Is This a Ghost?

54. The Ghost of Getter's Island


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The thing about early 19th century hangings is, sometimes they drew a crowd, and it's like, what, you think Jackhole Junction has the infrastructure for that sort of spectacle? Get serious! (Today's story is only a LITTLE about civic engineering, we promise.)

This is the story of Getter's Island. Come for the ghost, stay for Summerwind 3, cat wet, post-pandemic Nell, classic rom-com stuff, you're basically a hot dog, and the wrong way to premeditate a murder.

Sources:

  • https://sauconsource.com/2020/10/18/haunted-lehigh-valley-ghost-getters-island/

  • http://thishauntedplace.com/content/getters-island

  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/75523009/?clipping_id=1441526&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjc1NTIzMDA5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODM5MTcxMDIsImV4cCI6MTY4NDAwMzUwMn0.fhTv-dPEDnupjfK3UqMhXjsOdIePIs0iDAoyK4z35eo

  • https://www.wfmz.com/archive/dni/historys-headlines-ghostly-getters-island/article_c5d18933-d387-50f6-8abd-adaa03e56505.html

  • https://civilwarghosts.com/haunted-locations-in-easton/

  • https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/N-Delaware-Dr-Easton-PA-18042/2088618926_zpid/

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Is This a Ghost?By Clayton Smith and Patrick Dean