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Rockwood Mansion, Wilmington DE |
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Joseph Shipley |
When Shipley passed away in 1891 the property was passed on to Edward Bringhurst who was his nephew. He moved there the following year with his wife Anna and three of their children. Nancy Hargraves a descendant of the Bringhurst family, was the last person to use the mansion as a residence. In 1973, it along with the grounds was turned into a park.
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Mary Bringhurst, daughter of Edward Bringhurst |
It is said the the mansion is haunted by it's former inhabitants and servants including the chilren. When photographs are taken inside, plasma orbs and faces of the former family that lived there will appear in the photos including Mary Bringhurst.
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The Gothic architecture of Rockwood Mansion sometimes yields a strange vortex above it at night |