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Haunted VermontUniversity of Vermont, Burlington.
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1)Converse Hall: Haunted by a former student who committed suicide.
2)Farm on Spear Street: Another spirit roams here.
3)GrasseMount House: History of voices and locking and slamming doors on the second floor.
4)Center for Counseling and Testing: Mild poltergeist activity as well as the spirit of Captain Jacobs, who passed here, has been reported.
5)Agriculture Department AKA Bittersweet House: Female spirit in late 19th century clothing appears here from time to time.
6)Redstone Hall: Intermittent ghost who appears in the back staircase, has been spotted running through walls and tried to frighten women from the area.
7)Coolidge Hall: Several spirits, but notably a male who has been known to stare at residents while they sleep.
Center for Cultural Pluralism AKA Allen House: Top floor is haunted. Cold presence has been known to follow people around.
-Bowman House, Cuttingsville.
Adjacent to Route 103 in the center of the village.
The Bowman House is located right across the street from the Bowman Mausoleum in the Cuttingsville Cemetery. Made wealthy from his tanning business, Mr. Bowman built a mausoleum to hold the remains of his wife and children, including a life-size statue of him, flowers in hand, walking up the steps in grief. His home is said to be haunted by an unidentified woman.
-Southern Vermont College, Bennington.
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Various hauntings including a woman, thought to be the second wife of a previous tenant, a man called Everett, and a person in a black hooded robe. Reports of smoke filled hallways, lights coming on in locked rooms, door and windows unlocking after security rounds, and disembodied footsteps.
-Old Stagecoach Inn, Waterbury.
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The Old Stagecoach Inn bed and breakfast was built in 1826 and in the years since has served as a tavern, stagecoach stop, and a private residence. An intimate part of the village of Waterbury, it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Room 2 is said to be haunted by Margaret Spencer who died there.
-Emily's Covered Bridge, Stowe.
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This covered bridge, built in 1844, was named after the ghost that haunts it. In the late 1800s, Emily Smith died here. Some say she was trampled by a team of horses; others say she killed herself by jumping off the bridge or perhaps by hanging herself from a roof beam. The most accepted scenario is that she died in an accident after being rejected at the altar by her fiancee. She rode after him in a buggy that overturned on the bridge. Although the cause of her death remains unknown, locals say there is no doubt about her ghost. In 1969, plans for a housing development were canceled when it was discovered that nobody wanted to live near the haunted bridge. Sometimes Emily manifests as a flickering white light, other times as a mysterious breeze that leaves one stunned or mesmerized.
Stowe is in north central Vermont, sixty miles east of Burlington. Take I-84 to the Colbyville and go north twenty-six miles on Highway 100. The bridge spans Gold Brook on Gold Brook Road a few miles outside of town. Gold Brick Road loops off Highway 100, north of town.
-The Country Club, Brattleboro.
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On February 21, 1914, fourteen local business men incorporated the "Brattleboro Country Club," apparently changing the name from the "Wantastiquet Golf Club". Construction began in April of that year and the grand opening was held on July 1, 1914. Workers report hearing voices "above" the dining area and, as a result, very few of them like to close the area alone.
-Winooski High School, Winooski.
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About fifty years ago, five students were killed in a car crash. The memorial was help in the school gymnasium and, ever since then, strange sightings have been reported.
-The Shard Villa Mansion, West Salisbury.
Turn left (west) on Three Mile Bridge Road for a tour to Shard Villa. Keep straight for one mile through the intersection and keep on the left. On the right will be Shard Villa, a mansion built in 1872 by Columbus Smith, who had become wealthy handling American inheritance claims as a lawyer in England. Built of locally quarried stone, it is a prime example of the General Grant period of architecture. Shard Villa (named in honor of Smith's first successful inheritance case for Frances Mary Shard) was left "for the purpose of founding a good and comfortable home for good old Christian women not addicted to drink." It now has a retirement home attached to the back but the main home is kept in its original state. Some say Mr. Smith still haunts his mansion. Human shaped indentations appear in his bedroom on the bed, a silver tea service was once witnessed flying across the room, a baby can be heard crying, a lady in a red dress has appeared at the foot of resident's beds and employee's often hear their names being called.
-St. Michael's College, Colchester.
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Two haunted locations here. In the theater, the spirit of a nun likes to move props about. Many props disappear without explanation. Also, the Men's First Year Dorm seems to house an evil presence. Lights go on and off in the attic, footsteps are heard and some say a left over pentagram can still be seen on the attic floor.
-Madame Cherie's, Brattleboro.
On the state line there is a logging road where the remains of a large, stone mansion can be found. Once a home of ill repute it burned to the ground and many say you can still feel the negative energy there.
-Wake Robin, Shelburne.
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Spirits haunt room 229 and footsteps can be heard running up and down the hallways. Also, a spirit seems to enjoy pressing the elevator buttons.
-The Champlain Mill, Burlington.
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Once a woolen mill that flooded in the 1920's, this Arts & Crafts mall still houses some of its old residents. Voices of children, machines running on their own and the reported sounds of water rushing through the basement is commonplace.
-Castleton State College, Castleton.
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About Two hundred yards off Castleton State College there is an abandoned building which is filled with museum pieces. No one can enter the building, but you can sometimes see that items have been tossed about.
-Goddard College, Plainfield.
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The manner house is haunted by a spirit playing piano as well as numerous other spirits about the college.
-Norwich University, Northfield.
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1)Alumni Hall: Haunted by two brothers who committed suicide in the same dorm room.
2)Chaplin Hall: Once used as a library, where books would float from shelves and voices would be heard, you can still see this spirit on occasion standing by the front door.
3)Sabine Field: You can sometimes hear the haunting footsteps of a cadet who still guards the football field gates here.
-Jennings Hall, Bennington College, Bennington.
Purportedly the inspiration for Shirley Jackson's novel, The Haunting of Hill House, students report hearing footsteps and voices late at night here in Jennings Hall.
-St. Albans Bay Park, St. Albans Bay.
Located off Lake Champlain
A ghost ship has been reported here. Some think they may be trying to track the elusive lake monster known as Champ.
-Norwich Inn, Norwich.
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Built by Colonel Jasper Murdock in 1797, the Norwich Inn served as a stagecoach tavern and hostelry for generations of New England travelers. Known variously as the Norwich Hotel, Curtis Hotel, The Union House, and the Newton Inn, the little tavern gained quite a reputation over the years, particularly among tourists and coaching parties destined for the White Mountains. Room 20 is said to be haunted by a woman who died there. She makes occasional appearances in the dining room wearing a dark formal dress.
-The White House Inn, Wilmington.
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This house was built in 1915, but strange things did not occur until after it was remodeled into an inn. Manager Bob Grinold has reported unexplained footsteps and other sounds, as well as a shadowy presence walking the halls.
Wilmington is in the south corner of Vermont, on Highway 9 between Bennington and Brattleboro. White House of Wilmington, Route 9 Box 757, Wilmington, VT 05363. Phone: 802-464-2135. Reservations can be made by calling 800-541-2135
-Old Barlowe Street School, St. Albans.
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Haunted by the spirit of a janitor who died over eighty years ago, cold spots have been reported in the cellar as well as apparitions in a south wing window. This same window cannot be kept shut. Footsteps, lights flickering and voices have also been reported.
-Green Mountains White Lights, Wells River.
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Infamous white spook lights.
-Brunswick Springs, Wells River.
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Burning smells, screaming and the feeling of being shoved by unseen hands have been reported by visitors here
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