FALL RIVER — Able to scare your self foolish?
Halloween season is in full swing, which suggests one factor: ghosts.
Or does it?
It additionally means legends. And haunts. And creepy tales. Like a hitchhiker who mysteriously seems within the backseat of your automotive. Or lights that sparkle for no motive. And even objects that fly throughout a room.
After all, not all ghosts are indignant, if these tales are to be believed. Some sound like they’re simply out to trigger some mischief.
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Our little nook of New England has its fair proportion of historical past, which typically lends itself to these ghosts, legends and haunts. And as Oct. 31 approaches, we will all droop our disbelief a bit of bit.
We rounded up a few of the extra fashionable tales.
Verify ’em out … should you dare!
OAK GROVE CEMETERY, FALL RIVER
That is the place Lizzie Borden is buried. Some have reported seeing unusual lights right here.
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ABRAM’S ROCK, SWANSEA
Proper across the time of the King Philip’s Battle in 1675, a renegade or Christian Indian was taken captive by fellow Indians and delivered to this huge rock greater than 100 yards behind what’s now the Swansea City Corridor.
The Indians have been reported to have advised Abram that he can be launched, however solely after he survived three falls from the rock measuring greater than 40 ft excessive. After surviving the primary two falls, Abram died on the third fall, and local legend says his spirit haunts the woods around the rock.
LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE, FALL RIVER
Lizzie’s house, the location of the brutal ax homicide of her father and step-mother, is alleged to be haunted. Guests have heard sounds of a lady weeping, seen lights flicker and even had a ghost in Victorian garb tuck them in (the house operates as a mattress and breakfast).
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QUEQUECHAN CLUB, FALL RIVER
The club is said to be the site of several EVPs and audible “footsteps” in addition to sightings of mysterious orbs. Others have seen a ghost girl in Victorian apparel.
ICE HOUSE REMAINS, FALL RIVER
The outdated ice home on Interlachen island within the North Watuppa burned to the bottom in 1933. Since then, some guests report seeing giant canine (although no signal of any canine has been discovered) and a few declare to have been “chased away” by an unknown presence.
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BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTS, FALL RIVER
Some guests have claimed to listen to voices within the slender hallways of this World War II era warship, and others have reported a basic feeling of being watched.
FREETOWN STATE FOREST
At Profile Rock close to the forest, ghost hunters encountered some sudden EVPs: “You’ll serve Devil,” stated one, and the names “Doreen” and “Carl Drew,” have been additionally recorded. The EVPs could also be associated to Satanic cult murders that occurred in Westport and Fall River within the late Nineteen Seventies and early Nineteen Eighties. Doreen Levesque was a homicide sufferer and Carl Drew was discovered responsible of the homicide of Karen Marsden, a Fall River prostitute linked with the cult. There have been reports of Native American ghosts as well as Pukwudgies, mysterious creatures in Wamapanoag lore who lure people to their deaths or cause other nasty trouble.
BERKLEY-DIGHTON BRIDGE
In June 1675, at the start of the King Philip Battle in 1675, Edward Bobet, who lived together with his spouse and 9 children in a bit of Taunton that’s now Berkley, determined to hunt a safer haven in a safe part of Taunton alongside the village inexperienced. Together with his household secure of their new house, Bobet and his canine went again to his Berkley farm to retrieve some extra possessions. On his means again house, Bobet was besieged by Indians however managed to outrun them by climbing up a tree at dusk. However his trusty canine, alarmed at his grasp’s escape up the tree, wouldn’t cease barking and the Indians, due to that barking, the Indians ultimately discovered Bobet, capturing him down from the tree and killing him. Witnesses, even today, have reported hearing a frantic dog’s barking near the area of the Berkley/Dighton Bridge, a stone’s throw away from where the tree, where Bobet and his dog once stood.
LINCOLN PARK, DARTMOUTH
Some report hearing carousel music and the smell of popcorn. When it was in operation, park-goers reported seeing the ghost of a employee who died in 1987 after falling from the best hill of the Comet curler coaster. Supposedly they’d see the ghost climbing the coaster, doing his regular rounds, solely to see him disappear as soon as he reached the best peak.
NEW BEDFORD ARMORY
Professional ghostbusters deployed with the paranormal investigation crew in 2005 to debunk claims that the town Armory is haunted. The mission aired in November as Episode 107 of “Ghost Hunters,” a one-hour weekly TV collection on the SCI-FI Channel. On the request of the Nationwide Guard, ghosthunters arrange their command heart within the empty Armory and commenced trying to find cheap explanations of the mysterious happenings there. They’d been on the job for 3 hours when, nearing midnight, they entered the gymnasium of the castle-like fortress on Sycamore Road. The soundman was knocked to the bottom, claiming he felt chilly and one thing from the bottom pulled him backward. He give up after filming that episode.
