Staatsburg in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fiddler's Ghost

— Legends & Lore —

Photographed by David Feibusch

1. Fiddler's Ghost Marker

Inscription.
On September 7, 1808, a local fiddler was murdered on a bridge here. The bridge is gone but his ghost still plays a fiddle on moonlit nights.

Erected 2021 by New York Folklore, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 96.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1808.

Location. 41° 52.247′ N, 73° 50.19′ W. Marker is in Staatsburg, New York, in Dutchess County. It is at the intersection of Fiddlers Bridge Road and Schultz Hill Road on Fiddlers Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 469 Fiddlers Bridge Road, Staatsburg NY 12580, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dewitt House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill (approx. 4 miles away); Violet Capital (approx. 4 miles away); Down by the River (approx. 4.4 miles away); Creek Meeting House (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Creek Meeting House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Milan Christian Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bear Market (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staatsburg.

Also see . . . Fiddler’s Ghost (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).

Excerpt: The Ghost of Fiddler’s bridge is the most famous ghoul haunting in Clinton, a small town in Dutchess County in New York’s Hudson Valley. The haunted bridge once stood on a road connecting Pleasant Plains to Schultzville. Though you will no longer see a bridge, and you will likely not see a fiddler, you might hear one sawing away if you visit on the right evening.

On September
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7, 1808, an old fiddler who played at local dances and other hootenannies was robbed and murdered while walking home from a dance. His body was abandoned on a bridge that connected the winding, narrow road. Ever since, according to tradition, his ghost can be heard playing the fiddle on moonlit nights at the witching hour.

(Submitted on July 29, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2024, by David Feibusch of White Plains, New York. This page has been viewed 2,011 times since then and 101 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 29, 2024, by David Feibusch of White Plains, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.