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Haunted Virginia Beach

Alpheus J. Chewning

Publisher: The History Press

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Summary

Forty spooky stories that reveal the otherworldly history of this coastal city . . . Includes photos!   Researched and written by a local history expert, this book delves into the creepy, unexplored avenues of Virginia Beach’s past. You’ll learn about the paranormal sightings at the Mayflower Apartments, where elevators behave bizarrely; the spectral details of Blackbeard’s buried treasure; a deadly stretch of road inexplicably responsible for eighty-nine fatalities over thirty years; and the untimely death of a military wife.   From a wailing woman in the old Coast Guard Station to supernatural activity provoked by the association of two friends, Haunted Virginia Beach offers up spine-tingling apparitional tales that will shock and delight visitors and locals alike.  
Available since: 09/30/2006.
Print length: 128 pages.

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