MORRISVILLE, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Armed with an arsenal of high-tech paranormal gadgets on a recent fall evening, members of Olde City Paranormal explored the property of the Historic Summerseat mansion in Morrisville, Bucks County.
The mansion, built in the 1760s, is the only house known to be owned by two signers of the Declaration of Independence, George Clymer and Robert Morris. It also served as George Washington’s military headquarters for a week in December 1776.
The mansion was named a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and is now managed by the Morrisville Historical Society.
Many believe the mansion is haunted. Karen Kane, president of Historic Summerseat, said she has had several ghostly encounters.
“From the upstairs second floor, I hear what I call wailing, like somebody in mourning, and my mother put her hands to her face and said, ‘Oh my God, that poor woman.’ I said, ‘Mom, we are out of here,’” she recalled.
By day, historians provide tours of the building. By night, paranormal investigators sweep through the halls looking to document apparitions, unexplained voices, footsteps and other strange sounds.
Leading Olde City Paranormal’s most recent investigation was founder John Levy, a 28-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department. Fellow officers and a local historian were a part of his paranormal team.
So… what did they find? Levy will reveal that information during a fundraiser for the mansion, held there on Oct. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. He will share his findings and lead participants on their own ghost tour of the property.
Admission is $25. Reservations are required.