The Marshall House Inn

Savannah is no stranger to tragedy, with large portions of its population wiped out by the Yellow Fever epidemics of the 19th century. The spirits of those who knew great suffering seem to have lingered behind. At the Marshall House Inn on E. Broughton Street those sufferings seem to play themselves out over and over again. Built in 1851 by Mary Marshall, this 68 room inn served as a hospital during two Yellow Fever epidemics as well as a hospital for Union soldiers during the Civil War. It seems as though some of her patients and their caregivers have remained. There have been reports of guests waking up in the middle of the night to the sensation of someone holding their wrist, perhaps a spectral nurse routinely checking her patient's pulse. During renovations in the 1960's human bones were found under a floor. Upon closer investigation a room was discovered where it appeared amputations had been discarded before an addition was built, closing in the room. The sound of disembodied voices can be heard laughing and running up and down the halls accompanied by the jiggling of doorknobs. Apparently the ghosts of the Marshall House do not heed the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door. Poltergeist activity has also been witnessed at the Marshall House with bathtubs filling on their own accord. There is one account of a guest who upon discovering that her toilet had overflowed for no apparent reason quickly sopped up the water with bath towels before calling the front desk. When maintenance arrived at the room they found a dazed and confused guest with perfectly dry towels hanging on their rack!