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Once part of the remote interior of Marco Island, Florida, Marco Island Cemetery stands as a testament to the resiliency of the island’s inhabitants. Spanish explorers named the island La Isla de San Marco, and it is the largest barrier island within southwest Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands region. Today, it is home to over 17,000…
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At one of the busiest intersections in wealthy Naples, Florida, a small forgotten graveyard sits wedged between modern development and passing traffic. Known as Rosemary Cemetery, the site has inspired decades of rumors involving displaced graves, restless spirits, mysterious burials, and the strange history hidden beneath the polished surface of this Gulf Coast resort town.…
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Before this historic rest stop burnt down in 2016, it was rumored to have been a stomping ground of infamous gangster Al Capone. A narrow road called Tamiami Trail runs through Big Cypress National Preserve between Naples, Florida and the Miami suburbs. The 720,000-acre preserve was added to the United States National Park System in…
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A case of mistaken history has led to rumors this antebellum Gulf-Coast lighthouse is haunted. Since Ghost Hunters came to the Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum in 2009, there have been no shortage of articles about its legends. I finally had the opportunity to visit this historic site shortly before Halloween in 2014. Unfortunately (or fortunately,…
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I had the opportunity to go to Fort Myers, Florida around Christmas last year and decided to take the local ghost tour. I have to say, it was one of the best I’ve ever been on–and I’ve gone on ghost tours and haunted walks all over the country (even one in Canada). The Haunted History…
