PHASM

Middleton Tavern

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Other · local-legend

The Story

Haunted Places calls the tavern’s recurring figure Roland: a man in Revolutionary-era clothes who looks toward the water from downstairs. His appearances are associated with cigar smoke. Other accounts describe crockery sliding from shelves, furniture moving and wall lamps being turned upside down. Nicknamed spirit; identity uncertain.

The Hauntings

Haunted Places calls the tavern’s recurring figure Roland: a man in Revolutionary-era clothes who looks toward the water from downstairs. His appearances are associated with cigar smoke. Other accounts describe crockery sliding from shelves, furniture moving and wall lamps being turned upside down. Nicknamed spirit; identity uncertain.

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Current opening and permission requirements have not been independently checked. Obtain permission for private areas; no nighttime investigation implied. Current access is unconfirmed.

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