Clara Barton House, Glen Echo
Stories and descriptions of paranormal activity at the Clara Barton House in Glen Echo, Maryland, center on the belief that Clara Barton's ghost continues to reside there. Visitors and paranormal enthusiasts report seeing apparitions and other strange phenomena at the site, which was her final home. A common report is seeing a transparent or see-through figure of Clara Barton herself. She is most often described as wearing a long, dark green dress. Multiple people claim to have seen the ghost of Barton in one of the house's windows. Legend says that Barton was displeased when her friend and colleague, Dr. Julian Hubbell, was scammed out of the house by a medium. After her ghost was rumored to have assisted in the theft, a later lawsuit returned the home to Hubbell. Since then, the spirit of Barton is said to keep a watchful eye on her former home.