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irisheyes · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject: Haunted Massachustts

Smith College-Martha Wilson House, Northampton.
See website for info.
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On the first floor, unexplained footsteps have been heard pacing back and forth, doors slamming shut all at once, and windows open when nobody is there. Sessions House once served as a passage in the Underground Railroad. It started as an old farmhouse, known to be haunted before becoming part of the college, and contained a secret tunnel in basement where escaping slaves were killed when it collapsed; their ghosts are still reported to haunt the house.

-Scituate
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In the town on Scituate, near the first cliff, sometimes in the spring a ghost ship is seen. It begins its journey in all its splendor and then, as you watch, it deteriorates until the sails are all torn out.

-The Hawthorne Hotel, Salem.
See website for location.
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It's said that the building is haunted, most notabley the elevator.

-The Town Hall, Cohasset.
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Rumored to have poltergeist activity, the sound of groans, chains in the basement, and cold spots.

-Moonlight Inn, Pembroke.
Location unknown.

It is said to be haunted by a spectre named Lysander. The ghost story is served up on the place mats and as well as cold spots, tables have been known to tip over.

-Route 44, Rehoboth.
Actual road.

There is rumored to be the spirit of a redheaded hitchiker here has been known to terrorize late night drivers on lonely nights.

-Salem YMCA, Salem.
Location unknown.

Might be Allston/Brighton Family YMCA, Brigton, MA, Attleboro YMCA, Attleboro, MA, Camp Frank A. Day, Residence Camp, Newton, MA, West Suburban YMCA, Newton, MA, or YMCA of Malden Massachusetts, Malden, Massachusetts. The haunting seems to center around the old pool over which the new one was built. Lifeguards report movement and noises by the stairwell leading to the old pool, thought to have been caused by a swimmer who died there.

-Boston University, Boston.
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Shelton Hall, which is now a residence hall, was once a Sheraton Hotel where playwright Eugene O'Neill lived. His old room, room 401, where he passed away in 1953 still stands and he is said to haunt that floor.

-Main Street, Wareham.
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Several homes along this street have long histories of haunting activity. Fearing Tavern, in particular, is known for objects that mysteriously move on their own.

-St. Stephen's Cemetery, Attleboro.
Rt. 152

It is said that a two year old child named Doris, her mother, Albertine, and her father, Eugene, haunt the grounds here. Children's footsteps on the pavement have been heard as well as apparitions seen.

-Minot Lighthouse, Scituate.
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Many years ago, during a horrible storm, the main lighthouse keeper, who had went for provisions, returned to find his lighthouse destroyed by the wrath of nature. His additional keepers perished in the storm and are said to haunt the grounds today.

-Salem Jail, Salem.
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Built in 1811-1813, the Salem Jail is one of the oldest correctional facilities in the country. It includes the jail, jailer's house, and barn. The Jailer's House attributed to Samuel Field McIntire, son of Samuel McIntire and is said to be haunted by the spirits of civil war prisoners who were held there.

-Marblehead Coastline
Located less than 5 miles southeast of Salem, on Massachusetts Bay.

On this coastline a band of British Pirates robbed a wealthy woman. Unable to get her ring off on the ship, they took her back to the beach where they stabbed her and cut off her finger to remove the precious bounty. It is said she can still be heard screaming for mercy today.

-Charlesgate, Boston.
No record found.

Said to currently be an office where they sell condos. Once a hotel of ill repute and then a dorm for Emerson College, it is said to be plagued by the spirits of flappers, drug-addicted dandies, and an old man with a beard. Parapsychologists also once filmed ghostly horses in lower basement, which once served as the stables.

