Encyclopedia Of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales From Around The World

361 Pages·2005·10.25 MB·English

by  Jeff Belanger

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OMPILED DITED BY
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Y THE ORLD S EADING ARANORMAL NVESTIGATORS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Encyclopedia of haunted places : ghostly locales from around the world /
compiled and Edited by Jeff Belanger.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-56414-799-1 (pbk.)
1. Haunted places—Encyclopedias. I. Belanger, Jeff.
BF1444.E53 2005
133.1’09--dc22 2005048430
Acknowledgments
I’d like to thank the many people who contributed their writing and photogra-
phy to this book. Though there are too many to list here, you’ll see their bylines
in each contribution. These paranormal investigators are always searching for
answers to the unexplained, and I’m fortunate to have had the opportunity to
work with so many of them to present some of their findings. This book simply
would not exist without the hard work of all of the contributors from around the
globe.
My wife, Megan, has my unending gratitude. She not only kept me sane through
this project, she was always ready to lend her sharp editorial eye to help bring out
the best in each submission.
A big thank you to Michael Pye at New Page Books, who played a significant
role in making this book happen. I’d also like to thank Kate Henches and Stacey
Farkas for their editing and design skills in bringing a ton of content together to
form this book. All of the folks at New Page Books have really been behind those
who work in this field of research. I’m grateful to everyone there for bringing this
project to life.
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................17
New England, 19
The White Lady of Easton, Easton, Connecticut....................................21
Daniel Benton Homestead, Tolland, Connecticut ...................................22
Carousel Gardens Restaurant, Seymour, Connecticut.............................23
Windham Textile & History Museum, Willimantic, Connecticut................24
Boothe Homestead, Stratford, Connecticut...........................................25
Joshua Chamberlain House Museum, Brunswick, Maine ........................26
The Devil’s Footprint, North Manchester, Maine.....................................27
Captain Lindsey House, Rockland, Maine..............................................28
Houghton Mansion, North Adams, Massachusetts.................................28
Metropolitan State Hospital, Waltham, Massachusetts...........................29
The Redheaded Hitchhiker of Route 44, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.........30
The Charlesgate Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.....................................31
Session House, Northampton, Massachusetts .......................................32
Stone’s Public House, Ashland, Massachusetts......................................33
Windham Restaurant, Windham, New Hampshire .................................34
America’s Stonehenge, Salem, New Hampshire ....................................35
The Country Tavern, Nashua, New Hampshire......................................36
Nine Men’s Misery Memorial, Cumberland, Rhode Island .......................37
Great Swamp Massacre Site, South County, Rhode Island .....................37
Sprague Mansion, Cranston, Rhode Island............................................38
Ramtail Factory, Foster, Rhode Island...................................................39
The Ice House Restaurant, Burlington, Vermont ...................................40
Long Trail, Bennington, Vermont..........................................................41
Bowman House and Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont ..... 42
Paranormal Investigator Profile: Troy Taylor.........................................45
Mid-Atlantic, 49
Fort Delaware, Delaware City, Delaware...............................................51
Old New Castle, Kent County, Delaware ...............................................52
Landon House, Urbana, Maryland........................................................52
Bertha’s Restaurant & Bar, Baltimore, Maryland ....................................53
Harry’s Road House, Asbury Park, New Jersey......................................54
Ridgedale Avenue and Summerhill Park, Madison, New Jersey...............55
The Spy House, Port Monmouth, New Jersey........................................56
Gravity Road, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.............................................57
Burlington County Prison Museum, Mt Holly, New Jersey.......................57
Ringwood Manor, Ringwood, New Jersey..............................................58
The Country Witch, Fort Covington, New York ......................................59
Fort Ontario State Historic Site, Oswego, New York...............................60
Lake Ronkonkoma, Islip, New York ......................................................61
The Historic Old Bermuda Inn, Staten Island, New York........................62
Roxy Studios, Long Island City, New York.............................................63
McCarren Park Swimming Pool, Brooklyn, New York..............................64
West Middlebury Cemetery, West Middlebury, New York........................64
Sachs Bridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ...............................................65
The Legendary Tannersville Inn, Tannersville, Pennsylvania...................66
Barclay Cemetery, Leroy, Pennsylvania.................................................67
Burlington Methodist Church, West Burlington Township, Pennsylvania ..68
Andrew Bayne Memorial Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.....................69
Sleepy Hollow, Kulpmont, Pennsylvania................................................70
The Angel Rose Bed & Breakfast, Pottsville, Pennsylvania......................71
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...........................72
Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C..........................................................73
Decatur House, Washington, D.C.........................................................74
The White House, Washington, D.C. ................................................... 75
South, 77
Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Florida....................................79
Approach of the Orange Avenue Bridge, Daytona Beach, Florida ...........80
Marrero’s Guest Mansion, Key West, Florida .........................................80
Captain Tony’s Saloon, Key West, Florida .............................................82
Riddle House, West Palm Beach, Florida...............................................82
Nichols Creek Road, Milton, Florida......................................................84
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia ..........................................84
The Old Tallapoosa Jail, Tallapoosa, Georgia.........................................85
Devil’s Kitchen, Tallapoosa, Georgia .....................................................86
The Belle of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky ..........................................87
Magnolia Mansion, New Orleans, Louisiana ..........................................88
Bloody Mary’s House, New Orleans, Louisiana ......................................90
Jean Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar, New Orleans, Louisiana...................91
The Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana .................................92
Fort Fisher Civil War Battlefield, Kure Beach, North Carolina..................93
Spencer Mountain Haunted House, Spencer Mountain, North Carolina ...93
Price-Gause House, Wilmington, North Carolina....................................94
Blackstock Battlefield, Union, South Carolina ........................................95
St. Philip’s Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina ..................................96
Circular Church Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina...........................97
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Nashville, Tennessee......................................98
The Hermitage, Hermitage, Tennessee.................................................99
Stones River National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, Tennessee...................99
The Thomas House Hotel, Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee ..................100
Crawford Road, Yorktown, Virginia.....................................................101
Westwood Hills Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia ......................101
Old House Woods, Diggs, Virginia......................................................102
Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia.............................................................102
Fort Monroe, Fort Monroe, Virginia ....................................................104
Moundsville Prison, Moundsville, West Virginia ...................................105
Hilltop House Hotel, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia............................... 106
Paranormal Investigator Profile: Ed and Lorraine Warren.....................107