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St. Philip's ChurchPhoto: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stop 4 of 7 · Haunted Charleston Walking Tour

The Steeple That Steered Ships Home

St. Philip's Church, Charleston

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The story

You're on Church Street, and the building in front of you is St. Philip's, the church whose white tower seems to float above this end of the street.…

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Charleston · 7 stops · 1 h 8 min · 1.9 mi

  1. White Point Garden1

    White Point Garden

    The Gentleman Who Bought a Pirate Ship
    Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon2

    The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

    The Prisoners Nobody Could Name
    Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Dock Street Theatre3

    Dock Street Theatre

    The Theater That Wouldn't Stay Gone
    Photo: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
  4. St. Philip's Church4You're here

    St. Philip's Church

    The Steeple That Steered Ships Home
    Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Circular Congregational Church5

    Circular Congregational Church

    The Round Church That Isn't Round
    Photo: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Unitarian Church Graveyard6

    Unitarian Church Graveyard

    A Graveyard Meant for the Living
    Photo: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Old City Jail7

    Old City Jail

    The Woman Behind the Legend
    Photo: Fayerweather Friend, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.

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