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Tabby House
> Tabby House was under contruction by a local planter when he died a violent
> and unexpected death. His ghost is still said to haunt the house, which is
> just a shell. Accounts of the haunting go back to 1877.
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South of Jacksonville is Ft. George, the location of the next two sites. We
took A1A south, over Little Talbot Island, acorss Ft. George Inlet to Ft.
George Road, just up the road from the Mayport Ferry (which crosses the St.
Johns River were you pick up A1A south). A short drive up Ft. George Rd is
Tabby House.
The house gets its name from the construction method. Tabby is a mixture of
lime, made by burning oyster shells, sand and water. It is mixed with whole
shells and poured into forms, much like concrete.
Tabby House is about 15' by 30', with two rooms, a larger room which would
probably be the main living area and a smaller area that looks to be a
cooking area. Throughout the walls are small holes which is a rement of the
construction method—a form in which the tabby is poured and when dried, the
form is extended up another foot or so and the next layer is poured. The
holes are part of the frame for the forms.
We spend about half an hour investigating the site but again, no paranormal
manefestations appeared.
But I guess you could guess that by now.
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