C&O Canal Lock House 25

 

Poolesville, MD 3/3/12

In March 2012 the AdventureMyths team investigated the legend of Lock House 25 along the C&O Canal in Poolesville, Maryland. This historic lock keepers house has been restored to original conditions, dating back over a century, and is available for rent thru the National Park Service.  The lock house and the land around it has a legend of being haunted by the spirits of Civil War soldiers and area residents that lost their lives over the years along the canal.  The team of Maryland paranormal investigators was joined by Shenandoah Shadows paranormal investigators and local radio personality Tommy Griffiths of BIG 100.3. 

To start off the paranormal investigation; the Maryland ghost hunters set up a stationary camera in the lock house along with a sonic motion sensor then exited the house, locking it behind them.  As the house sat empty, the group of paranormal investigators investigated the nearby ruins of a Civil War hospital.  Utilizing the SPB-7 (Spirit Box), the Maryland paranormal investigators captured some interesting responses on film while standing in the ruins.  The team was excited to return to the lock house and begin their investigation there, as the house had not been investigated by a paranormal investigation group prior to that night.  Unknown to the investigators; some interesting events had already been captured on film as the house sat empty.  Once inside, the Maryland ghost hunters again filmed some interesting responses on the SPB-7 that this time gave a name directly relating to the Civil War history surrounding Lock House 25