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Route 2A
Wytopitlock, Maine
21.1 miles from benton, NB
There's a song based on this road called "A Tombstone Every Mile"; it about sums up the tragedy that has occurred here. A woman is commonly seen begging for people to stop, screaming that her husband is trapped in the carnage of what was once their vehicle. She vanishes when ...
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Christ Church Cathedral
Fredericton, New Brunswick
46.4 miles from benton, NB
Christ Church Cathedral is said to have a veiled female specter who walks down Church Street and comes in at the west door. She is said to be the second wife of the Rev. John Medley, who built the cathedral in the 1800s. Some witnesses have seen and/or heard the ...
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The White Lady of Brownville Road
Millinocket, Maine
61.4 miles from benton, NB
Locals tell a tale of a newlywed couple who swerved off the road in the 1950s or 1960s. The car went down an embankment, and the man went for help. When he came back, his new wife was gone, never to be seen again... alive, anyway. People say she can ...
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The Algonquin
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
67.7 miles from benton, NB
The 1889 Algonquin Resort is home to many ghosts. One is an old bellhop who has been known to assist guests to their rooms, telling them about the hotel and town, but disappearing before he can be tipped. The hotel also has a phantom night watchman whose keys clank as ...
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Charlotte County Court House
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
68.2 miles from benton, NB
The Charlotte County Court House (called in French the Palais de justice du comté de Charlotte) is the oldest one still in continuous use in Canada, built in 1840. It's haunted by convicts who were executed here, who materialize as cold spots and a feeling of being watched. One angry ...
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Dungarvon Whooper
benton, New Brunswick
75.1 miles from benton, NB
An apparition known as the Dungarvon Whooper haunts the Dungarvon River. According to local lore, the ghost was a young Irishman named Ryan, who was a cook in a lumber camp when he was murdered. His ghost makes a loud whooping call in the forest where he was killed. The ...
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Centracare
Saint John, New Brunswick
87.2 miles from benton, NB
At the Centracare, ghosts of former patients and staff have appeared in the park, as well as shadow figures. The phantom sounds of crying babies, voices and whispers have been heard, and some folks have noticed a feeling of being watched or the sudden malfunctioning of electronic devices. Strange lights ...
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Penobscot Indian Reservation
Old Town, Maine
87.5 miles from benton, NB
The reservation is said to be haunted by the spirit of an evil man who died more than a century ago. It is said that he strove to rule the area, and he cruelly dominated the Native American woman he married.
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Univ. of Maine - Beta Theta Pi House
Orono, Maine
91 miles from benton, NB
This house is said to have two ghosts, one a young man who hanged himself after fighting with his brother in the 1950s, and a friendly ghost named Evelyn. Evelyn was a dorm mother in the 1950s who is said to have died of natural causes in the house. She ...
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Ayers Island Mill
Orono, Maine
92.6 miles from benton, NB
A worker whose death accidental death occurred under mysterious circumstances and a little girl murdered by her father are said to haunt here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Lucerne Inn
Dedham, Maine
100.9 miles from benton, NB
Reports vary on who and why the Lucerne Inn is haunted. Some people claim that there was double murder-suicide that took place here when a man caught his wife cheating. Details of the catching and the man vary from story to story with his name changing with the ...
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Silver Lake
Bucksport, Maine
111.3 miles from benton, NB
The ghost of Sally Weir is said to haunt Silver Lake, also known as Mattakeunk Pond. Sally was a maid and prostitute in the late 1800s who was brutally murdered. There are varying accounts of the circumstances surrounding the crime. Some say Sally's ghost haunts the area waiting for her ...
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Buck Cemetery
Bucksport, Maine
113.3 miles from benton, NB
Find the grave of Jonathon Buck, and you'll see it has a footprint stained into the tombstone. Legends told by the locals say the tombstone has been replaced several times, but the foot always reappears. As the legend says, Jonathon Buck ordered his mistress executed, saying that she was a ...
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Fort Knox
Prospect, Maine
114 miles from benton, NB
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, Fort Knox is said to be quite a spooky place. Folks have reported apparitions, electronic voice phenomena and the feeling of being physically touched by the spirits here. The site has been featured on TV's Ghost Hunters.
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