EP 183 - Point Lookout and the Maryland Witch Trials | Scotland, MD
Hometown Ghost Stories
Hometown Ghost Stories
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🗓️ 26 November 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Scotland, Maryland is a small historic community located in St. Mary's County. Today, people visit Point Lookout for its camping, fishing and beaches. But the grounds they walk on have a bloody and dark history. Following the battle of Gettysburg, this area became Camp Hoffman... the Union's largest Civil War prison. Over 20 thousand POWs were held here, ravaged by disease and despair, at least 4 thousand men died at the camp. Today, it's believed to be plagued by restless spirits. Long before the civil war, the people of St. Mary's County had a bit of a witch hysteria of their own, including no fewer than 10 people dragged before the Maryland courts and accused of witchcraft.Become a supporter on Patreon!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone. Just in time for Black Friday, we've got something a little darker for you. |
| 0:06.9 | You've got to check out the new Benedict Cumberbatch movie, The Thing with Feathers. |
| 0:12.0 | Left to raise two young sons after the unexpected death of his wife, dad's life begins to unravel. |
| 0:18.5 | Grief is messy and chaotic enough as it is, but when it takes the form of an |
| 0:22.2 | unhinged and unwanted house guest, a giant crow, taunting him from the shadows, things start |
| 0:28.0 | to spiral out of control. But maybe that's exactly what he needs. Critics are calling it memorable |
| 0:32.7 | and haunting, and one of Benedict Cumberbatch's greatest performances. Don't miss The Thing with Feathers in theaters starting November 28th. |
| 0:41.3 | Go check it out. |
| 0:46.4 | This Halloween night, the Master of Horror, takes the stage on Screenbox. |
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| 1:34.5 | This week on hometown ghost stories. |
| 1:38.0 | Scotland, Maryland is a small historic community located in St. Mary's County. |
| 1:43.5 | Today, people visit Point Lookout |
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