Description:

Located along the riverbank, it was the original center of the city until the Spanish relocated town-center in 1789-90 up on the bluff 200 feet higher. Formerly a rough part of town where you’d find heavy trade, brothels, bars, taverns and fistfights; it is now a beautiful area suggesting activity of earlier historic times.

This part of town is reportedly haunted by a number of ghosts from the 1700’s and the 1800’s. One apparition is that of a man in a military uniform. He is thought to be an American spy who gave secrets to the Spanish when they ruled the territory. The ghosts of several Spanish soldiers are also seen nearby. Another outlaw who haunts the area is that of John Murrel, who stole and re-sold slaves in the early 1800’s.