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The Price Scout's house in Wilmington, North Carolina is believed to be the most haunted location in the area. Strange occurrences, such as figures in outdated clothing and objects out of place, have been reported. The house was built on the grounds of Gallows Hill, where public hangings took place. It is believed that the spirits of those executed haunt the house. The Price Scout's house is now an architectural firm and is often included in ghost tours. The employees have even named one of the ghosts "George." A ghostly figure peeking through the curtain. The unexplained smell of tobacco. Doors opening and closing when nobody is home. Sounds of footsteps in the dead of night. And the word help written in frost gathered on a window in the middle of summer. Hello and welcome to the Haunted Happenings of Wilmington podcast. I'm your host, Holly. And today I'll be telling you the story of what many claim to be the most haunted location in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Price Scout's house. It should come as no surprise that Wilmington, North Carolina has its fair share of ghost stories. Its history is long and in many cases, bloody. Located on what is now Market Street, the Price Scout's house was built in 1843 by Dr. William Price, a Civil War veteran. It wasn't long after the Price family officially moved into the house that strange things began happening. People claimed to see figures in the windows wearing clothing decades, if not centuries out of date. Objects were found completely out of place, even when no one was around. And on the patch of land right outside the house, there were reports of those who stood there for a period of time feeling a pressure building up in their ears and eyes. Throughout the years, all of these occurrences and more have been repeatedly reported by those who live there. The ghostly presence doesn't seem to be harmful or evil, but still, it raises the question. Why is the Price Scout's house so haunted? In order to answer that question, we must first look at the history of the land before the Price Scout's house was built. When we do, we see that the name for that area was once much more sinister. Gallows Hill. Prior to 1843, the house where the Price Scout's house now stands was grounds for Wilmington's public hangings. It's said that thousands of people who lived in the area came to watch these executions. Capital punishments given to criminals for anything from murder to petty theft. If there were no families to claim the bodies of the executed, they were buried right at Gallows Hill in unmarked graves, where many of them probably remain today. It's believed that these are the spirits that now haunt the Price Scout's house, which explains the sightings of people wearing clothes from centuries past, along with other strange occurrences. These days, the Price Scout's house is an architectural firm and isn't open to the public, though it's often part of ghost tours. The employees of the firm have even named one of their ghostly inhabitants, George, and see him as part of their regular day-to-day lives. Thank you for listening to the haunted happenings of Wilmington. I'm Holly, and I hope you'll listen in next time I take a tour. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.