THE FORMER KIRBY’S FUNERAL HOME, ACUSHNET
Acushnet homeowner Kate Zahner told the Standard-Times in 2016 that she heard whispering on a child monitor in her son’s room. She discovered that her home had as soon as been Kirby’s Funeral House (since relocated to Tarkiln Hill Street in New Bedford. She’s additionally heard youngsters’s voices and seen shadows, and psychics, mediums and paranormal investigators have visited and so they’ve reported listening to and seeing spirits and ghosts, she stated.
KINSALE INN, MATTAPOSETT
Visitors have reported seeing a sea captain looking out to the sea in one of the bedrooms. As nicely, a ghost named Sarah reportedly wanders the halls on the lookout for her father.
MATTAPOISETT TOWN HALL
Mattapoisett City Corridor additionally has a prankster poltergeist named Abner, workers declare. Abner Harlow was a city clerk from 1912-1917 and 1924-1946. Harlow was recognized for being very disorganized, and he apparently likes to play sensible jokes on the workers.
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PALMER’S ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
Positioned on the entrance to New Bedford Harbor, the island was named after William Palmer, an authentic settler of Previous Dartmouth. The sunshine was constructed after New Bedford sea captains petitioned for its development. The island was used as an internment camp for Native People throughout King Phillip’s Battle (1675-1676) and as a garrison through the Revolutionary Battle, according to Destination New Bedford. There was even a lodge and amusement park, however all however the gentle have been destroyed in the 1938 Hurricane. When the hurricane hit, lighthouse keeper Arthur Small left his wife in the oil house, which was the best level on the island, whereas he went to gentle the lamps. She watched him get hit by a wave and tried to take a rowboat to avoid wasting him. As a substitute, he watched in horror as a large wave destroyed the whole lot on the island and took her with it. Some say it’s been haunted ever since.
LAKEVILLE HOSPITAL
The outdated Lakeville Hospital on Route 105 is rumored to harbor ghosts of sufferers. Some say faces within the home windows, unusual lights and the sounds of individuals in misery may be seen and heard contained in the deserted constructing. One account tells of blood spatters showing on a window.
QUITTACAS WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, FREETOWN
There are ghost tales about Adoniram Stone Negus, the unique Chief Pumping Engineer, who some say continues to hang-out the power. Legend has it he died a day previous to retirement.
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FEARING TAVERN, WAREHAM
With components of it courting again to 1690, Fearing, owned by Main Israel Fearing, has been used as a tavern, courthouse, city corridor, put up workplace and personal residence. Lately, it’s a museum refurbished again to its colonial fashion. Ghost hunters once heard an electronic voice phenomena saying “Hey Ashford … I killed Grandpa, Ash. I just knew you’d feel the pain. Then … you can consider it … a gift.”
FORT TABER, NEW BEDFORD
A ghost hunting group called Legend Trippers visited Fort Taber, for a particular occasion to provide attendees an opportunity to hunt for paranormal exercise in Fort Rodman, in addition to its quite a few batteries, thought of one in every of New England’s “most paranormally lively ” places.
MILLICENT LIBRARY, FAIRHAVEN
Apparently Millicent, the youngest daughter of Henry Huttleston Rogers, a monetary backer of lots of Fairhaven’s historic buildings, was buried within the basis of the library that bears her title. This has led to alleged sightings of a woman walking in the hallways, surrounded by a blue light. Folks have additionally stated that from exterior of the library, they’ve seen a lady within the home windows of the tower, a bit utterly closed from the general public. There’s additionally rumors of work that transfer and one other spectral presence of a janitor who tragically died within the constructing, however by no means left.
FORT PHOENIX, FAIRHAVEN
In the course of the Revolutionary Battle, Main Israel Fearing led 100 males from Wareham to assist drive British troops away from the fort. His spirit is related to the fort, particularly referring to sounds of cannon hearth. As nicely, there have been stories of a ghost jogger who stops individuals and asks them for the time, solely to vanish whereas they appear down at their watch.
TABOR ACADEMY, MARION
GhostQuest.net claims Lillard Hall is haunted by the ghost of a former pupil who took his personal life, although it acknowledges there are only a few stories of this apparition being seen or heard.
