Charleston Ghost Tour #1 The Hanging Tree Traditional Cache
Charleston Ghost Tour #1 The Hanging Tree
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Below is the legend of this grand estate. I have always been intrigued by this place. My grandparents were friends of past owners and I grew up hearing stories of this magical place.
Please enjoy this cache with respect and park across the road or further up on side of grassy shoulder NOT in the driveway. The cache is NOT on the Fenwick property so please do not disturb the gate, lights, or brick fence other than to see how beautiful it is. Replace cache as found please. Enjoy!!
CONGRATS to nshalosky
on their first FTF!!
The Legend Of Fenwick Castle....
This story takes place at Fenwick Hall Plantation, built on John’s Island. It owner was Edward Fenwick, (a loyalist and at the onset of the Revolution fled to New York where he died in 1775). He built his huge mansion to resembled their family castle in England, where the title of Lord Ripon came to him.
He was known in the area for his import of fine English thoroughbred horses.
This story is about his seventeen year old daughter…
Ann Fenwick, and her love for the horses and for the groomer, Tony. Ann went to ask permission from her father to marry Tony, but Lord Ripon flatly refused. She tried again several weeks later but met the same tone. Ann and Tony decided to elope, so they chose a night, made their way to the marshes of the Ashley River only to discover there was no boats in sight. They would have to wait till dawn. They found an abandoned cabin where they decided to wait out the night. With the dawn came their discovery by Lord Ripon and his men. Upon their return to Fenwick, Ann told her father that she was Tony’s wife since the day before when Rev. Mr. Marshall had married them.
Lord Ripon, filled with anger, ordered that Tony be placed atop a horse and a rope placed around his neck. He then placed a whip into Anns hands and forced her to strick. Upon seeing her husband swaying from the big oak tree she screamed his name and then collapsed. She was carried into the mansion and upon reviving she called for Tony. No one was able to convince her of the terrible event that had taken place. The years passed with Ann still calling out for Tony. Her search continued until her death…or did it?
The story goes…
that Anns footsteps can still be heard as she passes up and down the hallways of Fenwick Castle always followed by the mournful cries of “Tony_Tony_Tony!”
The tree that he is rumored to be hung from still stands. It is called the hanging tree.
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