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0Elizabeth V. Edwards School
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
6.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Elizabeth V. Edwards School, established in 1930 and closed in 2004, is rumored to have a ghost that sets off security systems, makes calls to phones that are not in service, and turns on lights in unoccupied buildings. The identity of the spirit is unknown for sure, but one report ...
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0Surf City Hotel
Surf City, New Jersey
7.5 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
At this late-1800s hotel, apparitions have been seen and unexplained voices heard. Rumor has it that the hauntings may stem from a shipwreck of the Powhattan in 1854, which killed some 300 people. Bodies from the shipwreck were stored in this building for a bit, and it is said that ...
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0The Grenville Hotel
Bay Head, New Jersey
22 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Ghostly children playing and laughing in the halls, full-body apparitions and the sounds of bustling activity in empty rooms; people have been claiming the Grenville Hotel is haunted for years.
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Hindenburg Crash Site
Lakehurst, New Jersey
22.1 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The LZ 129 Hindenburg airship was completed in 1936 and made 17 round trips across the Atlantic Ocean in that year. But on the fateful evening of May 6, 1937, the airship caught fire and crashed, killing 36 people. The cause of the fire is unknown. Voices of men shouting ...
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Magee's West Side Tavern - Shore House
Point Pleasant, New Jersey
22.6 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Built in the 1800s, Magee's West Side Tavern, aka Shore House, aka West Point Hotel, is one haunted tavern, say witnesses. It is believed to be haunted. Glasses fall, windows break, and a witness was once locked in a closet by a prankster ghost. Perhaps there is truth to the ...
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Red Feather Trail
Pemberton Township, New Jersey
26.5 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
There are stories told by the local residents of Country Lake Estates of a strange, ghostly figure of a man that is often spotted walking Red Feather Trail late at night. He's often humming or singing a song to himself. You'll catch him out of the corner of ...
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Allaire Village
Wall Township, New Jersey
27.6 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The 1800s living history museum Allaire Village is said to be haunted by Hal Allaire, son of James Peter Allaire. The ghost hangs out in the Big House, playing pranks on the costumed employees by moving objects or playing with candles. Oscar Smith is another spirit said to reside at ...
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Dr. Jonathan Pitney House
Absecon, New Jersey
31 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Reports say guests staying at the private cottage heard the unexplained sound of soft fife music.
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Absecon Lighthouse
Atlantic City, New Jersey
31.6 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Nearby in 1854, the Powhatan wrecked, killing 311 passengers and crew members, and causing the Absecon Inlet to be nicknamed Graveyard Inlet. So the Absecon Lighthouse was built in an attempt to prevent another tragedy. It served from 1857 until 1933, and now stands restored. Ghosts have been seen here ...
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Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey
31.7 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
An unfortunately high number of guests have died here, from guest who fell off of Rolling Thunder, to another guest who died on the Lightnin' Loops attraction in 1987. However, most famously was the fire of the Haunted Castle which claimed teenagers. Mediums detect the presence of these people, but ...
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Ashley House - Angel Nook Inn
Neptune Township, New Jersey
32 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
At this inn, originally built in 1875, ghosts are known to touch guests while they are sleeping and, in some instances, even crawl into bed with them.
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Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, New Jersey
32.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Reports say a ghost who appears at the hotel every night around midnight is the spirit of a man who jumped to his death from the tenth floor.
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Stephen Crane House
Asbury Park, New Jersey
32.6 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Stephen Crane House, which has been explored by TV's Ghost Hunters. It was the home of author Stephen Crane of "The Red Badge of Courage" fame. Witnesses here have seen apparitions and heard ghostly kids playing or crying. But look out -- a rambunctious ghost here has been known to ...
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Olde Columbus Inne
Columbus, New Jersey
39.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The historic inn no longer is in operation but still stands, and is considered one of the most haunted places in New Jersey. Spirits seen here include a 19th-century orphan girl who used to work at this location and unexplained noises occurred near the jail cell.
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Columbus Inn
Mansfield, New Jersey
39.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The Columbus Inn restaurant is no longer open for business, but locals will tell you that it was haunted. Newspaper articles and TV shows have featured the place, which some say was the birthplace of the Jersey Devil.
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Abbott House
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
39.4 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
On the top floor of this beautiful bed-and-breakfast lives a ghostly little girl who has been seen and heard bouncing a ball.
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0Burlington County Prison
Mount Holly, New Jersey
39.8 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Haunts at this 1811 prison building, now a museum, include a legless floating spirit that floats from the entrance out to the yard and a tall man in the basement. The third floor is also said to be rich with eerie occurrences.