-Fort Warren, Boston.
The Fort Warren Historic Site is located on a rocky point on George's Island, about seven miles from Boston in Boston Harbor. Ferries to the island leave from Long Wharf and Rowes Wharf. Information, including a brochure describing the haunting, is available from the Metropolitan District Commission, 20 Somerset Street, Boston, MA 02108. Phone: 617-727-5215

The ghost of a lady in black has haunted the old barracks and prison at Fort Warren since the Civil War. The young wife of Lt. Andrew Lanier was not about to let her new husband rot in a dungeon at Fort Warren. Shortly after he and six hundred other Confederate soldiers were imprisoned there, she began planning their escape. Dressed in a man's dark suit, she managed to break into the prison and contact her husband. She had brought along a shovel, a pickax, and a pistol. The prisoners began digging a tunnel to the parade ground, where they planned to enter the armory and take over the fort. Just as they reached their target, the tunnel was discovered and the prisoners surrendered. Among them was Lanier's wife, who drew the pistol and fired at a colonel leading the Union soldiers. The damp gun misfired, and the fragmented bullet mortally wounded her husband. On February 2, 1862, Mrs. Lanier took her turn on the gallows, asking only that she be allowed to wear a dress. Soldiers found a black theatrical gown and gave it to her to wear. Seven weeks after her execution, a night sentry felt two hands tightening around his throat. He turned to see the Lady in Black, bathed in a mysterious light, trying to choke him to death. One by one, she appeared to the soldiers and has continued to haunt other guards over the years. Her ghostly footprints have been found in the snow, and sometimes a rock rolls from nowhere across the floor in the old ordnance storeroom. During World War II, an army sentry was so frightened by the Lady in Black that he subsequently spent over twenty years in a mental institution.

-YMCA, Cambridge.
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A man who died here in the 1930s is said to return in the form of a green ghostly vision.

-Colonial Inn, Concord.
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A grayish figure haunts Room 24, on the second floor here. The ghost is thought to be a guest who stayed at the inn in the late 1800s. The haunted room is in the oldest section of the inn. Built in 1716 by physician Captain Joseph Minot, the house later became part of an inn that enveloped two other houses. A conventional brick building was added to the rear of the inn in the 1960s. The first sighting of the ghost was on June 14, 1966, when a woman on her honeymoon at the inn was awakened by a shadowy figure four feet from the edge of her bed. The apparition floated to the foot of the bed and vanished. Recently, a businesswoman from Virginia also encountered the ghost of Room 24.

-Coffin House, Nantucket.
29 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554-1580

An elderly man is said to be seen here sitting in a rocking chair by the fire place.

Salem Hospital, Salem.
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The ghost of a woman who died in childbirth is claimed there and is often seen roaming the halls.

-John Stone Tavern, Ashland.
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The tavern is said to be haunted by the spirit of a little girl.

-The Tea Room, Quincy.
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Get a reading from a psychic and witness the young woman in her twenties all dressed in white who sometimes appears by the fire.

-The Boston Common, Boston.
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Said to be haunted by two ghostly women, dressed in nineteenth century tea dresses, who sweetly smile at passers-by and then vanish if approached.

-Maudslay State Park, Newbury Port.

Said to have been haunted for many years.

-The Ward House, Salem.
132 Essex Street, Salem (97 745-9500

The spirits of the evil Sherrif George Corwin and witchcraft victim, Giles Cory, who is rumored to be buried in the cellar, can be found here.

-Hammond Castle, Magnolia.
See websites for information.
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*Website - John Dandola's website

It is believed that the ghost of Mr. Hammond, his wife and a Mr. Hammonds lover, are seen from time to time by workers of the museum and it's guests.

-The Pilot House, Boston Waterfront.
No location found.

It is claimed to be once a building that served as a dormitory back in 1839 and was said to house captains and pilots on their overnight stays in the harbor. Doors are known to slam, you can hear the sounds of men laughing and toasting glasses, and a woman in white haunts the kitchen.

-October Mountain State Forest, Washington.
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One particular point of interest is the spirit of a girl in a white dress who has been seen walking near the site of the William C. Whitney Estate, which is now part of October Mountain State Forest.

-Emerson Majestic Theatre, Boston.
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Known as one of the most haunted theaters in this district, The Majestic was built 1903. The unused balcony is haunted by a young girl and a married couple dressed in turn of the century clothing. You can also still see the spirit of a city major who passed here sitting in his favorite seat.

