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Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Trenton, New Jersey
6.3 miles from Mercerville, 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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White Hill Mansion
Fieldsboro, New Jersey
7.4 miles from Mercerville, 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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Phineas Pemberton House - Bolton Mansion
Levittown, Pennsylvania
9.7 miles from Mercerville, 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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Olde Columbus Inne
Columbus, New Jersey
11.5 miles from Mercerville, 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
11.5 miles from Mercerville, 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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King George II Inn
Bristol, Pennsylvania
13.3 miles from Mercerville, 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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Growden Mansion
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
14.5 miles from Mercerville, 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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Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey
14.7 miles from Mercerville, 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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Inn of the Hawke
Lambertville, New Jersey
16.1 miles from Mercerville, NJ
At this 1860s inn there are quite a few ghosts, according to witnesses. Odd noises and occurrences abound here; for example, in the kitchen, pots and pans may lift off their hooks and crash to the floor. Pictures also are often knocked off of the walls throughout the inn.
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Logan Inn
New Hope, Pennsylvania
16.5 miles from Mercerville, NJ
One of the oldest inns in America, the Logan Inn has a whole host of ghosts. It was in operation through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. People have claimed to see an American Revolutionary war era soldier beating his ghostly drum through the hotel. In addition people ...
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Aaron Burr House
New Hope, Pennsylvania
16.6 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This inn is named after Vice President Aaron Burr because some of Burr's dear friends lived in the original home that once stood on the site. The ghost of Burr has been seen here several tmes, especially on the second floor and its staircase. He has been known to tug ...
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Wedgwood Inn Bed and Breakfast
New Hope, Pennsylvania
16.7 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This 1870 inn on the site of a British fort boasts a basement tunnel, where munitions once were stored, and a secret staircase. And to make it more like something out of a spooky movie, the skeleton of a Hessian soldier was found in a basement chimney. The secret staircase, ...
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Wedgwood Inn Bed and Breakfast
New Hope, Pennsylvania
16.7 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This 1878 inn, named after Josiah Wedgwood (of the china), is said to be haunted by the ghosts of Joseph Pickett and of a little girl named Sarah. A point of historic interest is that George Washington and his men camped on this land during the American Revolution, shortly before ...
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1833 Umpleby House
New Hope, Pennsylvania
16.7 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Mill runners Colonel Buckley and Mr. Black are said to haunt this inn. Look for the light from the Colonel's lantern bobbing through the halls.
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Burlington County Prison
Mount Holly, New Jersey
17.5 miles from Mercerville, 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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Inn At Phillips Mill
New Hope, Pennsylvania
17.8 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Built in the 1750s, this inn is said to be haunted by a lovely female who appears in great detail, sitting in a rocking chair in refined clothing. She also brushes past people on the stairs.
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Pen Ryn Mansion
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
18.4 miles from Mercerville, 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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Nellie's Pond
Delanco, New Jersey
18.6 miles from Mercerville, 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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Neshanic Inn - Murphy's Crocodile Inn
Neshanic Station, New Jersey
18.8 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Formerly Murphy's Crocodile Inn but now the Neshanic Inn, the 1880s building experiences electrical malfunctions and a shadowy figure in the basement. The inn is located at 102 Woodfern Rd., near the post office and the colorful train station.
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Hageman Farm
Franklin Township, New Jersey
19 miles from Mercerville, 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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Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building
Riverside, New Jersey
19.8 miles from Mercerville, 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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Union Hotel
Flemington, New Jersey
21 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Reports say the historic 1814 hotel is currently under plans for redevelopment. Witnesses claim to have seen ghosts of small children and poltergeist activity in the building, and one person reported seeing a pair of shoes walking up a staircase.
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Red Feather Trail
Pemberton Township, New Jersey
21.7 miles from Mercerville, 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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Black Bass Hotel
New Hope, Pennsylvania
21.9 miles from Mercerville, NJ
It is said that at this 1745 historic inn, George Washington was once turned away by the loyal Tory innkeeper. Therefore, this hotel proudly states "George Washington did NOT sleep here!" A ghostly pool of blood appears on the floor in the tavern, a remnant from the time when early ...
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Van Wickle House
Franklin Township, New Jersey
22.2 miles from Mercerville, NJ
The Van Wickle House was a wedding present for Evert and Cornelia Van Wickle, but tragically, they died on the same day the house was presented to them March 3, 1757. They are buried nearby on a hill, under some trees. The house is said to be haunted by Evert ...
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Holmesburg Prison
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22.3 miles from Mercerville, 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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Lakeview Memorial Park
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
22.4 miles from Mercerville, 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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Raritan Public Library
Raritan, New Jersey
23.1 miles from Mercerville, NJ
The historic Raritan Public Library is said to be haunted by a former librarian. Lights have been known to turn on and off by themselves, and books move on their own. Even more spooky, locals have seen the apparition of an elderly woman in the window and also in the ...
