Haunted America
MASSACHUSETTS:
Stockbridge
Red Lion Inn: These antique filled rooms hold
many memories of a bygone era, some of these memories still conjure up
ghostly presents. Starting with the third floor many over night guests have
reported seeing the specter of a young woman stepping out of a large
painting and slowly gliding down the hallway. There are reports of many of
the rooms being haunted by past occupants of a long ago time. The Widow
Bingham’s tavern is visited by the apparitions of Norman Rockwell and
movie actor John Wayne, who both spent many an evening at the Lion.
Some of the many guest houses are also visited by
nocturnal visions of a life past, the Pratt suite in the adjacent Stratford
house there have been reports of Mrs. Pratt carrying on her daily activities
just as she did well over a hundred years ago. The grand lobby of the main
Inn is has had also many reported ghost sightings by guests and staff alike.
Norman Rockwell Museum: on many a tour of Mr.
Rockwell’s studio visitors have reported feeling his presence and a few
visitors have reported seeing him still hard at work painting one of his
master pieces.
Main Street: Old Norman Rockwell studio, one
the second floor of what is now a small restaurant Norman Rockwell once had
his art studio, the large window afforded him the opportunity of watching
Stockbridge life go by and using many of the locals in his work, many people
walking down Main Street and glancing up at those large window report of
seeing Norman still watching .
The Indian Burial Ground Monument: with its
obelisk of stone hewn from the nearby Ice Glen is further west on the south
side of Main. There are reports of visitors approaching the monument and
hearing the soft chanting of Indians at prayer.
Salem:
The Old Burying Ground: Many of the poor
unfortunate and innocent victims of the Salem Witch hunt are buried here.
Because of the recognition of these unfortunates many visitors report seeing
the apparitions of period dress individuals walking from tombstone to
tombstone.
The Judges House: This house is thought to have
been where the accused where brought to be questioned. Many visitors report
seeing a young woman perhaps in her late teens standing in an upstairs room.
No one seems to know who this woman is perhaps she is the ghost of one of
the woman accused who was brought here to be questioned.
The Witch Museum: all though this building was
not from the era of the Witch hunt there seems to be a lot of paranormal
activity here. Many visitors report being pushed, seeing apparitions, being
touched and hearing whisperings. Perhaps this is due to the recognition that
is given to the victims.
The House of the Seven Gables: This magnificent
house located on Salem Harbor was the home of author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
This house has everything from antiques, secret staircases and ghosts.
Visitors report see many apparitions young and old in the many rooms of this
house and few guests report seeing Nathaniel Hawthorne busy writing at his
desk.
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