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Freedom Figurehead - St Michaels, MD
in Urban Legends and Superstitions
A large figurehead located in St Michaels, Maryland. It is said you'll get good luck if you rub the figure's bosoms.
posted by: bluesnote
location: Maryland
date approved: 6/25/2021
last visited: 6/25/2021
NW31.2 km
Navy Bill - Annapolis, MD
A sculpture of the United States Naval Academy mascot near the main entrance gate to campus in Annapolis, Maryland. According to legend, Naval Cadets saw a goat at West Point during the a rival football game between the Army which became the mascot.
date approved: 8/28/2021
last visited: never
N48.6 km
Revolution on the River - Chestertown, MD
Local legend says that in 1774, Chestertown protesters marched to this waterfront and dumped the tea into the river, just as had Bostonians a few months earlier. However, the event was never documented. Did it even happen at all?
date approved: 1/21/2022
SW66.1 km
Legend of Moll Dyer - Leonardtown MD
A 17th century witch was chased into the woods and froze to death against a boulder leaving her handprint on the rock.
posted by: La de Boheme
date approved: 5/18/2012
W70.5 km
The Signing of the Magna Carta, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Popular legend is that King John and the barons signed the Magna Carta. There were no signatures on the original document, however, only a single seal placed by the king.
posted by: Rose Red
location: District of Columbia
date approved: 11/4/2008
last visited: 10/6/2021
W70.7 km
The Curse of the Hope Diamond - Washington, DC
The Hope Diamond is said to curse people who come in contact with it.
posted by: saopaulo1
date approved: 6/1/2009
last visited: 9/29/2021
N84.5 km
Aids to Naviagtion Fog Bell - Havre de Grace, MD
The origin of the fog bell has a few theories by the museum. One is that it was on a US cargo ship during WWII. Another is that it was used as a church bell. No one know for sure.
date approved: 6/13/2018
last visited: 6/13/2018
W99 km
Bunny Man Bridge - Clifton, Virginia
The story of the Bunny Man goes back many years. While there are several different accounts, the one agreed upon item is that this is one spooky spot. Here's one version of the history, read on if you can.
posted by: flyingmoose
location: Virginia
date approved: 6/12/2020
W101.1 km
Stepping The Mast - National Museum of the Marine Corps - Triangle VA
The Romans and Greeks did it and the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps still do it -- the ancient mariner superstition of laying coins under the mast.
date approved: 8/15/2011
SW120.2 km
Cherry Trees & Silver Dollars ~ Legends Of George Washington - Stafford VA
Did George Washington chop down a cherry tree? Did he throw a silver dollar across the river? If he did, it was at Ferry Farm.
date approved: 6/4/2011
last visited: 5/14/2019
NW143.4 km
The Snarly Yow - Boonsboro, MD
The Snarly Yow is a Hell Hound or Phantom Black Dog which is said to haunt the South Mountain area of Maryland. A historical Civil War marker has a side bar on it which tells the story of the first appearance of this ghastly monster.
posted by: Math Teacher
date approved: 12/5/2011
last visited: 12/6/2015