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Kingston Penitentiary
Kingston, Ontario
19.1 miles from newburgh, ON
Kingston Penitentiary has a ghostly prisoner, George Hewell, who was, in life, a handful for the guards. He was known for attacking guards and other inmates, and in one incidence in 1897, a guard was forced to kill Hewell in self defence. Hewell swore as he lay dying that he ...
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Fort Henry
Kingston, Ontario
21.3 miles from newburgh, ON
At Fort Henry, sitings have been made of the ghost of Nils von Schoultz, who was hanged for treason after leading a failed American invasion. The gallows where he was hanged, which were dismantled over a century ago, also materialize to some visitors, and some have reported moving objects, opening/closing ...
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Glanmore National Historic Site
Belleville, Ontario
27.3 miles from newburgh, ON
Glanmore Mansion National Historic Site, built in 1883, is a house museum complete with ghosts. A former owner saw the apparition of a soldier in red with a white hat. She also heard the piano play by itself, and saw doors open on their own. She believes the place is ...
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Pinnacle Playhouse
Belleville, Ontario
28.1 miles from newburgh, ON
Formerly the D.L. Storey Centre, Pinnacle Playhouse is haunted by a ghost nicknamed Ophelia, after Hamlet's beloved in the Shakespeare play. There are many ways Ophelia makes herself known: A lady in black appears in the control booth, figures sit in the auditorium seats, green eyes appear in the air ...
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Isle of Pines
Pines, New York
42.4 miles from newburgh, ON
Isle of Pines is a private island residence that has been investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters together with the musician Meat Loaf. Among the many paranormal claims they experienced were unexplained noises, footsteps, shadows, apparitions, objects that move by themselves, and lights that flicker. Further, young relatives of the residents ...
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Boldt Castle
Wellesley Island, New York
46.7 miles from newburgh, ON
Millionaire businessman George C. Boldt, proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, built the castle for his wife around 1900 for $2.5 million. It was to be a Valentine’s Day gift to his wife on 1905. But in January 1904, Louise Boldt suddenly died. Heartbroken, Boldt stopped the ...
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Perth Museum
Perth, Ontario
49.6 miles from newburgh, ON
Perth Museum consists of the 1840 stone home built for Canadian senator and merchant, the Honorable Roderick Matheson. It has been restored to reflect the 1800s era--so well, in fact, that the family members have known to appear in spirit. Caretakers and visitors alike have reported seeing their apparitions.
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Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital
Perth, Ontario
49.8 miles from newburgh, ON
Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital was once known as the Great War Memorial Hospital, and legend has it that it has a curse upon it. Apparitions of members of the Malloch family, appearing haggard and unwell, have been known to appear at second-story windows and in the upstairs halls.
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Thompson Park Vortex
Watertown, New York
54.7 miles from newburgh, ON
Over the past century, folks have regularly disappeared from Thompson Park--at least for a few minutes. Then they return suddenly, disoriented, claiming to have had a visit to the past. Many feel Thompson Park has a vortex that warps folks right out of time. Some investigators believe that the warping ...
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Evans Mills Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Evans Mills, New York
55 miles from newburgh, ON
The Evans Mills Volunteer Ambulance Squad, established in 1980, is said to have a couple of ghosts on the staff. The friendly spirits include an elderly woman who tinkers with the TV and an elderly man who peers in from the vehicle bay.
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Fulford Place Museum
Brockville, Ontario
61.7 miles from newburgh, ON
The turn-of-the-century Fulford Place Museum is the former home of George Taylor Fulford, senator and manufacturer of the famed Dr. William's Pink Pills for Pale People. His wife Mary was a spiritualist who held séances here, and it is she who is believed to haunt the mansion today. Mary was ...
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Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse
St, New York
61.9 miles from newburgh, ON
The ghost legend at Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse comes from a storm in December 1942, when six members of a lighthouse crew drowned as their boat collided with a breakwall. Now, their spirits are said to materialize as flickering lights.
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Fort Ontario
Oswego, New York
62.5 miles from newburgh, ON
Several ghosts are believed to reside at Fort Ontario, built in 1755. One is British lieutenant Basil Dunbar, who lost a duel here in 1759. His dazed ghost has been seen, seeming not to realize he is dead. Corporal Fykes died of disease here, and his apparition is paired with ...
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Francis Marion Brown Theatre
Oswego, New York
62.7 miles from newburgh, ON
Local legend has it that Francis Marion Brown Theatre is haunted by the spirit of a homeless person who died in its basement. The ghost is said to haunt the dressing rooms, rearranging objects, opening and closing doors and causing hangers to swing.
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Waterman Theatre
Oswego, New York
63 miles from newburgh, ON
At Waterman Theatre in Tyler Hall, haunts are said to leave bloody handprints, dance onstage, turn the lights on and off, speak to each other in human voices, and rehearse plays.
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Scriba Intersection
Oswego, New York
63.8 miles from newburgh, ON
The deadly Scriba Intersection at Route 104 and Klocks Corners has been the unfortunate scene of many a car crash, a two-way stop obscured by a large hill. Locals say that the park near the intersection is a gathering place for the spirits of those who have lost their lives ...
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Casey's Cottage
Mexico, New York
63.9 miles from newburgh, ON
Casey’s Cottage was once the 1906 Mexico Point Club House, and was renovated into a medieval manor house by Dr. William C. (Bill) Casey and Severin Bischof. After Dr. Casey passed away in 1978, the cottage was abandoned for years but has since been restored and can be rented for ...