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0Ocean City Mansion
Ocean City, New Jersey
41 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The Honeymoon Suite is apparently haunted. People report items moving, and the sounds of footsteps and voices.
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Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital
Marlboro Township, New Jersey
41.1 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital opened in early 1931 and operated for many years, but not without problems. Rampant deaths at the hospital were frequently being investigated. An adjacent cemetery holds nearly 1,000 graves. Over 130 patients became ill from food poisoning in the 1970s, four of whom died. The hospital was ...
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0The Flanders Hotel
Ocean City, New Jersey
41.7 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The ghost at this historic hotel is known as Emily or the Lady in White. She is most often seen at the Hall of Mirrors. Reports say a portrait of her can be seen inside the hotel.
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White Hill Mansion
Fieldsboro, New Jersey
42.3 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The Revolutionary War created massive devastation in the colonies. Nowhere was this more evident than in New Jersey. Robert Field, a local business man and patriot, headed the Committee of Correspondence in an attempt to gain representation in British Parliament. In 1775 Robert drowned in the ...
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0King George II Inn
Bristol, Pennsylvania
46 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
This circa 1681 inn is said to be the oldest continually operating inn in the U.S. And with a title like that, it's bound to have a few ghosts around. Folks here have seen the apparition of a man wearing a top hat and tails. They've also witnessed chairs and ...
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The Spy House - Seabrook-Wilson House
Middletown, New Jersey
47.1 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Seabrook-Wilson House, also known as the Spy House, is said to be the first house on the Jersey shoreline. It was constructed by Thomas Whitlock in the 1600s and is rumored to be haunted. It operated as a tavern during the Revolutionary war, and reports say that British troops would ...
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0Phineas Pemberton House - Bolton Mansion
Levittown, Pennsylvania
47.8 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The mansion, which is made of 4 connected parts built from the 1600s to the 1700s, is rumored to be haunted. It is currently operating as a house museum.
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Nellie's Pond
Delanco, New Jersey
48.8 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Legend has it that Nellie's Pond was named after the horse of a Revolutionary War messenger who drowned here long ago. The pond is pretty much dried up today, but folks say you can still hear the ghostly sounds of the horse's drowning cries.
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Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building
Riverside, New Jersey
49.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The 1908 Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building has an 8-story clock tower and a great many sculptured friezes--but that's not all. The place is rumored to be haunted by apparitions and spirit orbs.
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Lakeview Memorial Park
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
49.3 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
There is an area in this cemetery especially for the graves of children, and it is here that folks have seen ghostly boys and girls that may even leave footprints in the ground. The tower is also said to be visited by something supernatural.
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0Pen Ryn Mansion
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
49.6 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The historic mansion and its grounds are the haunting place for the ghosts of Robert Bickley and a female entity believed to be that of his girlfriend. The haunting is said to occur every December 24th. The woman appears on a black horse and holding a whip, and whips anyone ...
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Camden County College - Jefferson Hall
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
49.7 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Jefferson Hall at Camden County College (founded in 1967 as a Roman Catholic seminary) is the center of a ghostly legend. A monk allegedly hanged himself on the third floor and now manifests as a shadowy figure in the night. Witnesses say doors slam by themselves, lights flicker, and weird ...
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Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Trenton, New Jersey
50 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
A man named Henry Cotton took over as the main doctor in 1907, but his methods were inhumane. He'd remove teeth, limbs, and organs because he believed that they had an involvement with mental illness. However, by removing stomachs, colons, and other vital organs, he had a high mortality rate, ...
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Gabreil Daveis Tavern
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
51 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Gabreil Daveis Tavern was built in 1756 and the attic was turned into a hospital by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Reports say the attic still retains its original bloodstained furniture, and spirits can be heard walking and suffering there at night. Also, former owner William Schock is said ...
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0Growden Mansion
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
51.5 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Allegedly haunted by the ghost of Benjamin Franklin who is said to be seen flying his kite in a thunderstorm. Some people also claim to hear battle sounds from the Revolutionary War.
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The Conference House - Billop House
Barnegat Light, New York
52 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The Conference House, aka Billop House, was built in 1680. It was the scene of a tragedy when in 1779 owner Christopher Billop, a British loyalist, accused a female servant of spying on him for the Colonists. She denied the charge, and Billop threw her down the stairs, breaking her ...
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Holmesburg Prison
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
52.1 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Prisoners here were described as lab rats for unusual experiments that could prove fatal. Of the dead, some people have reported seeing figures resembling former prisoners. Sounds of panic, doors slamming, and riots (as if history is repeating itself) have been heard. Electronic devices malfunction so be sure to ...