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Abandoned Warehouses
Bridgewater, New Jersey
23.2 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This abandoned building has been reported to have an evil entity that will chase you out of the building and slam doors while you are inside it. There is also a women that will stand by the open window in the back, she screams that "he is after her" ...
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Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage
Somerville, New Jersey
23.2 miles from Mercerville, NJ
The Old Dutch Parsonage was built in 1751 and was moved around 1913 to its present location, next door to the 1775 Wallace House. The Parsonage is said to be extremely haunted, with screams, banging, and objects being moved around at night. The Wallace House also is said to have ...
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Piscatawaytown Burial Ground
Edison, New Jersey
23.8 miles from Mercerville, 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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Hindenburg Crash Site
Lakehurst, New Jersey
23.8 miles from Mercerville, 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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American Legion Post 308
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
24.3 miles from Mercerville, NJ
It was once a 1700s farmhouse before it was turned into apartment buildings. Now, this American Legion post seems to be haunted by a spirit from its past. An apparition of a lady in black near the fireplace and another of a man standing behind the bar have been known ...
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Abington Presbyterian Church
Abington, Pennsylvania
24.5 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Abington Presbyterian Church, some say, is home to a ghostly child who has been seen throught the windows. The spirit is said to linger here because the cemetery that was once on the site where the church now stands was moved across the road.
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Keith House
Horsham, Pennsylvania
24.7 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Several entities are said to be in residence here, including Elizabeth "Maggie" Graeme, a ghost that may be her husband, and a servant without a head.
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Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital
Marlboro Township, New Jersey
24.8 miles from Mercerville, 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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Stover Myers Mill
Mercerville, Pennsylvania
26.9 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This old grist mill has a weird vibe to it. Every flight of stairs makes you grow uneasy. commonly you will feel on-edge and jumpy. All the equipment around you feels like it is closing in on you and you feel claustrophobic. (Submitted by Grimm)
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Ayers-Allen House
Metuchen, New Jersey
27.2 miles from Mercerville, 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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Dunellen Hotel
Dunellen, New Jersey
27.2 miles from Mercerville, NJ
One guest here claims to have captured a ghostly image of a Victorian woman and boy on her iPhone while in the rathskeller (basement bar). (Submitted by Marlene B.)
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The Devil's Tree
Bernards, New Jersey
27.7 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This tree is said to have once been a meeting point, a headquarters and lynching spot used by the Ku Klux Klan. The Bernards Township tree allegedly will give off warmth, even in winter, and consequently, snow will not pile up on it as it does on other trees. According ...
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The Widow McCrea House Victorian Bed and Breakfast
Frenchtown, New Jersey
27.8 miles from Mercerville, NJ
This 1870's bed and breakfast inn is rumoured to have a ghostly feline roaming the halls. Guests have reported feeling a cat sitting on their bed, but upon investigation, there is nothing there. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Proprietary House
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
28.7 miles from Mercerville, 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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Grumblethorpe
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Allegedly haunted by General James Agnew who was shot and died in the front hall of Grumblethorpe during the Revolutionary war. Also allegedly haunted by victims of yellow fever who died there, including one young woman who had been taken in by the family who lived there and who makes ...
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Cliveden - Benjamin Chew House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
29.2 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Lurking about this historic house are said to be several ghostly Continental soldiers and a headless elderly woman, whose head was severed by one of the soldiers. The headless woman has been seen apparently searching for her lost head.
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Black Horse Inn
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
29.3 miles from Mercerville, NJ
At this mid-1700s inn building, said to have been used as a rest stop by George Washington and his men en route to Valley Forge, folks say the spirit set is hopping. Sudden cold temperatures, footsteps, and unexplained voices abound, and photographs taken of the inside have picked up orbs, ...
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The Conference House - Billop House
Mercerville, New York
29.3 miles from Mercerville, 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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Baleroy Mansion
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
29.6 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Thomas Jefferson is among the ghosts said to haunt here; at least seven spirits are reported. Some manifest as apparitions, some ectoplasm, and some as poltergeist pranks. U.S. Founding Father Jefferson, witnesses say, likes to appear in the dining room, near a tall clock. There is also a cursed chair ...
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Allen's Lane
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30 miles from Mercerville, NJ
It's a headless horseman's ghost that rides here, a Revolutionary War soldier who lost his head in battle. On foggy, dreary nights, he is said to ride by on horseback carrying his severed noggin. Reports say although the story dates from the Revolutionary War period of the 1700s, the horseman ...
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The Red Mill Museum
Clinton, New Jersey
30 miles from Mercerville, NJ
Red Mill Museum Village, recreating an 1810 mill, is haunted by an apparition who many tourists believe is a hired re-enactor on the third floor. The old man wears period clothing and a black hat and he doesn't speak. But the museum does not hire re-enactors, so if you see ...
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Allaire Village
Wall Township, New Jersey
30.1 miles from Mercerville, 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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