Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park
Windswept island park of forts, trails and tidal shoreline reached by seasonal ferry from the city.
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About this audio guide
At Georges Island in Boston Harbor, this guide follows the legend of a woman in black said to haunt the tunnels of Fort Warren, and the Boston Harbor guide and self-taught historian who first published her story in a 1944 book. It traces the tale he told of a Confederate wife's doomed rescue attempt, and the costumed stunts he staged at the fort to make visitors believe it. You'll hear what later historians went looking for in the record. Listen near the fort's dark tunnel arch, where a version of the tale is still told most afternoons.
This audio guide was created using AI.
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