Most haunting legends and the tales that surround them as they’re passed down through the ages have questionable origins. (Think Lizardman… ) But the truth behind the legendary figure in this lone grave is without a doubt, very real – and heartbreaking. If you’ve heard and are fascinated by the story behind the haunted gravestone of Alice Flagg, then just wait ’til you hear about Agnes of Glasgow.
Agnes of Glasgow came here during the American Revolution in search of her lover, a British soldier. In her search for him, she got as far as Camden before falling ill and dying.
King Haigler, a Catawba Indian who was reportedly familiar with some British soldiers, took it upon himself to bury Agnes. He laid her to rest in a cemetery in Camden.
Because of the heartbreak she suffered in dying before finding her one true love, her spirit is said to still haunt the area. Visitors often see her apparition in and around the graveyard, and they leave coins on her grave in hopes of helping her spirit rest in peace.
Whether King Haigler knew it or not when he buried Agnes, her grave now sits alone at the very back of a small Revolutionary War cemetery and is almost unseen from the street. A marker helps to locate the headstone placed here at an unknown date.