Savannah Terrors

8. Colonial Park

Savannah, GA

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Colonial Park was established in 1750 and is by far one of the most haunted grave sites in Savannah. Many interesting people rest in these hallowed grounds, including Button Gwinnett, a Georgian representative and signer of the Declaration of Independence. But many are known to a different fate. More than 700 victims of the 1820 yellow fever epidemic are buried around the cemetery. Soldiers, women, and children all succumbed to the epidemic and now rest in the cold earth. You may see apparitions of yellow fever victims wandering these grounds looking for a cure, or icy fingers running across your arms or neck in a plea for help. The cemetery is also known for its apparitions of confederate soldiers. When union forces took over the grounds during their occupation of Savannah, they looted and desecrated many of the graves of their fallen enemies. Some Union soldiers even changed the dates on the headstones. The spirits of the Confederate soldiers are angry at the disrespect shown to them, even in death. If you happen to be a northerner, watch your step and your tongue in this cemetery. You don't want to encourage the wrath of these wronged soldiers. Although their bodies are but ash and bone, their souls remain. The Colonial Park Cemetery is also home to one of Savannah's most notorious ghosts, that of Rene Asche Rondolier. Rene is a disfigured orphan who lived on her own in the cemetery in the early 1880s. After the bodies of two girls were found in the cemetery, the community blamed Rene and accused her of murdering them. Rene was dragged to the nearby swamp and lynched by an angry mob. But still more dead bodies were found in the cemetery in the following days. The townspeople were convinced that it was Rene's ghost, at last committing the crime for which she was accused. The killings may have stopped, but the cemetery isn't called "Rene's Playground" for nothing. Don't look back. Rene may be waiting to surprise you.