Real Estate
Haunted Delaware River Island Up For Sale
The six-acre island is "rich in history" and is one of the area's most haunted places. It was where a man was hanged in the 1830s.
If you've ever wanted to own an island, now is your chance. An entire island in the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey is now for sale for $150,000.
But it comes with an interesting past.
According to the listing, the six-acre Getter's Island is "rich in history" and is one of the area's most haunted places. It got its name from the hanging of Charles Getter that happened on the island in the 1830s.
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Here is the listing, via Realtor.com:
- Address: N Delaware Dr, Easton, Pennsylvania
- Price: $150,000
- Square Feet:
- Bedrooms:
- Bathrooms: Baths
- Features: THE FAMOUS "GETTER'S ISLAND" IS READY FOR NEW OWNERS. THIS ISLAND IS RICH IN HISTORY AND IS SAID TO BE EASTON'S THIRD MOST HAUNTED PLACES. RESEARCH IS STATING THERE WAS AN AMUSEMENT THERE YEARS AGO AND A LUMBER YARD OWNED THE ISLAND AS WELL............ HOWEVER IT IS MOST FAMOUS FOR A HANGING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE 1830'S,THE HANGING OF CHARLES GETTER, HENCE, THE NAME GETTER'S ISLAND. ALL HANGINGS WERE HELD IN CENTER SQUARE, BUT DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS MURDER IT WAS DONE ON THE ISLAND SO TO BE VIEWED BY MORE OF THE PUBLIC. SO WHO'S BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE OVER THE KING AND QUEEN REIGNS OF THIS LUSH 5.8 ACRE ISLAND?
This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.
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