All Saints Cemetery
January 1, 2009
10:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Investigators:
Tony Lukacs
History of All Saints Episcopalian Church
The first church was a wooden building built in 1736. The building lasted until 1798 when the chapel was destroyed by fire. The second building was destroyed in 1893 by a hurricane. In 1913 the parish replaced the building which only lasted until 1915 when the brick and stucco building burnt down. The fourth church was consecrated in 1917 and still stands today in the cemetery. Through out the history of the All Saints Episcopal Parish, “Leading families such as Pawley, LaBruce, Alston, McDowell, Rosa, Magill, Middleton, Ward, Fraser, Hasell, Heriot, Glennie, and Flagg were very active in politics and the economy of S. Carolina. Their graves can be found in the Parish Cemetery on Kings River Road in Pawley’s Island.” (All Saints Waccamaw Parish (n.d) para 2) All saints Waccamaw Parish (n.d.)
Alice Flagg a Brief Tale
Alice Flagg is a common tale in the Grand Strand of South Carolina. Alice was a young aristocrat woman who fell in love with a man below her cast. Alice was a free spirit who did not like to be bound by the rules of society. When she fell in love with her young suitor Alice knew that it was forbidden and hid the fact that her suitor gave her an engagement ring. Knowing that her family would not approve, she hid the ring on a blue ribbon, wearing it around her neck under her dress.
When her mother and brothers found out about the romance they decided to send her to Charlotte to go to boarding school. Alice got really sick while away at school. So her brother traveled from Murrells Inlet to pick her up. By the time they arrived back at their home Alice took a turn for the worst and was going in and out of conciseness.
Alice had one small comfort during her long illness the ring she had around her neck from her beloved. One night the ring came out from under her nightgown. When her brother saw the ring he was outraged. He pulled the ring off her neck and through it into the river. Alice died the next morning soon after she woke up to find that her ring was no longer around her neck.
It is said that Alice Flagg still is looking for that ring. She has been scene looking for the ring at All Saints Cemetery where she is buried with a simple flat marker with the name Alice on it or at her family’s home Heritage in Murrells Inlet, SC.
For more details on the Tale please visit either of these sights.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/mytrip/alice.html
http://www.themoonlitroad.com/archives/alice/alice_page001.html
Investigation
We arrived at the All Saints Cemetery at approximately 10 pm.
We started walking around the cemetery as a group. Tony picked up some EMF readings right off the bat. We walked towards the area that Alice’s grave is located. I started to get the impression of a woman crying. I felt great sorrow. As we walked around I separated from the boys continuing to take pictures. I was able to get a lot of pictures of orbs and streaks. As I headed to the back corner of the cemetery I started to hear a female crying. The feeling of sorrow was more pronounced. Joseph started to walk towards me and I started to get a sense of hatred. Who ever were around me did not like male energy.
Where I got the information
Retrieved on December 8th 2008 from http://allsaintsparishpi.com/index.php?nid=22515&s=au
