Palace Saloon - Fernandina Beach, Florida
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macleod1
N 30° 40.285 W 081° 27.837
17R E 455557 N 3393279
The Palace is located in historic downtown Fernandina Beach. This area has numerous "haunted" places.
Waymark Code: WM4FKZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2008
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Uncle Charlie's Pub, is located directly behind the Palace Saloon. Uncle Charlie is the ghost that purportedly haunts the Palace.
Between 1880-1910 Fernandina's docks were among the busiest in the south. Basking in her heyday, she welcomed ships from the far corners of the globe. Of the many saloons that lined the lively streets of the harbour district - and there were over 20 at the time - only one bore the distinction of being the "Ship Captains Bar." And that was the Palace.
Perhaps the most famous ghost in Fernandina Beach is Palace Saloon bartender Charlie Beresford, who worked there from 1906 to 1960.
"Uncle Charlie," as he came to be known, would bet patrons they couldn't throw coins and have them land and stay on the busts of statues behind the bar. At the end of each night, he'd scoop up the change. After he died, another bartender made the same bet with patrons and felt a hand on his shoulder as though he were being told to stop.
In 1999, a fire at the Palace burned every room but the one where Uncle Charlie lived.
117 Centre St.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904-491-3332
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