The Legend of the Witch of Saratoga

Nowadays, Saratoga Springs is known as a pristine entertainment capital in upstate New York, known for a bustling nightlife, vibrant music scene, and world famous horse races.

It wasn't too long ago, however, that residents of the area lived in fear (and morbid curiosity) or a witch who returned to haunt the town hundreds of years later.

Who Was Angeline Tubbs?

Born in 1761 in the United Kingdom, Angeline Tubbs first came to America at 15 years old after her engagement to a British officer. The two crossed the Atlantic with the hopes of crushing the growing Colonial rebellion (and we all know how that turned out), but tragedy struck only a year in.

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Her fiancé was defeated in 1777 at the Battles of Saratoga, and left Angeline scared and alone in a foreign world. With not many options in front of her, she began to fend for herself, making her way to Saratoga Springs...

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The Witch of Saratoga

Angeline made her home at the base of Mount Vista, just a few miles north of Saratoga Springs. In order to make a living, she began fortune telling, which led to rumors being spread that she was communicating with the spirits inhabiting the Catskill Mountains.

Allegedly, she lived with 20 cats, and had been seen by multiple witnesses summoning storms on the bank of the Hudson River. After passing at a whopping ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR years old, it's said her spirit still lingers in Upstate New York, haunting the shores of the Hudson. Have you seen her roaming the woods in the north?

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Look-Mary Lou Whitney's Sprawling Saratoga Estate Back On Market

This beautiful 120+ acre property in Saratoga Springs, once owned by the late Marylou Whitney and her late husband John Hendrickson, is rich in history and charm.

The 6,218 sq ft mansion, built in 1851, offers 7 bedrooms, 7 full baths, and 2 half baths. It features 3 covered porches, a pool house with a heated pool and gym, a chapel, tennis courts, rose gardens, a 2-bay heated garage, a 9-bay heated garage with a generator, a gatehouse, a root cellar, an office building, a maintenance building, and 2 single-family ranch homes.

The sale includes the mansion’s furniture but excludes accessories, personal items, and the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney "Daphne" statue from the rose garden.

Check out the eclectic rooms and the sprawling estate. It is now back on the market.

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