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Have You Seen This Ghost?

Folly Beach’s long and infamously haunted history would not be the same if it weren’t for Blackbeard, Folly’s token ghost pirate.

During the eighteenth century, pirates controlled the coastlines and water around Folly Beach and made a point to wreak havoc on innocent ships. Edward Teach/Thatch, a young seaman would soon become Blackbeard and more importantly, one of the most dreaded pirates known to man. He terrorized the sea from his ship called The Queen Anne’s Revenge, and with his loyal crew, commanded the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans. Blackbeard’s name and a terrifying image came from his practice of weaving matches and hemp into his beard and lighting them on fire.

He would soon meet his demise by two Navy ships and a fight that would leave him with twenty sward stabbings, five bullet wounds and the soldiers cutting off his head as proof of his death and for the collection of a large bounty. It is said that his body swam around the ship three times before sinking into the water. His extensive treasure was never recovered.

Blackbeard continues to haunt the island of Folly Beach, his favorite hideout and most likely where he kept his hidden treasure.

Sources:
http://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2016/04/hgb-ep-119-folly-beach.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/bbeard.html