THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Cannonball House Maritime Museum in Lewes, Delaware, is famously haunted by a former resident named Susan Roland, who tragically died in 1917 after her dress caught fire. Her mischievous spirit is blamed for a poltergeist that routinely flings heavy maintenance tools across rooms and perfectly rearranges locked-up museum displays overnight. She is also notorious for ripping nails and screws out of the attic door whenever staff members attempt to fasten it shut.
This home dates back to 1765 and is one of the most well-known buildings in Lewes, Delaware. It survived the 1813 shelling of Lewes by the British during the War of 1812, and still has a cannonball lodged in its side to this day (hence the name of the home). It is considered one of the most haunted locations in all of Delaware. Screams and footsteps have been heard – possibly related to the death of an early female inhabitant of the home.