WOLF ISLAND ROAD, MATTAPOISETT
Legend has it that colonial settlers killed some Wampanoag tribe members by hanging them from the close by bushes, and drivers report seeing the eyes of the useless males looking from the bushes, particularly in mid-summer. Additionally, based on native legend, a younger man died in a automotive crash alongside this highway within the Nineteen Seventies, and should you park close to the crash web site and flash your headlights thrice, his ghost will seem. Could it be the most haunted street in Massachusetts?
HOCKOMOCK SWAMP
Within the language utilized by indigent Native People, Hockomock means “place of spirits,” a reputation maybe stemming from the Indian burial grounds dotting the realm. Reported unexplainable sightings include hovering ghostly lights, UFOs, poltergeists, Bigfoot, monstrous birds and oversize snakes, turtles, cats and dogs.
Including to the swamp’s creepy aura are purported appearances of ghostly Native American warriors who, in 1675 and 1676, fought a number of bloody battles within the swamp in opposition to colonists throughout King Philip’s Battle.
BRIDGEWATER TRIANGLE
The Bridgewater Triangle is the site of many reported bizarre sightings. The notorious triangle, masking about 200 sq. miles, is bounded by Abington, Freetown and Rehoboth. Inside the three strains lie the cities of Taunton, Raynham, Norton, Easton, Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Brockton, Mansfield, Dighton, Berkley and Lakeville. The triangle is reportedly stricken by malevolent forces, which some say stem from curses that Native People positioned on the realm in retaliation for poor therapy from colonists. Hockomock Swamp sits on the core of the triangle. Within the language utilized by indigent Native People, Hockomock means “place of spirits,” a reputation maybe stemming from the Indian burial grounds dotting the realm. Reported unexplainable sightings embody hovering ghostly lights, UFOs, poltergeists, Bigfoot large snakes and “thunderbirds.”
OLIVER ESTATE, MIDDLEBORO
Communicate with any of the volunteers on the Oliver Property — on Plymouth Road, simply off Route 44 — and so they’ll let you know tales about seeing apparitions or shadowy figures, listening to voices when on their own in the home or discovering objects in the home mysteriously being moved, fallen to the ground or flying throughout a room. One volunteer conducting a tour stated she got here face-to-face with a full-body apparition in one of many second ground bed room closets. She says it was a lady who stared at her for a number of seconds earlier than disappearing into the wall.
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MIDDLEBORO TOWN HALL
The Enfield Paranormal Society, of Enfield, Conn., the second paranormal group to investigate the building, claims it has found evidence of ghosts within the constructing, which was in-built 1873. There was a full moon that evening and a thunderstorm got here by way of as they looked for ghosts. The crew chief “noticed his breath” whereas he was within the auditorium stage space, regardless that it was mid-July and scorching. This indicated a “chilly spot” or paranormal exercise and he “noticed a person within the balcony” and photographed it. Additionally they sensed a lady on stage who “was seen in a repeated change of costume on or behind the stage,” the report said.
HORNBINE SCHOOL, REHOBOTH
Neighbors declare to listen to sounds of youngsters taking part in and a schoolteacher ringing a bell close to this nineteenth century schoolhouse. Some have claimed to look within the window and see college students who peer again at them.
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ROUTE 44, REHOBOTH
The legend of the red-headed hitchhiker has turn out to be a staple of native ghost lore. Supposedly, the apparition is seen at evening by lone drivers on Route 44, often close to the Rehoboth/Seekonk line. A red-haired man with a crimson beard sporting a crimson flannel shirt and work boots seems on the aspect of the highway, the place drivers both hit him or choose him up. After some form of interplay, the empty-eyed ghost launches right into a loud and terrifying yelling or laughing match earlier than disappearing.
HAUNTED CHAIR, TAUNTON
Legends have grown across the evocative grave monument at Mayflower Hill Cemetery, that of an empty chair. Some say the woman died after falling over backwards in a chair, some say she died in a fireplace whereas sitting in a chair she was advised to not depart. The reality may be present in historic data. Pearl E. French was the daughter of Edwin French and Emma J. (Leonard) French, born on August 21, 1878. Tragically, she was solely 4 years outdated when she died of meningitis on March 26, 1882. Although the household lived in Boston on the time resulting from Edwin French’s job as a newspaper kind composer, he had lived Taunton beforehand. The selection of an empty chair as Pearl’s grave marker may be defined by a well-liked poem in regards to the heartbreak of childhood mortality printed in {a magazine} in 1850 by Richard Coe, Jr. entitled “The Vacant Chair.”