-Wheaton College, Norton.
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Many ghosts walk here at Wheaton College. Dormitories, classrooms and a library are said to house spirits. The previous librarian is known to haunt her old stomping grounds, roaming the books at night, rearraning the card cataogue and, although no one has ever seen her, you can feel that she is there.

-OceanView at Ellis Square, Beverly.
3 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915-4527. 978-927-4227.

The staff here, who refuse to go upstairs at night on an empty floor, report seeing images on the penthouse floor and in the mirrors near the dining hall.

-The Blue Door Inn, Marblehead.
(781) 639-7999

Seen and heard many times, there are two spirits here. Rosemary, a previous caretaker, as well as a young man who died on the property.

-Jerusalem Road, Cohasset.

There is a little girl here who fell to her death from a nearby cliff who is seen crossing the street and vanishing if approached.

-The Captain Freeman Perry House, Brewster.
No location found.

Now an antique shop, this old boarding house on Route 6A on Cape Cod is occupied by a spirit called Roberta.

-Agawam Rock, Rehoboth.

Off of Route 44 there is a large outcropping of rock in these woods used by Indians in the King Philip's war as a campsite. Fires can still be seen burning and voices of the Indians can still often be heard shouting.

-Yarmouth Resort, formerly Flagship Inn., Yarmouth

The Hotel is ideally located in the Mid-Cape on Route 28 just minutes away from many Cape Cod souvenir shops, a variety of fine restaurants, miniature golf, beautiful sandy beaches, Hyannis harbor ferry boats to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket islands and the world famous Hyannis Whale Watcher boat. There are reports of doors slamming within the indoor pool area when it is inaccesible and items move in a matter of seconds in the reception area. Some think, based on a mysterious baby clip that appeared on a counter, this is the spirit of a young girl. She's not alone, however, as employees have seen the image of a tiny ghost dog in the hallways, as well.

-Spider Gates Cemetery, Worchester.
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Rumored to be very haunted, when entering you will hear whispers and by the time you progress to the eigth gate, spirits will brush against you and you even may see them wandering about. It is said the feelings are so strong here that some have been known to faint and a few have even died from heart failure. No one, it is said, has ever made it all the way to the eighth gate.

-Med State, Waltham.

Shut down for over twenty years and housing about forty buildings, each as frightening as the first, people have heard footsteps, noises and have seen images in some of the buildings. Some have even reported seeing blood on the walls and floors.

*Note: "The Waltham "Med State" Hospital was actually called Waverley Square Sanitarium and the location is on the Beverly/Waltham line. It is on private property, so you would be trespassing if you went there without permission."

-First Congregational Church, Paxton.
No address listed.

In the mid 1800s, the minister died here and he has haunted the church ever since. Candles light on their own and footsteps have been heard moving up a staircase that was removed years ago.

-Moore State Park, Paxton.
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In the millhouse down by the millpond many people have supposedly committed suicide. The sightings here include a young man and young woman hanging together as well as the original owner of the mill, who is also hanging in the millhouse.

-Central Middle School, Quincy.
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In 1968 they say a young girl was murdered here in a third floor bathroom. Her spirit is said to remain there today, turning off faucets, lights, and even flushing toilets.

-The Cemetery on Broadway Street, Taunton.

In the cemetery sits a rocking chair over where a little girl is buried. Some say you can still see her today, sitting in her chair while it glows.

-Dr. Franklin Perkin's School, Lancaster.
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Now a private residential school for special children, there are many buildings on the campus but the main one is known as The Manor, which is the size of a mansion and well over 100 years old. Some report the spirit of a young girl, about 6 years old, dressed in a long nightgown and wearing a nightcap who runs from one of the bedrooms here. On the lower floor, in one of the girls units, at the same time every night yet another young girl can be seen just passing through. Furniture moves, windows open, and footsteps are heard on the third floor and, as if that is not enough, on the second floor, in one certain spot, it sounds like someone drops something right above you. The third floor windows are often said to glow a mysterious blue on some nights if you stand outside.

-Ryanham - Hockomock Swamp, Bridgewater.
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In the swamp, not only can you hear strange sounds, but sometimes you can see the hands of a child, thought to have drowned there, reaching from the water. Also, many people report seeing Indians and their canoes on the eerie waters.

