Massachusetts

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Boston - Fort Warren - haunted by a lady in black believed to be the wife of Lt. Andrew Lanier.

Cambridge - YMCA - a green ghost of a man that dies there in the 1930's is seen there.

Concord - Colonial Inn - a gray ghost haunts room 24.

Nantucket - Coffin House - An elderly man sits in a rocking chair by the fire place.

Salem - Salem Hospital - ghost of a woman that died in childbirth there is seen in the halls.

Auburn - Stone Tavern - is haunted by the ghost of an unknown child.

Ashland - John Stone Tavern - is haunted by a little girl.

Quincy - The Tea Room - its were physics tell fortunes and they say that a very young women between the age 20-25 that wears a white dress and is all dressed up, calls on people and appears in front of a fire place.

Boston - The Boston Common - has been know to be the site of two ghostly women, dressed in nineteenth century tea dresses, who smile at passers-by kindly, but vanish when apporached.

Newbury Port - Maudslay State Park - known to have had hauntings for many years.

Salem - The Ward House - is haunted by the ghosts of the evil Sherrif George Corwin and witchcraft victim Giles Cory. Corwin is buried in the cellar.

Northampton - Smith College - Martha Wilson House. 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 Served as a passage in the Underground Railroad. Started as old farmhouse, known to be haunted before becoming part of the college. Contained secret tunnel in basement where escaping slaves were killed when it collapsed; their ghosts reported to haunt the house.

Scituate - Near First Cliff - in the spring a ghost ship is seen. It starts out robust and luxurious but right before your eyes it's sails become all torn.

Salem - The Hawthorne Hotel - is supposedly haunted. The elevator especially.

Cohasset - The Town Hall - In the cells in the basement people have heard groans and chains. Some poltergiest activity. There is also cold spots.

Pembroke - Moonlight Inn - is haunted by a spectre named Lysander. Cold spots are felt and tables have been known to tip over. Waiters give you the story of the ghost on place mats.

Rehoboth - Route 44 - Haunted by a red-headed hitchhiker who terrorizes motorists who drive by on dark lonely nights. Has been known to do frightening acts.

Salem - Salem YMCA - The old pool. The old pool was built above the original pool. Many lifeguards at the old pool have seen movements and heard noises by the stairwell leading to the old pool. It is rumored to be from a swimmer that died there.

Boston - Boston University - Shelton Hall, which is now a residence hall, was once a Sheraton Hotel. Playwright Eugene O'Neill lived in room 401 and supposedly died in his room in 1953 and now haunts that floor. The floor is now reserved for students majoring in writing.

Wareham - Main Street - Several homes along this street have long histories of haunting activity . One house called Fearing Tavern in particular Things like objects moving.

Attleboro - St. Stephen's Cemetary - There are many reports of a ghost named Doris, who was a 2 year old girl, her mother, Albertine, and her father,Eugene. childrens footsteps on the pavement apparitions appear and disappear.

Scituate - Minot Lighthouse - haunted by lighthouse keepers after original lighthouse was destroyed by a storm,while main light house keeper stood on shore & watched after going for provisions.

Salem-Salem Jail
Haunted by the spirits of civil war prisoners who were held there.

Marblehead Coastline
On the Marble head Coastline a group of British Pirates robbed a wealthy woman on the beach. One ring she wore (an Emerald) would not come off. The Pirate took her back to the ship to see if the others could get it off. When that failed, they took her back to the beach where the brutally stabbed her and cut of her finger. people have heard her screaming in the late of night or the early morning.

Winthrop-Fort Banks
Haunted by a ghost called Willie who died in a cannon accident.

Boston-Charlesgate-
Originally a hotel of ill repute, then a dorm for Emerson College, is currently selling condos. Haunted by persistent flappers, drug-addicted dandies, and an old man with a beard. Parapsychologists filmed ghostly horses in lower basement, which once served as the stables.

Magnolia -Hammond Castle –
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.

Boston Waterfront -The Pilot House-
This building once served as a type of dormitory in when it was built in the 1839. It was for Pilots or Captains of ships that were on overnight stay in Boston Harbor. There have been reports on doors slamming, a women in white who haunts the kitchen on the first floor, the sounds of several men laughing an talking, clinking glasses, as if they were playing cards and drinking late at night.

Washington-October Mountain State Forest-
A ghost girl in a white dress has been seen walking near the site of the William C. Whitney Estate which is now part of October Mountain State Forest.

Boston - Emerson Majestic Theatre-
Built in 1903, the Majestic has been noted as one of the most haunted theatres in the district. A mayor of the city died in the theatre during a performance and today he is still seen in his seat. There is also a little girl and a married couple dressed in turn of the century clothes that haunt the now un-used balcony.

Norton-
Wheaton College has a number of ghosts, some in dormitories, some in classroom buildings, and one in the library. The library ghost is that of a former librarian. She roams the stacks at night and though no one has ever seen the specter, people often report “feeling watched” in the stacks late at night. She supposedly would mess with the card catalog.

