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Captain Grant's Inn
Poquetanuck, Connecticut
Captain Grant's Inn was built by Captain William Gonzales Grant in 1754 for his wife Mercy Adelaide Avery. Grant died at sea, while Mercy lived into her 80's and the home continued to house three generations of the Grant Family. During the Revolutionary War, soldiers used the home as a Garrison, and during the Civil War, the home was a safe haven for runaway slaves. There are many unexplained stories of supernatural events in the Inn. Upon arrival, visitors are told about the ghost that likes to play jokes by knocking on the door. When you go to open it no one is there. Guests that have stayed in the Adelaide Room have encountered the ghosts of a mysterious woman and her two children. They are believed to be former residents of the house. They sometimes turn the TV on and off or knock down the shower curtain. Other guests have reported something stroking their face while they slept. Footsteps can also be heard from up above. One of the staff members has reported the spirit of a child passing straight through her body as she stood there frozen.
Undercliff Institution
Meriden, Connecticut
In the early 1900's there was a sanatorium built to house sick children with diseases like rubella, German measles and mumps. The majority of the children that came here were brought here to die. There was tremendous pain and suffering in this building throughout the years. People that live near the institution claim they can hear the sounds of children screaming and drying coming from inside. Apparitions can also be seen in the windows of the building. It has been reported that former patients can be heard running around the hallways trying to escape orderlies. Screams can be heard emanating from rooms where shock therapy was administered to patients. People have also claimed to see the spirit of a former patient, who was murdered by a group of other patients with plastic utensils, lurking around the old courtyard. Undercliff has been abandoned since the mid-1960s, but the patients still seem to be there.
Union Cemetery
Stratford, Connecticut
Union Cemetery is one of the most famous and most haunted cemeteries in the USA. There are tombstones dating as far back as the 1800's. The earliest, readable tombstone is from 1825. The Easton Baptist Church, which stands to the right of the cemetery, was built in the 1840's. There are many ghost stories surrounding this cemetery. The most widely told is that of the “White Lady,” a manifestation of an unknown woman in a white gown and bonnet who appears in the roadway near the cemetery. This ghost has been seen in and around the cemetery for years. Many people have claimed that she appears suddenly in the middle of the road leaving no time for the driver of the vehicle to stop. After hearing a thud as they hit the woman with the car, they pull over to check for the woman and for damage to the vehicle but nothing is found. Although she is the most popular, she is not the only ghost in the cemetery. People have reported seeing the ghost of a old caretaker roaming around the cemetery, and men dressed in uniforms from another era, who actually speak to the them. The sounds of babies crying, footsteps running up behind you, and there have also been reports of an invisible hand throwing rocks at people in the cemetery.
Lighthouse Inn
New London, Connecticut
Originally named Meadow court for the wildflowers that surround it, the Lighthouse Inn has graced New London, Connecticut with its beauty since 1902. It was built as a summer home for Charles S. Guthrie and designed by architects William Emerson, of Boston and famous landscape designer Frederick Law Olmstead, who designed Central Park. In 1906 Charles Guthrie died. His wife continued to live in the house until 1925 when she sold it. Meadow Creek reopened as the Lighthouse Inn in 1927. The Lighthouse Inn has been used for numerous weddings and social events. One particular wedding story has been recounted for years. The story says that a young woman who was to be married slipped while coming down the stairs and snapped her neck, killing her instantly. Many people have reported seeing the apparition of a young bride roaming the halls of the Inn and also in some of the room. There is a second story that talks about the hurricane of 1938. It says that two children died as a result of the storm and can be heard running through the halls of the Inn. Also reported are temperature drops and high EMF readings.
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