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Proprietary House
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
52.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The 1762 Proprietary House was the home of William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, New Jersey's last royal Governor from 1762 to 1777. It is said to be haunted by ghosts of a Revolutionary War soldier, a woman who stands in the dining room window, and a little boy in ...
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Ritz Theatre
Haddon township, New Jersey
52.4 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The 1927 Ritz Theatre is said to be haunted by spirits from its past. Witnesses say eerie ghost lights appear backstage, objects move on their own, and unexplained voices can be heard.
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0Oaklyn Manor Bar
Oaklyn, New Jersey
52.7 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Incorporated in 1933, there are ghosts that haunt the Manor. From bottles clinking to beer kegs rolling on their own. ghosts have roamed the three bar rooms and two apartments. Recently a beer tray flew off the shelf without any wind. Hearing bottles clinking, the bartender checked out ...
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Collings-Knight House
Oaklyn, New Jersey
52.8 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The 19th-century Collings-Knight House, built by Edward Zane Collings, is said to be haunted. Witnesses have been spooked by shadow figures, unexplained footsteps and disembodied voices.
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Wolfe's Pond Park
Barnegat Light, New York
52.9 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Wolfe’s Pond Park, according to some, is haunted by the ghosts of two teens who perished in a nearby car crash. Local legend says the teens can be seen along the park paths at around 2 a.m., often calling for their parents.
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Iona Lake Inn - Lake House Restaurant
Franklin, New Jersey
53.1 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Formerly the Iona Lake Inn, this is now LAKE HOUSE RESTAURANT. At some time it also has been Jake's Italian Restaurant. A ghost named Victor is said to haunt here, along with a Lady in Black. The original owners also are said to linger here.
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Piscatawaytown Burial Ground
Edison, New Jersey
53.6 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Piscatawaytown Burial Ground is a graveyard that holds the burial sites of many Revolutionary War soldiers and other folk; graves date back to 1693, when two brothers died from eating poisonous mushrooms. But the graveyard also houses a witch, locals say. Mary Moore, buried here in 1731, was accused and ...
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Kreischer Mansion
Barnegat Light, New York
54 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Kreischer Mansion has been on the market for a couple years now, sources say. A cool $8.5 million will buy it, and the ghost is included. According to the home's history, original builder German brickmaker Balthasar Kreischer died one year after the house was finished, and his son Edward died ...
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Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey
54 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Ghost stories told at Rowan University include apparitions, a face in a mirror and objects that move by themselves in Bunce Hall, and spirits of former residents and professors who are said to roam the campus.
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Hageman Farm
Franklin Township, New Jersey
55.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Hageman Farm is a historic house first settled by Catherine and Adrian Hegeman from the Netherlands in 1650 or 1651. It was occupied by relatives until 1972, then stood empty for 5 years until it was purchased and restored by the Meadows Foundation. Reports say an apparition of an elderly ...
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Henry Ludlam Inn
Woodbine, New Jersey
55.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Unexplained sounds and occurrences are said to abound here. Note: The inn is reported to be closed at this time.
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0The Historic Old Bermuda Inn
Staten Island, New York
55.3 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Believed to be haunted by the home's original mistress Martha Mesereau whose husband died fighting the Civil War. Legend has it that her restless spirit continues to occupy the former mansion, waiting endlessly for her husband to return to her. People see her in the dining room (which was ...
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Gloucester County Jail
Woodbury, New Jersey
55.7 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Many deaths occured at the recently closed jail, including drug overdoses, accidental asphyxiation and at least 12 suicides. Witnesses say the jail is haunted; paranormal investigators have described unexplained crashes and banging along with clicking sounds heard in an EVP session.
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Ayers-Allen House
Metuchen, New Jersey
56 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
The Ayers-Allen House is a private residence that dates back to the 1700s. It is believed to be haunted. Witnesses say the ghosts who live here are Revolutionary War or Hessian soldiers or a woman searching for her young son who was killed by British soldiers. Also said to be ...
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Sketch Club Players Theatre
Woodbury, New Jersey
56.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Sketch Club Players Theatre is housed in the former West End School, built in 1889, and is home to something spooky. Witnesses describe uneasy feelings in the basement, shadowy figures, and the sound of a ghostly party happening in the member's club room.
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Historic Richmond Town
Barnegat Light, New York
56.2 miles from Barnegat Light, NJ
Historic Richmond Town, a living history village and museum complex, is rumored to have some haunted buildings. Some say the Guyon Lake Tysen House, built in 1740, is haunted by Elizabeth Lake Tysen. Some of her many children are suspected to linger here as well, playing with the house museum's ...
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