October 31, 2019 - DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — One of the Gulf Coast’s most haunted spots is down on Massacre Island which is known today as Dauphin Island.

June 11, 2023 - Heaped before them was a mountain of bleached human bones. This fearful sight inspired the name "Isle du Massacre," or Massacre Island. Thus began the recorded history of one of the most haunted places in Alabama.

June 23, 2021 - DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — One of the Gulf Coast’s most haunted spots is down on Massacre Island which is known today as Dauphin Island. In 1699, when the French arrived in the New World they found piles of bones on the beach and gave ...

October 12, 2021 - Dauphin Island is filled with haunted tales. With a rich and thought-provoking history, Dauphin Island lore hints that deceased souls might haunt some parts of the island. It’s not just hyperbole.

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The French first visited the island ... human skeletons and named the island “Massacre Island.” Some historians speculate that a hurricane had eroded a burial mound exposing the skeletons that the French discovered....

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When the French landed on Dauphin Island in 1699, they found so many skeletons scattered on the beach that they thought a massacre had taken place there. The French named the island “Massacre Island” and established a settlement on the island.

Has several haunts. It is said to have a tunnel running under the entire campus. They were used in the civil war, and are now used as steam chassis. The theatre department in Reynolds was a civil war hospital. There was a massacre and many of the rooms were stacked with bodies.

February 19, 2026 - An old cable ferry operated at Davis Ferry on the Alabama River at Haines Island in west Monroe County.

April 3, 2023 - In 1710, a ship sailed into view, and the settlers sent an expedition out to meet it. To their considerable surprise, they discovered their visitors were well-armed English pirates who subsequently looted the island’s warehouses and held the residents captive for two days.

Massacre Island Secret Society Public Page, Dauphin Island. 2,370 likes · 2 talking about this. Dauphin Island's only nighttime Mardi Gras procession- February 1, 2026 at 6:30 pm. Join us for a...

October 31, 2023 - With so much history taking place on its decks, it’s hard to know who the spirits that are said to haunt its halls, but many believe it could be the ghosts of eight crewmen killed during a tragic friendly-fire accident aboard the ship, according ...

December 2, 2023 - These haunted places in Alabama are sure to whet your appetite for a little dark tourism across the United States. But don’t worry! We’ve got you covered with a slew of ghost tours. Whether you’re hunting for haunts in New York, North Carolina, or Illinois, start by downloading our scavenger hunt app!

4 days ago - Dauphin Island (French: Île du ... County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico. It was incorporated in 1988. The population was 1,778 at the 2020 census, up from 1,238 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. The island (originally named Massacre Island) was ...

Room 313 is said to be haunted by two different ghosts. One is named Anne Kirtley, and the other is a girl who supposedly killed herself in that room. The doors and windows shake, there are cold spots and more often than not, the entire room ...