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The Anchorage is
a 22-room, Tuscan-styled mansion, built in the late 1850's by Douglas
Putnam, a wealthy local businessman. At a then whopping price of $60,000
the elegant estate was built for Putnam's second wife, Eliza. The
Anchorage, then known as "Putnam Place", was the center
of Marietta society in the latter nineteenth century. Sadly, Eliza
Putnam never had the chance to enjoy her lavish home. Shortly after
moving in, she died of heart disease in 1862.
 Over the years,
many others called the villa home, but none are remembered more
fondly than Eliza Putnam. After all, the house was built for her.
Some
say that her ghost still walks its halls, waiting at the parlor window for guests who will
never come. From the 1960's to 1986, the Anchorage was utilized as
a nursing home. Former employees have recounted tales of feeling the
icy presence of Eliza Putnam, and some even claim to have seen her
shadowy form.
 Other legends
tell of a system of tunnels underneath the building, perhaps used
as part of the underground railroad during the Civil War. While
it has not been proven they exist, many firmly believe they are
there, waiting to be discovered.
Is the Anchorage haunted? Many people
believe so. |
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