The ghost town of Wash Woods is tucked away along the coast in a natural area now designated as False Cape State Park. While this site is a gorgeous natural destination, it wasn’t always so welcoming. As its name implies, False Cape was an area mistaken for another landing point, Cape Charles. The development of Wash Woods happened for exactly this reason. A community of shipwrecked sailors made their home on this unforgiving piece of land and the community has since vanished altogether. All that’s left today are a few structural tokens: a church steeple and a haunting graveyard.

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Have you visited Wash Woods? If so, be sure to share your experience there with us! For related content, you’ll enjoy reading about These 7 Ghost Towns In Virginia That Are Hauntingly Beautiful.

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