John Dickinson Plantation
Dover, Delaware, United States
Historic house · local-legend
The Story
The ghost attributed to John Dickinson keeps up the habits of a writer and a sleeper. According to Delaware Haunted Houses, people hear a quill scratching across paper in his den even when no one is working there. His bed is also said to become rumpled in the afternoon, as though he has just risen from a nap.
The Hauntings
The ghost attributed to John Dickinson keeps up the habits of a writer and a sleeper. According to Delaware Haunted Houses, people hear a quill scratching across paper in his den even when no one is working there. His bed is also said to become rumpled in the afternoon, as though he has just risen from a nap.
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