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Wright Square - The Hanging of Alice Riley

Savannah, GA, United States

Wright Square, Savannah, GA, United States

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THE STORY

Reported Haunting

Alice Riley, executed in 1735 for the murder of William Wise, is said to haunt Wright Square, where visitors report seeing her apparition near the site of the old gallows.

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