8 Disturbing Cemeteries In Delaware That Will Give You Goosebumps

Delaware was one of the first states to be colonized when Europeans began to settle in America, and the history of the First State is one of the most fascinating histories in the nation. Lewes survived bombardment multiple times, Wilmington was a threatened port city, and Dover was a critical town during the American Revolution and Civil War. Some incredible historic figures have called Delaware home, and Delaware’s graveyards reflect the long history of life and death in our state. They’re full of history, old gravestones, and probably some ghosts. Check out these creepy photographs that local Delaware photographers have taken at the state’s creepiest Delaware cemeteries.

Flickr / Jimmy Emerson DVM

The Church itself was the first Swedish Church on the continent, and the graves here date back to the late 1600s. How creepy is it that the spirits that may haunt the site are hundreds of years old?

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The Dogwood blossoms above these graves brighten an otherwise eerie picture at this crowded, old Wilmington cemetery.

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Flickr / Jay Joslin

The fact that this photo was shot in Infrared just adds to the creepy, desolate nature of this cemetery in Greenville.

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Flickr / Isaac Wedin

Lewes was the first town in the First State, and the Episcopal Church's cemetery features graves older than our country itself. It has a reputation for being haunted.

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Dover was a significant city for the Founding Fathers and American Revolution heroes, and many of the nation's most impactful people are buried in Dover, Delaware's cemeteries.

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There are a few major graveyards in Dover, and they're each equally creepy. Dark and overcrowded describe these colonial-era Delaware cemeteries.

Flickr / Holly Higgins

Lewes is also home to a few Delaware cemeteries, and some of the graves in this seaside town are so old and worn by the salt air that you cannot even read the inscriptions.

Flickr / Natalie Maynor

Despite the "Do Not Enter" sign, I've heard that people are dying to get in to Pencader, which is by Glasgow Park in Newark.

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