Beverly - OceanView at Ellis Square-
Formerly the Old Brisco School. Staff reports seeing fleeting images on the top penthouse floor, and staff have also reported seeing images in the upstairs mirrors near the dining hall. Many staff refuses to go up there alone at night when the floor is empty.

Marblehead-The Blue Door Inn-
This inn has 2 or more ghosts. one is a young man who died on the property while living in the house. The other is a woman "Rosemary" is thought to be the caretaker of the house. Both ghost are non-malevolent and have been seen and heard from many times.

Cohasset-Jerusalem Rd.-
Apparent sighting of a little girl crossing the street in front of a cliff where she fell some years before. When approached, the little girl disappears.

Brewster-The Captain Freeman Perry House-
(Now an antiques shop, but formerly a boarding house) on Route 6a on Cape Cod. It is occupied by a spirit, who it is thought is named Roberta. The house is fairly well known as an "Occupied" residence.

Rehobeth-Agawan Rock-
Large outcropping of rock in woods off route 44. It was used by Indians in the King Philip's war as a campsite. Fires can be seen burning on the rock at the top. Indian voices are often heard shouting.

This National Historic Landmark was the home of William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), one of the most articulate and influential advocates of the abolitionist movement in the United States, from 1864 until his death. Through public lectures and editorials in the Liberator, the newspaper which he founded in 1830, Garrison argued unequivocally for immediate emancipation of slaves. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Garrison gained experience in publishing while an apprentice and in 1826 purchased a local paper which he named The Free Press. After this newspaper failed, he moved to Boston and became joint editor of the National Philanthropist, a newspaper devoted to the temperance movement. During this period, Garrison met Benjamin Lundy, who was already active in the temperance movement, and decided to start speaking publicly against slavery. On July 4, 1829, Garrison delivered the first of many public addresses against the evils of slavery.

In the fall of 1830, Garrison founded the Liberator. Although the paper seldom met its expenses and never had more than 3,000 subscribers, it aroused the Nation as few newspapers had in the past. The Liberator was published until the ratification of the 13th Amendment with the final issue being printed on December 29, 1865. Besides publishing his newspaper, Garrison also organized the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832 and helped to establish the American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia a year later. After the Civil War, Garrison went into semi-retirement but continued his campaigns for prohibition, women's rights, and justice for Native Americans. After Garrison's death, his house was owned for a time by the Rockledge Association, an organization of African Americans formed to preserve the building. In 1904, the house was acquired by the Episcopal Sisters of the Society of St. Margaret who own the property today. Though not directly associated with the Underground Railroad, the William Lloyd Garrison House stands as a monument to the man who established the moral nature of the conflict that led to the Civil War.

The William Lloyd Garrison House is located at 125 Highland Street in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts. Privately owned, it is not open to the public

An important stop on the Underground Railroad outside Boston, Massachusetts was the William Ingersoll Bowditch House. The Bowditch House is a modest example of mid-19th century wooden cottages, L-shaped with Gothic Revival elements. Built in the planned suburban community of Brookline in 1844, the house was purchased shortly thereafter by Bowditch. Bowditch, a conveyancer with an office in Boston, owned the house from 1845 to 1867 during the height of Underground Railroad activity. He was extremely active in local Brookline politics, serving as a selectman and moderator of Town Meetings for a number of years. Before the Civil War, he was an avid abolitionist, active in Brookline and Boston efforts. Besides trying to sway public opinion through meetings, lectures and membership in the Boston Vigilance Committee, Bowditch used his house to shelter fugitive slaves.

The most well-known slaves to find shelter at the Bowditch house were William and Ellen Craft. In December 1848, the Crafts began a dramatic escape from their different masters in Macon, Georgia. Ellen, the daughter of her master and enslaved mother, was light-skinned and posed as an ailing white man, traveling to Philadelphia for medical treatment with her attending servant, William. Throughout the tense journey, which led to Savannah by train, Baltimore by steamer, and by train again to Philadelphia, the Crafts were in constant danger of being discovered. From a suspecting free black man on the train, William received the name of a Philadelphia Quaker who sheltered the couple upon their arrival. Their journey ended in Boston, where they arrived in early 1849, and after speaking at the Brookline Town Hall, stayed at the Bowditch House and other Brookline Underground Railroad stops. The Crafts fled once again to England after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, but eventually returned to Georgia after the Civil War and converted a plantation to a freedman's school. Another well-known guest at the Bowditch House during this tumultuous time was the son of abolitionist John Brown. The young man was hidden by Bowditch after Brown's execution for his involvement in the Harper's Ferry raid. Bowditch is also known to have driven a slave, who arrived on the brig Cameo, from Boston to Concord.

The William Ingersoll Bowditch House is located at 9 Toxteth St. In Brookline, Massachusetts.