This area used to be home to the Lenape Indians, who were often at the mercy of Dutch settlers encroaching on their land. The two groups traded massacres and attacks throughout the 1600's. Read more.
This Revolutionary-era tavern was the site of George Washington's farewell address to his army officers, a murder/suicide, and a bombing. Footsteps and unexplained noises have been reported here. Read more.
The first Chase Manhattan Bank was located here. Founder Aaron Burr defended the alleged murderer of Elma Sands, a young woman whose body was found in a well on Spring Street after she eloped.
The cemetery is the resting place of actor George Frederick Cook's headless body. Cook donated his head to science upon his death, and visitors report seeing a headless man walking around at night. Read more.
Bridewell Prison used to occupy the north end of the park, and was one of the deadliest British prisons in Revolutionary-era New York. Bones were found here during the 1990's renovation of City Hall.
Politician "Boss" Tweed financed construction of the courthouse, which cost twice the price of Alaska in 1867. It's said that his ghost still haunts the courthouse. Read more.
This former sugar refinery was used as a prison during the Revolution. It's rumored to be haunted by the prisoners who starved here during the war. Read more.
This NYU dormitory is rumored to be haunted by a four-year-old ghost named Molly, who fell down an elevator shaft during the building's construction in 1929. Read more.
