The Sorrel-Weed House, standing prominently on Madison Square in Savannah, Georgia, is an active paranormal location in the United States. Architecturally, the 16,000-square-foot Greek Revival mansion is a masterpiece of the mid-19th century, designed by Charles Cluskey for the wealthy shipping merchant Francis Sorrel.
The Sorrel-Weed vortex is believed to be powered by the domestic tragedies of the Sorrel family and the blood-soaked history of the land itself. Long before the mansion was constructed, the grounds of Madison Square were the site of the Siege of Savannah in 1779, one of the deadliest battles of the American Revolution. Hundreds of soldiers were buried in mass graves beneath the square and the surrounding properties.
The most famous hauntings are tied to the figures of Matilda Sorrel and an enslaved woman named Molly. According to long-standing local lore, Matilda leaped to her death from an upper-story window or balcony after discovering her husband’s infidelity, while Molly was later found deceased in the carriage house. Visitors frequently report sightings of a Lady in Black on the upper floors and experience overwhelming feelings of nausea, choking sensations, and sudden grief in the basement and carriage house. There have been reports of sudden and unexplained drain on electronic devices, camera batteries, and even the physical vitality of those who enter.
The house was investigated by TAPS during a special 2005 Halloween Special episode of Ghost Hunters. The house was also featured on HGTV’s “If Walls Could Talk” in March 2006. It was also investigated by the Ghost Adventures crew in 2014. The house was featured on the Travel Channel’s ” The Most Terrifying Places in America” in 2010.
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