The cemetery behind St Paul's

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One grave in Key West belongs to a man who did more than anyone to drive the pirates out. Whirlwinds are reported in the tree beside it on still days.

The burial ground behind St Paul's in Key West holds several figures, and the one everybody names first is the man credited with almost single handedly driving the pirates out of the island.

He is described as angry.

When there is no wind at all, whirlwinds are reported moving through the tree next to his grave. Several visitors have described being attacked at the site.

The ghost tours in Key West do not bring groups into the cemetery, which in a town that runs on ghost tours is a decision worth noting on its own.

Key West in the 1820s was a base for wreckers, smugglers and pirates, and the naval campaign that ended it was a real and violent piece of Florida history rather than folklore.

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Where is The cemetery behind St Paul's located?

The cemetery behind St Paul's is in Florida, United States.

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