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Have you read the history of Bryantown, MD?  Well, here is a brief summary for your pleasure.

A Brief History of Bryantown, Maryland

Located along the Zekiah Swamp, Bryantown was bustling with federal troops searching for John Wilkes Booth after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln. Sites to visit include the Old Bryantown Tavern and St. Mary?s Catholic Church where the grave of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd can be found in the cemetery.

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"I love Halloween...it's my favorite time of the year." says Bryantown resident Nancy Goodier, who looks forward to the costumed night with the anticipation of a school child and whose home, which dates back to 1812, is rumored to be haunted by a Confederate soldier from the Civil War who visits the male owners of the house.
"Only the male owners of the house have seen the ghost," Goodier said. "They say (the ghost) looks as though he's looking for something."
The spectre has been described as a bearded man wearing a Confederate officer's uniform, complete with plumage in his hat and spurs on his riding boots. The man stands at the bottom of the stairs, looks upward, smiles, then disappears. Although Goodier says she has not seen the ghost, cabinets firmly closed at night have been found open in the morning.
The home, which was once known as the Bryantown Tavern, was a military depot for Union forces during the Civil War, where prisoners were questioned and President Lincoln's assassin ?John Wilkes Booth? reportedly visited.
Some believe the Confederate soldier may have been the suitor to one of the tavern keeper's daughters.
Goodier said another odd occurrence happened when a woman from New York traveling through Bryantown stopped at her house, saying that in a past life she had hidden a rag doll behind a wall. The woman left, and Goodier said that a wall in the old structure would have to be knocked down to see if the story was true.