Author: Disaiah Whack
Why do
ghosts roam the Earth afterlife? I believe that a spirit cannot leave this
Earth if it is holding on to someone or something. In Alice Flagg’s case she
holds on to something a special someone gave her. Love is one of the strongest
emotions that humans hold on to, and in this case so do ghosts.
Alice Flagg grew up in a wealthy
family consisting of a long line of doctors. Her family lived in The Hermitage on Murrells, Inlet. The Hermitage
still stands and is now a tourist attraction. Traditionally, it would only make
sense for her to find love in a young man from a wealthy family. Unfortunately,
Alice found true love in a local lumberman, which her family disapproved of.
During this time (mid 1800s) it was unpopular for women of a wealthy family to
marry someone outside of their social status. Alice, being in love, decided to
continued her relationship with the lumberman. Over a period of time her lover
gave her the gift of a ring tied on a ribbon, which she wore around her neck
underneath her clothes so that her family could not see. She kept her relationship with the lumberman a
secret from her family for months. Using the ring as a reminder and symbol of
her love. Once her mother discovered the hidden ring, Alice was shipped off to
a boarding school in Charleston, South Carolina. Her brother took the ring and through it into
the marsh so she could not wear it anymore.
While away at the boarding school Alice became sick from a
terrible fever. Once her brother found out about her illness, he rushed to
Charleston to retrieve his sister from the boarding school and bring her home.
Unfortunately, Alice died by the next day. Some say as Alice was on her death
bed she reached and grabbed for the ring on a ribbon that had been snatched
from her neck. The tale tellers say that Alice’s ghost, to this day, still
roams the land where The Hermitage once stood in search of her ring on a
ribbon.
Many people travel to see Alice Flagg’s grave, and some
locals pay a monthly visit to her grave site. Sometimes, local schools take
field trips to her grave in search for the ghost. They leave rings, flowers, and money.
They say if you walk backwards around Alice Flagg’s grave 13 times her ghost
will appear unto you. What would you do if you came in contact with the ghost
of Alice Flagg? Could you relate to her story? Do you feel as though her
sickness could have been prevented if her family would have let her make her
own decisions about dating?
Further Research
This website
provide further research of the life of Alice Flagg not listed in the article.
The Digitel.
http://www.thedigitel.com/business/charleston-area-ghosts-alice-flagg-1833-1849-38942-0415
This website
provides further information on Charleston area ghosts.
This website
provides further research on ghost hunts.
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