Salisbury’s first ghost walk unveils eastern shore history

From old fire houses, to churches, mansions and even antique shops; the eastern shore is full of history. Salisbury in particular has homes that once stood as slave plantations back in the early 1700s.What about lingering spirits that are still hanging around? What are their stories? Mindie Burgoyne, author of Haunted Lower Eastern Shore, hosted Salisbury’s first ever Ghost walk on Monday.

“I’m really looking forward to learning about the fire that happened here and all the history with that and the ghosts there and just getting spooked on Halloween,” said Carey Hickman, Pokomoke resident.

Folks joined Mindy for a two hour walk around Salisbury listening to stories about strange occurrences and haunted buildings. One of the big stops on the tour was  the mansion at the end of Poplar Hill. This 1795 plantation house is now a museum. The original homeowner, Doctor John Huston, lived there with his 18 slaves and nowadays the property is rumored to be haunted by a number of spirits from long ago

Like the seventeen year old girl who died after her dress caught fire while she was trying to warm up the house. You can still see the burn marks in front of the fire place from her death.

The spirits kind of come alive to them,” said host and author, Midie Burgoyne. “It creates an energy all on its own and it kind of bonds the guests to the city. I hope that people really become connected to Salisbury through these.”

For the folks that missed Salisbury’s first ghost walk, mark your 2017 calendar. Mindie tells us she will be back next Halloween with an even bigger and better tour.