The Speaker’s Lobby: Ghosts of the Republic
Fox News
Like any other centuries-old building, the Capitol is wrought with legends of ghosts, curses, and other phantasms relegated to the Congressional catacombs.
Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Capitol is more than 200 years old. And any building which has been around for two centuries, is stocked with legends and ghosts. This time of year, people flock to pop-up haunted houses "on the hill." But when it comes to Washington, DC, there is only one haunted House (and Senate) on "the Hill." So allow me to spook you with tales of the Capitol macabre as we descend into the Congressional catacombs.
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