October in the Lowcountry
As the city of Charleston was formally founded in 1670, and Magnolia shortly after in 1679, we have centuries of history to draw upon for how the early Charlestonians celebrated the fall harvest and holidays – including some haunted history.
The lowcountry autumn bloom comes to life in October. Be sure to check out what is in bloom throughout the gardens here, and keep a special eye out for fun seasonal blooms like candy corn flowers, purple velvet sage, society garlic, and seashore mallows.
Magnolia was actually featured on a 2012 episode of “Ghost Hunters”, where investigators had several paranormal encounters at the Magnolia House and at the cabins while they tried to contact a relative who died in an accident on the property in the early 1800s.
They heard music and the voice of a young girl's voice, as well as a cough and some kind of growling. One of the most distinct recordings appeared to be of a woman's voice asking, "What are you doing?"
Ghost tours and lore are aplenty downtown, but perhaps Charleston’s most notorious ghost tale involves America’s first female serial killer. Lavinia Fisher, born in 1793, and her husband, John Fisher, were convicted of highway robbery. Yet legend has it that she killed many travelers who stayed at The Six Mile Wayfarer House as local sheriff reports include the disappearances of guests. Her ghost is believed to still haunt the Old Charleston Jail, and tourists still claim sightings of her apparition.
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