Gallows Lane

Local legend holds that witches were burned along this road in the Quaker Hill section of Waterford, but there's no historical record of that. The road's real, documented history is grimmer in a different way: it takes its name from the 1752 execution of Sara Bramble, a servant convicted and hanged after the death of her newborn child, in a case that drew a large public crowd. Visitors report an unshakable feeling of being watched and followed while walking the lane, even in daylight; one person who held a séance there described a disembodied, shrill voice ordering him to leave and never return. Longtime residents avoid walking the lane alone, especially after dark.