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A week of haunted history touring its away across a nation to prepare for Halloween, these four ghostly programs visit the local site of apparition sightings, telling the tales that have been handed down of tormented souls who continue to walk the earth – in America’s backyards. NEW ENGLAND (October 26): The arrival of the pilgrims, the Salem Witch trials, the War of Independence - Some believe this remarkable history set the stage for extraordinary hauntings. A heartbroken girl wanders the grounds of a Connecticut homestead, searching for her one true love… the spirit of a murderer strolls through the bar he owned 150 years ago… witnesses spot the image of a witch reportedly tortured on the grounds of the Joshua Ward House…a family of specters inhabits the legendary House of Seven Gables. NEW ORLEANS (October 27): The "Big Easy" is the definitive party town, setting records for alcohol consumption during Mardi Gras. But there is another form of "spirit" for which New Orleans is known. A voodoo queen lurks the grounds of her Gothic cemetery plot ... a highly respected socialite reminds others of her secret, malicious past ... and children of wealthy plantation owners continue to play on the grounds they once loved, before they and their mothers were murdered. CHARLESTON (October 28): The "grand dame" of the Old South harbors 300 years of mysterious apparitions: a love struck poet who wanders the house in which he died ... a beautiful murderess still imprisoned in an abandoned jail ... a slave boy who teases guests at a popular inn ... a Confederate hero who keeps watch over City Hall ... the headless torso of a soldier killed in the waning days of the Civil War. SAN FRANCISCO (October 29): In San Francisco and nearby San Jose, spirits roam, undeterred by skyscrapers and Silicon Valley. They include a murdered politician who still prowls the house where he died in 1859 ... a mournful female host who visits guests at an elegant hotel late at night ... the ghostly builder of a sprawling mansion, the Winchester House, who build her house to ward off forces from beyond the grave ... and the Lady in Blue, a restless soul said to frequent a beachside cafe, once the site of Prohibition-era revelry.
