Fraunces Tavern Revolutionary‑era ghost lore

Fraunces Tavern, a museum and restaurant on Pearl Street where George Washington delivered a farewell to his officers in 1783, is also a frequent subject of ghost‑tour narratives in Lower Manhattan. Guidebooks and local histories recount reports of apparitions and unexplained phenomena tied to its long Revolutionary War–era history and the many deaths associated with the period. These stories are part of the site's popular folklore and are presented alongside its verifiable historical significance.