references to ghosts,
associating contact
with spirits as being a forbidden
occult activity.
The most notable reference is in the 1
Samuel
28:3-20,
when King
Saul has the Witch of Endor summon the spirit/ghost of Samuel. Both
Jews and Christians are taught that it is sinful to attempt to
conjure or control spirits in accordance with Deuteronomy 18:9-12.
Despite
all that that, a 2005 Gallup poll found that about 32 percent of
Americans still believe in ghosts.
Here
in Clarendon County, S.C., there are a number of reported ghost
sightings or haunted locations that you might be interested in
knowing more about. For example:
The
Old Robert Eli McFaddin Plantation Home
- Robert Eli McFaddin, Sr. built this home in 1854 with the help of
his nephew John Brogdon McFaddin the son of Joseph Sidney McFaddin.
It is rumored that a Ghost that lives in the attic and peers out the
rear windows, and may be seen in the late afternoons. This Ghost once
took the reins of Jeff’s horse on dismounting at the lot gate and
handed them to Earl his brother.
Manning
Cemetery & Dead Mans Curve
- On the
side of the road in dead mans curve you can see an old ghost like
figure sitting in a rocking chair on certain nights when the moon is
right. It is believed by many that the mans son was ran over and
killed in the curve so he sat there waiting on the driver of the car
who killed his son until he died but his spirit lives on and still
waits on the driver.
Many have also heard of
other 'unofficial' ghost sightings around the Santee
Indian Mound outside Summerton, S.C., as well as other ghost
stories related to the flooded town of Ferguson
now lying at the bottom of Lake Marion.
There
have probably been many other sightings of ghosts in Clarendon
County, or haunted locations, that have never been officially
recorded. If you know of any, please consider sharing them with us.
* The
following are some selected web sites about Ghosts and Haunted Places
that you might want to take a quick look at:
