Love is eternal - it is even after death. We'll tell you about real romances, these are the seven most tragic love stories that led to the appearance of ghosts. Light a candle and read these ghost stories with your close friend or husband.
Emily's bridge
There are several different versions of the story of Emily, who hails from Stowe, Vermont. The first version says that a young woman named Emily was abandoned by her beloved young man, with whom she was going to escape. Heartbroken, she hung herself from the rail of the bridge. Another version of this legend says that after her fiancé abandoned her, Emily took a horse from her estate and rushed into the unknown, miscalculated the turn and fell with her horse into the river, where death awaited her. Many people who visit this bridge today claim to hear strange sounds, and some of the tourists go too far in their stories and are even convinced that they were really scratched by the ghost of Emily.
Castillo de San Marcos
Built in 1695, this St. Augustine fortress in Florida has a tragic love story on its walls. It is said that Dolores, the wife of the commander of the fortress, Colonel Garcia, was engaged in a secret affair with Captain Manuel Abela. Soon after the colonel solved the case, Dolores and her lover mysteriously disappeared. Their fate remained a mystery for decades. Decades later, the dead bodies of two lovers were found within the walls of the fortress. The secret room was discovered in the fortress in the mid-1800s, and the chamber was reportedly filled with bones. However, there is a question: were all these remains human or perhaps also from animals? Visitors to Castillo de San Marcos report scents that are believed to be the ghostly scent of Senora Dolores Marie. They also see floating balls, lights,and they see big stains of blood everywhere.
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Triumphal Arch
After an altercation with her lover on July 14, 1914 (Bastille Day), a woman named Rose is said to have climbed the 284th step of the Arc de Triomphe and threw herself from such an incredible height. To this day, whenever people gather in the area for a special event, some report seeing the ghost of the Rose repeating the fall that leads to death over and over again.
Huntly Castle Ghost
The founding of this Scottish castle, which now functions as a prison, dates back to 1452. In 1614 it fell into the hands of Patrick Lyon, Earl of Strathmore. It is said that Lyons' daughter was caught in it with her servant. As a punishment, she was sent to prison in the same castle. Due to the fact that she did not have the opportunity to meet and talk with her lover, she just jumped out of the window and crashed to her death. People often report seeing her ghost. According to eyewitnesses, this is the appearance of a woman in white, who wanders around the castle at night.
Longfellow Roadside Hotel
A woman named Jerusha Howe lived and worked in this quaint hotel in Massachusetts in the mid-1800s. There she fell in love with a British traveler who promised to make her his bride. The traveler returned to England, assuring Jerusha that he would send his men for her upon arrival. Alas, she never heard of him again. After a long wait for years, Jerusha passed away. Hotel guests claim to have encountered her heartbreaking ghost. Most of her “activity” is reportedly taking place in rooms 9 and 10, where she once lived.
Texas Governor's Mansion
In 1864, Governor Pendleton Murr's nephew visited his mansion in Austin, Texas. There he fell in love with the governor's wife's niece. He confessed his infatuation to this young woman, who quickly rejected his feelings. On the same night, a shot sounded, which flew through the entire stately house. The nephew committed suicide. Shortly after his death, residents heard an eerie knocking in his room, in which a suicide occurred. The sounds became so unpleasant that the guardians of the mansion eventually locked the room. Years later, the room was reopened, after which noises began again.
Casablanca Inn Hotel
This historic seaside resort in St. Augustine, Florida reportedly haunts the spirit of its former owner who once ran the hotel. The owner was a widow who is said to have fallen in love with a frequent visitor to the house. Soon she began to make sure that all the smugglers were sailing to her city, she climbed onto the roof and waved her lantern to tell them that the coast was clean and safe to swim. Today, sailors claim that at night, the flickering light of her ghostly lantern haunts everyone, while guests and hotel staff are confronted with strange sounds, mysteriously laid out beds and tablecloths that twitch on tables.
These stories can be believed, or ignored, but one thing remains - true love continues to live forever.
Victoria Ivashura