![]() ![]() ![]() What was once an amusement park, Glen Echo Park, is now home to 13 resident artists and arts organizations, a thriving social dance program, a restored 1921 Dentzel Carousel, two award-winning children’s theaters, a weekend drop-in art program for children, numerous art studios and galleries, a nature program, and hundreds of classes in visual and performing arts. Credit: Ghosts of DC Stop 3: Glen Echo Park | Glen Echo Members of the Montgomery County Historical Society have also reported hearing strange sounds throughout the house, including a voice calling, “Priscilla,” the name of one of John Dawson’s daughters – the second namesake on the house – who passed away in 1922. Some speculate that he may be the ghost of a slave from the 1800’s who helped lay the original bricks to the house or Nathan Briggs, a 1940’s man who worked on the renovation of the house but committed suicide. And at a second glance, he vanishes into thin air. People say they have seen an African-American man laying down bricks in the archway of the entry to the kitchen. There have been several reports of the “ghost brick layer” at the Beall-Dawson House. Then in the 1960’s, it was purchased by the City of Rockville and converted to the Montgomery County Historical Society’s headquarters. The house was then owned by the Dawson family and eventually the Davis family – the latter helped with the house’s restoration in the 1940’s. The Beall-Dawson House was built in 1815 by Upton Beall, a wealthy man who served as Clerk of the Court for Montgomery County. Though with all the good she did while she was alive, there shouldn’t be much to worry about if you happen to encounter her ghost. Visitors have reported seeing her apparition wandering the halls and rooms wearing a green dress. Many believe that Clara Barton has never left her Glen Echo residence, now part of the National Park Service. It includes nine acres of land and Barton’s own 38-room residence, which served as an early headquarters of the American Red Cross and where Barton spent the last 15 years of her life. The Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo was established in 1974 to honor the life and work of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross famed for her medical care and service to soldiers in the Civil War. Stop 1: Clara Barton National Historic Site | Glen Echo Our Mysterious and Haunted Places Road Trip is a perfect addition to your next weekend getaway itinerary to Montgomery County anytime of the year. Whether you’re looking for a ghost sighting, hear bumps in the night, or learn something new about a popular historic site, we’ve got you covered. Montgomery County, Maryland is no exception. Every destination has its own urban legends and haunted places where only the brave tread.
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