All Saints Church Cemetery

A historic Episcopal church dating to 1767 where Alice Flagg — the legendary ghost of Murrells Inlet — is buried. The cemetery holds graves going back to the plantation era.

All Saints Church Cemetery is the final resting place of Alice Flagg, whose love story has made her one of the most famous ghosts in South Carolina. Alice died in 1849 after falling ill, heartbroken over being separated from a lumber merchant fiance her wealthy family wouldn't accept. Before she died, her brother ripped the engagement ring from around her neck, and Alice has been looking for it ever since. Her gravestone, simply marked "Alice," sits in the back corner of the cemetery. Visitors have seen a young woman in a white dress standing near the grave, clutching her chest where the ring once hung. People who walk around her grave a certain number of times claim to feel tugs on their own rings, as if Alice is trying to reclaim what she lost. The cemetery holds other spirits from the plantation era too, and sudden temperature drops, lights with no source, and dark shapes are frequently reported. Visitors leave rings and other tokens on Alice's grave as offerings, hoping to bring her some peace. Ghost tours regularly stop here to share her story.