Congressional Cemetery's notable burials and ghost tours

Congressional Cemetery, established in 1807, is the burial place of more than 3,500 people including composer John Philip Sousa and numerous members of Congress and government officials. The site is known locally for organized ghost tours and anecdotal reports of unexplained sounds and sightings by visitors and staff. These reports are part of local lore and are treated as anecdotal, while the cemetery's historical role and many notable interments are well documented.