Cleland House

Georgetown, SC · Historical Buildings

Built in 1737, the house has a story to go along with its ghost. So it goes, Anne Withers, a possible relation of the John Withers listed on the historical marker in front of the house as one of the owners, fell in love with a sea captain. He once brought her an ancient Egyptian bracelet with a design of scarab beetles, which she saved to wear on their wedding day. But on the day, when she put it on, she suddenly screamed and fell down dead. The family found blood dripping from under the bracelet, as the scarabs had tiny legs that had stuck into her arm. Confused and heartbroken, the sea captain decided to have the bracelet examined by a chemist, who found that the scarabs' legs were rigged to open by human warmth and contained poison that would be injected into the wearer. It is thought that the mechanism may have been rigged to deter thieves from stealing from a tomb. Anne's ghost, wearing her wedding dress, has been seen several times in the garden of the Cleland House.

Geographic Information

Address
405 Front Street
Georgetown, SC
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GPS
33.362996, -79.279161
County
Georgetown County, South Carolina
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Is Cleland House really haunted?
Visitors rate Cleland House at 71.4 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Cleland House located?
The address is 405 Front Street, Georgetown, SC. GPS coordinates: 33.362996, -79.279161.
What kind of haunted place is Cleland House?
Cleland House is listed under Historical Buildings in our South Carolina section.
What is the nearest town to Cleland House?
Georgetown, SC is the closest town, about 1.3 miles away, with Pawleys Island (10.3 mi.) and Andrews (17.4 mi.) also nearby.

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  • Lee G. |

    Front door opens with no one near it.

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