Shawnee Inn on the Delaware

One River Road, P.O. Box 67
Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania 18356

Originally called The Buckwood Inn, the seasonal resort was designed and constructed by C.C. Worthington, a wealthy New York engineer and business owner, in 1910 and 1911. A year before his death at age 91, Worthington sold the Inn to famous entertainer Fred Waring in 1943. Waring renamed the resort The Shawnee Inn. Many of Waring's friends who were celebrities in golf and entertainment came to Shawnee as guests. Jackie Gleason learned to golf at Shawnee and Arnold Palmer met his wife here. Other famous guests included Lucille Ball, Art Carney, Perry Como, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel and Ed Sullivan.
Fred Waring sold Shawnee to Karl Hope, a Philadelphia real estate developer, in 1974. Hope opened Shawnee Village, the first timesharing development in Pennsylvania, and one of the first in the U.S. It is still a big resort today, with all kinds of activities including golf, hiking, and skiing.
So why is it haunted? Well, the legend says that the Fort Deputy building on River Road was built on the site of an old fort from the 1700's. The area was, and still is, haunted by the ghost of a woman. She has been reported by security guards.
Another building was located where the Shawnee Ski Area sign is now. This building was haunted for years by the spirit of a man who hanged himself on the back porch. It is unclear whether his spirit is still there.