The Maryland State House’s dome is haunted. This iconic symbol in Maryland’s Capital of Annapolis had a plasterer fall to his death from the 96-foot tall, all-wooden dome that caps the building. And he’s still hanging around… and apparently, he’s not too happy.

Is the Spirit of Thomas Dance Still Hanging Around?

The Maryland State House in Annapolis has so many superlatives – the oldest this, the biggest that. But the 96-foot tall, all-wooden dome that caps the building in the center of State Circle also has a legendary ghost – the spirit of Thomas Dance, a plasterer who tragically fell to his death while plastering in 1793 before he got paid for his work and evidently … still holds a grudge.

But here’s some historical commentary on the dome itself and the State House to frame this ghost story.  Continue reading The Haunted Dome of the Maryland State House →