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Pearl’s grave marker reads “Her Vacant Chair” and is topped by a stupendous marble sculpture of a small Empire-style rocking chair. This sculpture nonetheless evokes a lot emotion that individuals place teddy bears and flowers on the grave of this youngster they by no means knew. The monument was cruelly smashed by vandals within the mid-Nineteen Eighties and restored by Rex Monument in Taunton as a present to the Metropolis.
TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL, TAUNTON
Rumors of malignant supernatural activity surround Taunton State Hospital, which started housing the insane and mentally unwell within the mid-1850s. The Goss constructing, which remains to be in use, reportedly is house to, amongst varied different spirits, the ghost of a person in white who seems on the third ground. At evening, banging, screams and moans can supposedly be heard from the woods behind the hospital. Some imagine the sounds are made by the ghosts of sufferers.
PAUL DEVER SCHOOL, TAUNTON
Elements of the Paul Dever State School campus are additionally stated to be haunted. Supposedly, the ghost of a teenage boy has been seen strolling the grounds, and screams of misery may be heard at instances.
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY
Ghosts are said to inhabit a number of buildings at Bridgewater State Faculty, together with Shea-Durgin Corridor, the place tales say an 18-year-old woman was strangled by her boyfriend. The sounds of the wrestle are stated to nonetheless be heard as we speak. At Tillinghast Corridor, legend has it {that a} housemother, after climbing out on the roof to spherical up some wayward ladies, slipped and fell to her loss of life on the fence under. Some say the lady’s presence remains to be felt within the constructing. In Wooden Corridor, tales say, the ghost of a lady who years in the past burned to loss of life there now often runs screaming “hearth” by way of the halls of the constructing. A ghost named George is alleged to hang-out the Campus Middle, locking doorways and taking part in devices.
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HOLIDAY INN, TAUNTON
There have been stories of voices within the stairway saying “Go away right here now.”
STONEHILL COLLEGE, EASTON
A small airplane as soon as crashed into the pond on campus. Every year, on the anniversary of the crash, a blue mist seems and a few report seeing a pilot attempting to get out of the ghostly wreckage.
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CAMP TITCUT
An outdated summertime campsite for Native People, full with a burial floor, Camp Titicut is believed to be haunted by King Phillip, whose physique reportedly was drawn and quartered right here. The sound of leaves rustling, according to local tales, is his physique components attempting to get again collectively. The realm was a boys’ camp from the Thirties to Nineteen Fifties, throughout which era a boy drowned in a pond. His ghost is alleged to be seen and heard within the close by woods.
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY THEATER, BRISTOL
A ghost named Banquo is alleged to mess with the lights and soundboard, and there may be even a seat reserved for him within the balcony.
COLT STATE PARK, BRISTOL
A steady hand reportedly died at this former farm and his ghost is alleged to “play pranks” with the lights and doorways on the park workplace. He’s not alone: He’s joined by the ghosts of two younger ladies who drowned within the water off Colt State Park.
WHITE HORSE TAVERN, NEWPORT
Dubbed the oldest tavern in America, this restaurant was initially constructed as a personal house. Visitors report seeing a person wearing Colonial apparel standing by the fireplace. He typically reveals up within the males’s room. And others have reported listening to a baby crying close to the restrooms.
HOTEL VIKING, NEWPORT
The lodge made historichotels.org’s list of 25 most haunted. Visitors and have reported seeing a bit of boy cleansing the flooring.
BELCOURT CASTLE, NEWPORT
Building on the 60-room mansion started in 1891 and was accomplished three years later. It was constructed for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, a rich banker, writer and politician. Within the Nineteen Fifties, Newport socialites Louis and Elaine Lorillard purchased Belcourt and hosted the Newport Jazz Competition there in 1955 and 1956. Ruth and Harold Tinney purchased the mansion in November 1956, utilizing it as a personal residence and residential for his or her unique furnishings.
A former proprietor believes the vintage furnishings of the home introduced with them paranormal energies. She recalled one tour of the citadel wherein guests have been allowed to relaxation a hand on an early Gothic chair. One customer’s contact yielded a flash of sunshine and the odor of burning rubber. A swimsuit of Fifteenth-century armor as soon as frightened a gaggle of Woman Scouts; they claimed the swimsuit had moved. And the previous proprietor recollects one evening when she awoke and noticed a person standing by her mattress. The person’s face was cloaked by a hood, and he left the room by strolling by way of the wall, she stated.
