Portrait of Theodosia Burr at Nags Head
In 1869, a mysterious object turned up on Nags Head: the portrait of a beautiful young woman. Could it be a clue to the 1812 disappearance of Theodosia Alston, beloved daughter of United States founding father Aaron Burr, who boarded a ship and was never seen again?
Learn more about this spooky site by reading The Devil's Tramping Ground and Other North Carolina Ghost Stories by John William Harden.
The sparkling socialite daughter of one of America's most infamous founding fathers disappeared mysteriously at sea. Why did a portrait of her wash up on a NC beach?
