by talysin | Aug 17, 2025 | Haunted Savannah, Historic District Stories, Organized Crime History, Prohibition Era, Savannah History, Savannah History & Culture, Strange Savannah Stories, True Crime, True Crime in Savannah, Visiting Savannah
Notorious Cases and Violent Flashpoints The morning of August 16, 1923 opened like any other: gulls tilting over the river, a tug pushing low through the current, shop doors hauled up on their belts along Bay Street. Then men with quiet shoes began to move. At a desk...
by talysin | Jun 4, 2025 | Haunted History, Haunted Savannah, Savannah Ghost Stories, Savannah Ghost Stories & Legends, Savannah Ghost Tours, Savannah History & Culture, Strange Savannah Stories, True Crime in Savannah
Reading Time: 8 minutes Savannah in the Late 19th Century By the early 1880s, Savannah, Georgia was a bustling post-Civil War port city experiencing renewed growth. The cotton industry dominated the economy – the Savannah Cotton Exchange had been established in 1876...
by Chris Allen | May 9, 2025 | Haunted History, Haunted Savannah, Savannah Ghost Stories, Savannah Ghost Stories & Legends, Savannah Ghost Tours, Savannah History & Culture, Strange Savannah Stories
Reading Time: 24 minutes Savannah, Georgia – On the northwest corner of leafy Taylor Square (formerly Calhoun Square) sits an imposing three-story mansion of fading plaster and ironwork. This is 432 Abercorn Street, a house whose elegant Greek Revival facade belies a...
by talysin | Apr 18, 2025 | Haunted Savannah, Savannah Ghost Stories & Legends, Savannah Ghost Tours, Savannah History & Culture, Savannah Travel Guide, Strange Savannah Stories, Things to do in Savannah, Visiting Savannah
Reading Time: 7 minutes Savannah, Georgia has earned a reputation as America’s Most Haunted City, and it’s not just a marketing gimmick. By day, this Southern gem is known as the “Hostess City” with its charming squares and moss-draped oaks. But by night, Savannah...
by Chris Allen | Apr 17, 2025 | Haunted Savannah, Savannah Ghost Stories & Legends, Savannah Ghost Tours, Savannah History & Culture, Savannah Travel Guide, Strange Savannah Stories, Things to do in Savannah, Visiting Savannah
Reading Time: 32 minutes Savannah, Georgia has long reveled in a reputation as one of America’s most mysteriously haunted cities, where moss-draped oaks and cobblestone squares seem to whisper old secrets. Tourists flock here not just for the Southern charm and...
by talysin | Mar 18, 2025 | Savannah Ghost Stories & Legends, Savannah History & Culture, Strange Savannah Stories
Reading Time: 38 minutes Savannah, Georgia – a charming Southern port city famed for its picturesque squares and rich history – also harbors a lesser-known past rife with vice. From the colony’s earliest days through the 20th century, prostitution thrived in...
