A tale of unrequited love and vengeance has long haunted the 17Hundred90 Inn on E. York Street. Named after the year in which it was built, this white clapboard inn is a popular inn and restaurant. It is also the home of Annie Powers, the ghost of a young woman who is said to have taken her own life. Grieved over the departure of her seafaring lover, she watched from the widow’s walk as the sails of his ship left the harbor. She then threw herself from the third floor balcony to the courtyard below. Miss Powers has been heard weeping about the second floor of the inn and is especially fond of room 204, her former room. Guests in room 204 have reported awakening to the strange sensation of an unearthly female presence.
Annie Powers is not the only female presence to haunt the 17Hundred90 Inn. The spirit of a slave woman is said to linger about the kitchen. It is rumored that this spirit is that of a Gullah, or Geechee, servant who was deeply involved in Voodoo. Employees have heard the sound of clanging bracelets and the sashaying of fabric in the kitchen along with the distinct feeling of being watched. Perhaps this slave woman was the house cook and is eternally set on keeping order.
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