Many paranormal researchers agree that Fort Mifflin is haunted. South Jersey Ghost Research has documented their investigation.

A ghost known as the “Screaming Woman” is one of the best known. Her name was Elizabeth Pratt and the story is she hung herself after her daughter died of typhoid fever. It is said her screams still haunt the Officer’s Quarters.

Another ghost by the name of Jacob haunts the blacksmith shop.

Another haunting is William H Howe in Casemate 5. Billy was a prisoner during the Civil War who was convicted of murder and hung in the courtyard. While deserting as a Union soldier he killed an officer while he was being re-captured. We have written up a detailed article about Billy Howe.

Fort Mifflin was commissioned in 1771 and sits on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolutionary War, the fort was a centerpiece of the British conquest of Philadelphia. The fort was rebuilt in 1798-1800 during the presidency of John Adams according to Pierre L’Enfant’s design, and enlarged in the 19th century.

The fort was a U.S. military post until the 1950s. In 1962, Fort Mifflin was deeded back to the City of Philadelphia.

You can find Fort Mifflin on our Haunted Places Map. Also see the Fort Mifflin Photo Gallery.

A Ghost Hunters episode aired showing their investigation of this location on March 5th, 2008.

Here are 2 recent public photos from Flickr.com