Red Hill

The ghost of Red Hill is beyond the boundaries of Old Town, set on a hilltop now known as Braddock Heights. In the early days of the city, this is an area that was known as Red Hill.

The story involves a captain and his lady. When he failed to return to port one day, the woman shot herself in the garden. Her ghost has been known to haunt the neighborhood ever since. She is frequently seen wandering around her old garden.

In the 1950s, artist Babs Van Swearingen depicted the woman wearing a red cloak. The story has also been chronicled by pioneer female journalist Frances Lide, who wrote for the Washington Post and the Washington Star before retiring in the North Ridge neighborhood.

Do you tell the story of Red Hill? Have you heard from people familiar with the story? Anyone ever seen her?