It’s time once again for your annual dose of local history! The Elizabeth City Historic Neighborhood Association presents its 19th annual Historic Ghost Walk, October 9 and 10. This year’s combination house tour, history lesson, and live theater will feature Bootlegging, Prohibition and the Jazz Age in the Albemarle. All “ghosts” will appear at sites in Elizabeth City’s downtown historic district. Local residents coming back to life include Alvin Sawyer, northeastern North Carolina’s most notorious bootlegger, and Bennie Halstead, the state revenue officer who chased him through woods, swamps and fields for almost 50 years. The ghost of evangelist Reverend Billy Sunday returns to Elizabeth City to preach about the evils of Demon Rum. Judge I.M. Meekins will tell of his years as a federal judge in New York City, and how he brought North Carolina-style justice to liquor traffickers up north. Governor Blucher Ehringhaus will tell about the Prohibition Era and the legacy it left behind. The ghost of Josephus Daniels talks about his stint as Secretary of the Navy, and his unpopular decision to ban alcohol aboard naval ships. And anti-Saloon League worker Prudence T. Drinkwater rounds out this year’s ghostly characters. She’ll rally against saloons and their deleterious effects on families. Lips that touch liquor shall never touch hers! Ghost Walk takes place from 5:30 to 9:30 pm both nights. Tickets are $12; $10 military and first responders, and may be purchased at Arts of the Albemarle, Muddy Waters Coffee House, Soho Organic Market, and Page after Page Book Store. Check out Ghost Walk souvenirs at Ghost Walk Headquarters, 516 E. Main Street. Complementary transportation will be provided between sites, starting at the AOA eadquarters. For more information, log on to www.historicghostwalk.org. Don’t miss this signature Elizabeth City event! Experience Ghost Walk 2015.
It’s time once again for your annual dose of local history! The Elizabeth City Historic Neighborhood Association presents its 19th annual Historic Ghost Walk, October 9 and 10. This year’s combination house tour, history lesson, and live theater will feature Bootlegging, Prohibition and the Jazz Age in the Albemarle. All “ghosts” will appear at sites in Elizabeth City’s downtown historic district.
