The Haunted Mysteries of Old House Woods

A Virginian forest at Chesapeake Bay has centuries of ghost stories to tell. The Old House Woods are packed with the spirits of pirates guarding treasures, soldiers from the wars as well as entire ghost ships lingering above the dense treetops.

A man was making his way through the Old House Woods in the dead of night. His car had broken down and as he was trying to fix it, a dark shape came closer and closer. Too close, and too late the man fixing his car noticed the horror of what was happening. The man realized that it was something that looked like a skeleton wearing a golden armor.

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“Is this the Kings Highway? I’ve lost my ship,” the skeleton asked, the bones cracking, a voice coming from nowhere, the dark sockets of where the eyes should be, seeing nothing. The man freaked out and ran off, but this was not the first time armed skeletons were seen in the forest, as local, Jesse Hudgins reported of as early as in 1929, and perhaps not the last either along with the other strange mysteries of haunted treasures, ghosts of redcoats and even ghost ships.

The Deep Dark Old House Woods

The boggy and dense pine tree forest close to the serene Chesapeake Bay, is an 50-acre expanse known as Old House Woods in the little town of Diggs in Virginia, holds more than just the remnants of an abandoned colonial-era homestead and has been known as the Black Forest or Haunted Woods by the locals for centuries.

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This mystical forest down the Beach Haven Road is said to be steeped in history and mystery. It is said to be haunted by the lingering spirits of British soldiers and pirates who sought to conceal their treasures in the shadows of the 17th and 18th centuries as well as many other shapes and echoes of ghosts. We will now have a look at some of the stories that came out of these woods.

Frannie Knight House of Angry Spirits

The ghost stories from this area go back centuries as it has been used as a secret port by many and the eerie early colonial area is all steeped in mystery.

The woods are said to have gotten its name from an old colonial building from the late 1700s that was built in the middle of the woods. Whose house and where it was is uncertain. The building was abandoned and simply known as Frannie Knight House, and already then the place was said to be a haunted one.

People believed the abandoned house to be haunted by angry spirits and two times it caught fire spontaneously, the second time it burned down. As the locals said at the time, it was like the house set itself on fire.

The Storm Woman Looming Above the Trees

Another strange thing seen around Old House Woods is the story about The Storm Woman. She can sometimes be seen, hovering above the treetops in her white nightgown. It is said she is surrounded by a green or blue light.

Hanging above the trees she screams loudly, her ghostly voice echoing to the beach, as if she is warning the sailors about a storm that is coming. So although her appearance is fighting, perhaps she is one of the more kinder spirits you can encounter in the forest.

The ghosts of redcoats from the wars are seen as shadows between the trees as well as stranger stories. Ghost animals are seen as horses and crows are attacking wanderers of the woods as well as Black Hounds. As well as some strange stories about the forest being haunted by headless cows as well. This haunted forest covers all sorts of specters.

Buried Treasure and Vanishing Fishermen

The eerie tales of Old House Woods began with the pursuit of hidden riches, and there are many stories about hidden treasures in the forest or on the beach. One of the stories is that a ship sailed from England in 1651 by King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester. The ship was on its way to Jamestown, but got off course and ended up in White Creek.

The ship was seized by bandits that killed the crew and stole the treasure to bury it in the forest. It is said lanterns can be seen, green glowing in the dark and the ghost of the crew are still trying to protect the treasures as the ghost of the bandits are trying to dig it up.

Legend has it that in 1880, a daring fisherman named Tom Pipkin embarked on a quest for buried treasure within the forest’s depths. The locals were all warned to stay away from the forest as the woods were deep and the trees grew thick. There were also rampant pirates and thieves in the area and it was said that huge treasures were buried.

To the dismay of the locals, Pipkin never returned, and his boat, discovered days later, held not only an air of mystery but also two gold Roman coins and a silver cup. The forest had claimed another seeker, leaving the treasure untouched and enigmatic.

Ghostly Maritime Spectacles of Ghost Ships

Old House Woods extends its supernatural influence to the nearby Chesapeake Bay, where maritime mysteries unfold and there are also many stories about seeing ghost ships on the misty shore as well as above the forest. One of the more well known stories is when local fisherman Ben Ferbee recounted an otherworldly encounter when he claimed to have heard the ethereal strains of harp and organ music emanating from an unseen source.

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As he gazed upon the waters as he came out from White’s Creek, a colossal ghost ship materialized on the bay, defying the laws of the physical world. The phantom vessel glided over the beach, hovering above the woods, and revealed a surreal scene—an otherworldly crew descending from the deck on a rope ladder, armed with mysterious tools.

He called out, but they didn’t respond as they were heading straight towards him. It floated over his head and sailed ghostly up the beach over the trees. According to him, the ship stopped above the pine trees and threw down rope ladders the ghost climbed down from and disappeared through the trees.

A Virginian forest at Chesapeake Bay has centuries of ghost stories to tell. The Old House Woods are packed with the spirits of pirates guarding treasures, soldiers from the wars as well as entire ghost ships lingering above the dense treetops. — **Ghost Ships:** One of the many legends about the woods is seeing the strange and haunted ghost ships floating above the trees or disappearing in the mist of the bay.

The Many Specters of Old House Woods

Old House Woods, with its spectral tales of vanished treasure seekers, ghostly maritime apparitions, and the secrets buried within its ancient trees, stands as a testament to the enigmatic forces that dwell within its borders. As night falls, and the whispers of bygone eras echo through the forest, those who venture into Old House Woods may find themselves facing a broad spectrum of ghosts.

Armed skeletons and pirates still guarding their gold, ghost ships trying to find their ports and strange ghosts warning against an oncoming storm.