Delaware was one of the first states to be colonized when Europeans began to settle in America, and the history of the First State is one of the most fascinating histories in the nation. Lewes survived bombardment multiple times, Wilmington was a threatened port city, and Dover was a critical town during the American Revolution and Civil War. Some incredible historic figures have called Delaware home, and Delaware’s graveyards reflect the long history of life and death in our state. They’re full of history, old gravestones, and probably some ghosts. Check out these creepy photographs that local Delaware photographers have taken at the state’s creepiest Delaware cemeteries.
- Old Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington
Flickr / Jimmy Emerson DVM The Church itself was the first Swedish Church on the continent, and the graves here date back to the late 1600s. How creepy is it that the spirits that may haunt the site are hundreds of years old?
- This Unknown Cemetery in Wilmington
Flickr / TC Davis The Dogwood blossoms above these graves brighten an otherwise eerie picture at this crowded, old Wilmington cemetery.
- St Joseph On the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville.
Flickr / Jay Joslin The fact that this photo was shot in Infrared just adds to the creepy, desolate nature of this cemetery in Greenville.
- The Episcopal Church Cemetery in Lewes
Flickr / Isaac Wedin Lewes was the first town in the First State, and the Episcopal Church’s cemetery features graves older than our country itself. It has a reputation for being haunted.
- Dover, Delaware’s Colonial Cemetery
Flickr / Jeffrey Dover was a significant city for the Founding Fathers and American Revolution heroes, and many of the nation’s most impactful people are buried in Dover, Delaware’s cemeteries.
- This dark, crowded graveyard in Dover.
Flickr / Jeffrey There are a few major graveyards in Dover, and they’re each equally creepy. Dark and overcrowded describe these colonial-era Delaware cemeteries.
- This Creepy Lewes Cemetery
Flickr / Holly Higgins Lewes is also home to a few Delaware cemeteries, and some of the graves in this seaside town are so old and worn by the salt air that you cannot even read the inscriptions.
- Pencader Cemetery, Newark
Flickr / Natalie Maynor Despite the “Do Not Enter” sign, I’ve heard that people are dying to get in to Pencader, which is by Glasgow Park in Newark.
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Flickr / Jimmy Emerson DVM
The Church itself was the first Swedish Church on the continent, and the graves here date back to the late 1600s. How creepy is it that the spirits that may haunt the site are hundreds of years old?
Flickr / TC Davis
The Dogwood blossoms above these graves brighten an otherwise eerie picture at this crowded, old Wilmington cemetery.
Flickr / Jay Joslin
The fact that this photo was shot in Infrared just adds to the creepy, desolate nature of this cemetery in Greenville.
Flickr / Isaac Wedin
Lewes was the first town in the First State, and the Episcopal Church’s cemetery features graves older than our country itself. It has a reputation for being haunted.
Flickr / Jeffrey
Dover was a significant city for the Founding Fathers and American Revolution heroes, and many of the nation’s most impactful people are buried in Dover, Delaware’s cemeteries.
There are a few major graveyards in Dover, and they’re each equally creepy. Dark and overcrowded describe these colonial-era Delaware cemeteries.
Flickr / Holly Higgins
Lewes is also home to a few Delaware cemeteries, and some of the graves in this seaside town are so old and worn by the salt air that you cannot even read the inscriptions.
Flickr / Natalie Maynor
Despite the “Do Not Enter” sign, I’ve heard that people are dying to get in to Pencader, which is by Glasgow Park in Newark.
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