-Shad Factory Mill & Pond, Rehobeth.
No location found.

Walk past these stone wall ruins and you'll feel as if something is urging you to leave. Rumored to have a man cloaked in dark clothing who appears and then vanishes in the woods nearbyand strange white lights that appear at night.

-Palmer's River Burying Ground, Rehoboth.
No location found.

People here have reported hearing and even sometimes seeing a little boy, dressed in 19th century clothing, who seems to be looking for help.

-The Old Church, Tyngsboro.
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Featured once on Unsolved Mysteries, lights are reported and noises can be heard from the basement.

-Danvers Mental State Hospital, Danvers.
Location unknown.

Even though the abandoned site is empty, candles are often seen through the windows at night.

-Genova Inn, Boston.
No Inn found, but located a Genova Hotel in the area.

People have reported hearing footsteps, the television turning on in the middle of the night, blankets being yanked off and even, frighteningly enough, someone floating above the bed.

-Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. See website for location.
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The organ often plays on its own and an apparition of a young girl was once seen walking in circles by a headmistress who retired soon after the sighting.

-Lizzie Borden's Lawyer's Home, Haverhill.
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William Moody's home is said to be haunted. In 1995 a family moved in, and then out, within one month's time. There were doors opening on their own, strange noises and one door the family never entered as the dog would sit and bark at it.

-Wellesley Inn, Wellesley.
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In the Lafayette Lounge objects have been known to move of their own accord and hotel and restaurant staff have reported mysterious goings on in the lobby's small elevator. You can often smell rosewater perfume and feel as if you are being watched.

-Wolf Island Cemetery, Rochester.

Located on Wolfe Island Rd; the road actually begins in the town of Mattapoisett, but crosses into Rochester. People report feeling as if something doesn't want them there and also there have been reports of a bright mist coming forward towards people who have shined lights on one of the graves.

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houdini133 · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Massachusetts

You forgot a few LOL

The Houghton Mansion

North Adams MA
Check out the web site www.berkshireparanormal.com

There are mixed versions of this story, but I believe the following is a pretty accurate account. In the early 1900's, the mansion was the residence of North Adams' first mayor, Albert C. Houghton and his family. Four deaths are associated with the mansion, all occurring within just 11 days of each other. On August 1st, 1914 the Houghton's chauffeur, John Widder, was driving Albert Houghton, his daughter Mary and a family friend, Sybil Hutton to Vermont in the family's Pierce Arrow. They came upon a road crew on a mountain road, so Widders swerved to the edge of the road to avoid them. The vehicle hit a soft shoulder and rolled violently down a steep embankment.
Sybil died at the scene and Mary died enroute to the hospital. Both John Widders and Mayor Houghton suffered minor injuries. The chauffeur was deeply depressed and highly emotional. The following day, in the early morning hours, Widder was found dead in a barn behind the Mansion. He had committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol. Mayor Houghton died just 9 days later...some say because of overwhelming despair.

Ownership was passed to the Gallup family in 1918 who quickly sold the property to the Masons just two years later. The Masons erected a huge Masonic Temple at the rear of the house. The mansion is still in use as a Masonic Temple today and is maintained by the Lafayette Graylock Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. and the Naomi Chapter of the Eastern Star -- non-profit associations that support many charitable organizations. Interestingly enough, when people leave the main house and enter the temple, many are suddenly filled with a feeling of peace. There have been no significant reports of paranormal activity in this newer section of the building.

The Hoosac Tunnel

North Adams MA

A railroad tunnel beneath the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachusetts, is said to be one of the most haunted places in New England. It was an engineering marvel of its age, completed in 1875, and nearly five miles in length. Yet, it would cost 195 lives in various fires, explosions, and tunnel collapses, hence earning its name among the crew at the "Bloody Pit." It has been the scene ever since of hauntings . . . and even murder.

