A CAPE FEAR UNEARTHED HALLOWEEN, EP. 2

The mighty Cape Fear River has ferried people up and down the region for centuries, so it should come as no surprise that one of the region's most legendary ghost stories happens on its back.

From the deck of Capt. John W. Harper's Steamer Wilmington around the turn of the 20th century, a chilling tale was born on Christmas Eve that has persisted in local legend for decades. Did the skeleton crew on the steamer actually see the ghosts of two colonial men? And how does the tragic tale of those men tie them to the Cape Fear River, seemingly for eternity?

Those questions at the heart of the latest installment in A Cape Fear Unearthed Halloween, a mini-series digging into the haunted and chilling tales of Southeastern N.C.

This week's episode is drawn from James Sprunt's legendary short story, "A Colonial Apparition."

Cape Fear Unearthed is written, edited and hosted by Hunter Ingram. Additional editing by Adam Fish.

The show is sponsored by Northchase Family Dentistry and Tidewater Heating & Air Conditioning.

Sources:

-- "A Colonial Apparition," by James Sprunt

-- "Wilmington: Lost But Not Forgotten," by Beverly Tetterton

-- "Land of the Golden River, Vol. 1," by Lewis Philip Hall