Serving several needs over its long history

Columbia Hospital for Women, which closed in May 2002, was one of the oldest hospitals in Washington, DC and had occupied this site since 1870. Shortly after the Civil War, the Secretary of War E. N. Stanton authorized funds to establish a 50-bed hospital, stipulating that 20 of these beds be reserved for the wives and widows of U.S. soldiers. This was in response to a desperate need for a health-care facility for women who were arriving in the city in search of missing relatives.

Eight gates, eight legs, get it?

People believe that this cemetery is dangerously haunted. There are many legends about this place. There are eight gates located in the cemetery. This is how the cemetery got its name. People report that if you enter the first gate you will hear whispers and then the sound of leaves rustling.

Bigfoot

This is not a ghost haunting but is an haunting of another sort. Big Foot has been haunting Maryland's wooded areas for decades. People hiking through the woods have reported seeing a Big Foot creature. Big footprints have been found near various rivers and in soft earthen spots. This large creature has reportedly been spotted in no fewer than Anne Arundel, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties.

Eerie goings-on at closing time

"I work at Gibby's seafood restaurant in Timonium. I would love to do an investigation there. We have been witness to some very strange things."