Mt. Greylock's Bellows Pipe Trail - The Old Coot

As the Civil War began, a North Adams farmer named William Saunders left home in 1861 to fight for the Union. About a year later, his wife, Belle, received a report that her husband had been gravely wounded and was in a military hospital. That was the last she heard of him. Alone and in need of help, she hired a local man to work the farm with her; later she married the man and he adopted her children. In 1865, a bearded, ragged man, wearing a Union blue uniform, stepped off the train in North Adams. You can guess who had finally returned home. Saunders walked to his farm, and while standing outside he saw his wife and happy family, his children calling another man "daddy."

Crushed, he turned on his heels and walked away, heading toward Mt. Greylock, where he built a shack in the remote Bellows Pipe. He lived the rest of his days there, almost a hermit, hiring himself out occasionally to farms, known to locals only as the "Old Coot." War and time had ravaged his appearance and no one recognized him. It's said that he even worked his old spread on occasion, perhaps sitting down to meals with his family, only he knowing the truth. Folks say the Old Coot was insane, but whether it was caused by the horrors of war or grief at losing his family, no one knows. One winter's day, hunters came upon the shack to find the Old Coot cold dead. But they were startled to see his spirit fly from his body and head up the mountain. That was the first sighting of the Ghost of the Old Coot, but certainly not the last.

To this day, his bedraggled spirit is sometimes seen on Mt. Greylock, always heading up the mountain, but never coming down. You might say you don't believe it, but are you brave enough to walk the Bellows Pipe Trail after dark?

he Mount - Edith Wharton Estate

One of the great writers of her time, Edith Wharton penned a number of ghost stories - and gave us a number of haunting characters as well. Can't you just envision a phantom Ethan Frome careening down a snow-covered hill with Mattie Silver clasped to his back on a collision course with a massive Elm?

It's said, though, that the spirit of Wharton herself lingers on at The Mount, the author's beloved Lenox estate, built in 1902. Visitors report hearing Wharton laugh; overnight guests are awakened by strange noises; some say that a hooded figure presses down on them while they sleep.

Founders of Shakespeare & Company, the theatre troupe that called The Mount home for many years, reported strange occurrences - footsteps, laughter and sounds - almost from the start of their tenancy. Some claim that fellow author Henry James joins his friend Wharton in haunting the site (just a couple of ghost writers hanging out?). The pair look imposing, but never harm anyone.

It's hard to imagine the genteel Edith Wharton haunting anyone - or rattling anything but teacups. And pressing down on guests while they sleep? That does not sound quite like the age of innocence…Still, one never knows.

The Eunice Williams Covered Bridge

On February 29, 1704, a band of Mohawk Indians and French savagely attacked the village of Deerfield, killing many citizens and taking more than 100 captive, including the town's minister, Reverend John Williams. The Indians then drove the captives in a death march toward a camp in Canada.

The attackers were brutal, striking down any who could not keep up. Others starved to death. Eunice Williams, wife of the reverend, had given birth just a few hours before the attack. She felt her strength failing and knew she would soon be killed. She said goodbye to her husband, with the wish that he and at least some of their children would survive.

While crossing a river in Greenfield, not far from today's Mohawk Trail, Eunice fell and was instantly struck and killed by a tomahawk blow. Her body, soaked with water and blood, was left behind while the march continued. The surviving captives were held in Canada for nearly two years, until they were finally set free or "redeemed." John Williams and two of the Williams children returned home, but a third, also named Eunice, chose to stay with the Indians. The notorious "Unredeemed Captive" later married one of the tribe, and, despite repeated attempts, mostly rejected the English ways for the rest of her life.

Taken from her home, her newborn child ripped from her arms, driven on a forced march, hacked to death in a cold river and finally scorned by her namesake and daughter, some believe the spirit of Eunice Williams is still not at rest. Legend has it that her ghost can be seen at night in the water or inside the covered bridge that now bears her name. It is said that Eunice can be summoned to appear, perhaps believing that her family has finally returned to her...

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Jacqueline · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 236 Location: Harvard, MA

I just saw on the news a group of investigators spent the night their and claim there are two ghosts present. Here's the link to the article/video.
http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/...;layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.7.1