Creepy Tales Of Haunted Churches

Located adjacent to the historic Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place of presidents, astronauts, and America's fallen service members, Old Post Chapel stands out as one of the Washington, D.C. area's most notorious haunted locations. Commissioned in 1933 by George S. Patton, Old Post Chapel stands on the former location of U.S. Army outpost Fort Whipple, and functions as a community worship center, wedding chapel, and funeral chapel. With its deep roots in American history and tragedy, it comes as little surprise that Old Post Chapel is rife with paranormal activity. 

Unexplained voices and organ music are said to emanate from the chapel late at night. Locked doors and cabinets swing open without logical explanation, and a host of apparitions frequent the building's grounds including a ghost believed to be the spirit of Mary Ann Curtis Lee, the widow of Robert E. Lee, who stands vigil by the Confederate general's memorial. The wailing shade of a grief-stricken woman in white, thought to be waiting in vain for her mate, has been seen and heard by the chapel's entrance. According to legend, she threw herself from Old Post's now-locked bell tower which remains off limits to the public to this day. Even animals are not immune to the chapel's terrors. As reported by the website of the Arlington Public Library, K-9 dogs that patrol the historic military cemetery refuse to enter Old Post Chapel, especially at night.