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The Daniel Low Building

Active · Rating C · Salem, Massachusetts

The Daniel Low Building — now Rockafellas Restaurant and Colonial Hall — is a downtown Salem landmark tied to reports of apparitions, unexplained disturbances, the “Lady in Blue” p…

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Joshua Ward House

Active · Rating C · Salem, Massachusetts

The Joshua Ward House is among Salem’s best-known haunted-house legends. Built in the 1780s for merchant Joshua Ward on ground once tied to Witch Trials sheriff George Corwin, the…

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Giles Corey Curse and Apparition Legend

Historic · Rating C · Salem, Massachusetts · regional · 19 September 1692

The Giles Corey curse and apparition legend is Salem folklore built on the death of Giles Corey, who was pressed to death during the 1692 witch trials. Local tradition says his spi…

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Palatine Light

Historic · Rating C · Near Block Island, Rhode Island · regional · December 1738

The Palatine Light is a recurring ghost-light legend tied to Block Island, Rhode Island. Witnesses have long reported a flaming ship or unexplained light over the water, linked in…

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Dudleytown

Historic · Rating C · Cornwall, Connecticut · location withheld

Dudleytown is an abandoned farming settlement in Cornwall, Connecticut, later tied to stories of a family curse, insanity, disappearances, and paranormal activity. The historical r…

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Black Dog of the Hanging Hills

Historic · Rating D · Meriden, Connecticut · regional · 1 April 1898

The Black Dog of the Hanging Hills is a Connecticut legend associated with the traprock ridges near Meriden. The animal is usually described as a small, friendly black dog that app…

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Bridgewater Triangle

Active · Rating C · Bridgewater area, Massachusetts · regional · 10 May 1760

The Bridgewater Triangle is a region of southeastern Massachusetts associated with a wide range of reported unexplained phenomena, including UFO sightings, unusual animal encounter…