Paranormal Hotspots in Washington, District of Columbia

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The Octagon House

Washington, DC

An elegant Federal-style house near the White House in Washington, D.C., completed in 1801 for the Tayloe family and briefly home to President Madison in 1814-15 after the British burned the capital. It carries some of the city's oldest ghost stories, several of them tied to deaths said to have occurred on its dramatic spiral staircase.

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Washington's paranormal hotspots are compiled from local history, published folklore and visitor reports.

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