Camden Ghost Walk

Zap! An electrical charge crackles across a mental box enclosing a gasping woman. You’ve just stepped inside Roy Hines’ barn in Camden, but now it seems you find yourself trapped inside the laboratory of a mad scientist. Your assumption is partially correct.

The Round Table Foundation, a parapsychology lab had its humble beginnings in the  renovated barn in Camden in 1948. The foundation was a non-profit organization for scientific investigation of telepathy and extrasensory perception (ESP).

The woman in the box was psychic Eileen Garrett sequestered inside a Faraday Cage. Her task was to identify the moments when an electrical shock was administered to the insulated box. When the voltage coursed through the mental outside, although shielded within from any tell-tale signs, Eileen sighs indicated she could still sense the electricity.

This was just one of many experiments conducted by Dr. Henry “Andrija” Puharich, a scientist with CIA connections. Collaborators included famous psychics of the time including Peter Hurkos. The Hines’ Barn and later the Warrenton estate in nearby Glen Cove also attracted curious celebrities such as author Aldous Huxley.

Expect to hear more surprising stories like this one as well to learn more about a variety of local paranormal happenings. The weird tales include the strange goings-on at the Lord Camden Inn, some historic homes, and several other supernatural hotspots about town. See the Itinerary section below for a sample of the stops.