Unitarian Church Graveyard
Begun in 1772 and finished in 1787 after British troops quartered in it during the Revolution, the Unitarian Church in Charleston is the oldest Unitarian church in the South and a National Historic Landmark, its graveyard left wild because the congregation believes the dead should not be disturbed. Among the vines and leaning stones, visitors report a "Lady in White" on the overgrown paths, seen behind speakers dozens of times.
One strand of the legend names her Mary Whitridge of Mount Pleasant, whose ailing husband Edward was sent north for treatment, died on the voyage, and was buried far away; Mary died the same day. She lies in the family plot, the space meant for Edward left empty beside her, still pacing the green dark for the husband who never came home.
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