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New York City
400 years of history in the city that never sleeps—and neither do its ghosts. Revolutionary battles, Triangle Shirtwaist fire, 9/11. The Morris-Jumel Mansion's Eliza still waits for Aaron Burr.
1624 - Present
New York, United States
100000+ witnesses
New York City has ghosts on every block.
Revolutionary Ghosts
Throughout the city:
- Battle of Brooklyn
- Washington’s army
- British occupation
- Prisoners died
- Their spirits march
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
March 25, 1911:
- 146 workers killed
- Jumped from windows
- Locked doors
- Labor movement born
- Screams still heard
Morris-Jumel Mansion
Manhattan’s oldest house:
- Eliza Jumel
- Waited for Aaron Burr
- Died alone
- Still waiting
- Very active
The Dakota
Luxury apartments:
- John Lennon shot outside
- Rosemary’s Baby filmed
- Lennon’s ghost seen
- By Yoko and others
- Tragic energy
9/11
The tragedy:
- Nearly 3,000 killed
- Trauma unimaginable
- Reports of figures
- At Ground Zero
- Sacred ground