Escaping ghosts of the past

After the execution, many reported a "lady in black" stalking the island. She is said to have scared a sentry away from his post. In the Bastion A staircase, some say they've heard her voice. The light seen in this picture baffles our photographer: "I can't explain what the streaks of lights are in the pitch black coal room tunnel where a group of kids from Lexington Christian Academy were passing through. One of them had a flashlight, but nobody passed through the tunnel during the two-second exposure."
After the execution, many reported a 'lady in black' stalking the island. She is said to have scared a sentry away from his post. In the Bastion A staircase, some say they've heard her voice. The light seen in this picture baffles our photographer: 'I can't explain what the streaks of lights are in the pitch black coal room tunnel where a group of kids from Lexington Christian Academy were passing through. One of them had a flashlight, but nobody passed through the tunnel during the two-second exposure.'
Photo: John Tlumacki/Globe Staff; Text: Glenn Yoder/Boston.com Staff

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Boston's Secret Spaces offers tantalizing peeks into places ordinary mortals rarely see. Published in partnership with The Boston Globe and based on the exceedingly popular Boston.com feature (3.7 million page views and counting), the book takes readers behind the scenes at several sports hot spots, historical landmarks, and offbeat Beantown locales.