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Gray Road
Oswego, New York
65.6 miles from newburgh, ON
The Gray Road ghost begins with a legend that those who stop their cars on the railroad tracks will see a ghost coming toward their car. The surrounding woods and swamps are said to be haunted as well, some folks even claiming to have seen the Headless Horseman.
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Riverside Cemetery
Oswego, New York
65.9 miles from newburgh, ON
There is a good-sized pond near the back of this cemetery, where locals claim to see the ghost of a little boy who allegedly drowned there some many years ago.
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State Street
Carthage, New York
67.1 miles from newburgh, ON
There are vague reports online of people seeing the ghosts of two couples who died in a 1950s car crash on State Street.
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Mater Dei College - Academy at Ivy Ridge
Ogdensburg, New York
67.3 miles from newburgh, ON
The former Mater Dei College, later the Academy at Ivy Ridge, was a school for troubled teens. Reports are unclear as to its status today, but the building is said to still stand, with plenty of ghosts inside. Witnesses claim that there is a ghost boy, a phantom nun, a ...
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Seneca Hill Ghost
Oswego, New York
67.4 miles from newburgh, ON
The Seneca Hill ghost is an apparition of an extremely frightened woman in her late 30s running along the road in her old-fashioned nightgown. She has a young girl of about 6 by the hand, and the child also wears period sleepwear. They disappear at the crest of the hill.
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Fairview Cemetery
Carthage, New York
67.7 miles from newburgh, ON
At least one ghost hunting group claims to have captured a "knocking" EVP while investigating Fairview Cemetery in Carthage, New York.
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Tug Hill Annie
Lowville, New York
70.1 miles from newburgh, ON
Tug Hill Annie was born as Anna Joan Machowski in 1917, and she is the subject of a popular ghost legend in these parts. By her twenties she found herself married to a man called Alfred with four children, but she wasn't happy, and took to drink. One night in ...
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Peterborough Lift Lock
Peterborough, Ontario
70.9 miles from newburgh, ON
Peterborough Lift Lock has a ghost and a curse set by an unknown woman who was burned at the stake in the 1840s. The ghost has been known to attack men, and the curse is said to have caused many accidents here. Ghosts of those who have committed suicide here ...
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Frederic Remington Art Museum
Ogdensburg, New York
72.2 miles from newburgh, ON
Frederic Remington Art Museum is known for its large collection of original Remington works, but it's also famous for its ghost—that of Madame Vespucci. Reports say the building was her former home; the mystifying sound of her voice has been reported by visitors on the museum's upper level.
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Ogdensburg Public Library
Ogdensburg, New York
72.2 miles from newburgh, ON
The Ogdensburg Public Library building dates back to 1895, and is a regular stop on the local ghost tours. Librarians working there often have peculiar experiences, which almost all of them ascribe to the friendly library ghosts.
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Happy Valley WMA
Williamstown, New York
75.8 miles from newburgh, ON
The town of Happy Valley simply disappeared long ago. No one knows for sure whether it was a disease epidemic, hardships from the Great Depression causing folks to move away, or the work of a more sinister force. The land the village once stood on is now the Happy Valley ...
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New York Pizzeria
Lowville, New York
78 miles from newburgh, ON
On New York Pizzeria's third floor is said to be an old apartment where witnesses have felt presences and a sensation of being pushed.
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Steph's Pond Nudist Park
Williamson, New York
78.3 miles from newburgh, ON
We're not able to give out the exact location of this nudist resort (for obvious reasons), but if you're truly interested in visiting you can always contact them for an invitation via their web site link, below. (It's invites-only there.) The story goes that visitors to the retreat often hear ...
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Jacksonville Rural Cemetery
Phoenix, New York
80.2 miles from newburgh, ON
A black cat with green glowing eyes, an apparition of a teen girl, and gunshots are some of the eerie things visitors have witnessed at the Jacksonville Rural Cemetery. To add to the eeriness, rumor has it that behind the cemetery is a forest with a stream that seems to ...
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Durand Eastman Park
Rochester, New York
83.3 miles from newburgh, ON
The White Lady, a phantom seen here, is reported to be the ghost of a mother whose daughter was murdered by her boyfriend. She is said to protect women here, only harassing men, especially those who may be mistreating women. She wears all white, and some reports say she shows ...
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Watson's Mill
Ottawa, Ontario
84.7 miles from newburgh, ON
The 1860 Watson's Mill, a working mill and museum that still sells stone-ground whole wheat flour, has a ghost story. The spirit here is Ann Crosby Currier, the wife of Joseph Merrill Currier, a mill co-owner. At a party there on March 11, 1861 to celebrate their honeymoon, Ann's dress ...
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Smith-Ely Mansion
Clyde, New York
86.2 miles from newburgh, ON
Built around 1850, the Smith-Ely Mansion is said to be home to ghosts of former inhabitants and more recent suicide victims.
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Rochester, New York
86.3 miles from newburgh, ON
The circa-1871 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery's claim to fame is that it's where Jack the Ripper suspect Francis Tumblety is buried. Witnesses say they have seen dark shadow women about the grounds, as well as plaintive white figures in the children's area.
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Whiskey Hollow Road
Memphis, New York
87.3 miles from newburgh, ON
Whiskey Hollow Road is a dark forest road, about 5 miles long, that has many urban legends attached to it, including that of satanic rituals, KKK practices and ghosts. One local legend says a man and his wife are two of the ghosts who roam these parts. The man was ...
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Main Street Armory
Rochester, New York
88.6 miles from newburgh, ON
Main Street Armory, built in 1905 by the U.S. Army for the training and processing soldiers, remained in use until 1990. It was vacant until the mid-2000s, when witnesses began to report apparitions, moving objects, and more strange happenings. Folks say the armory is haunted by a ghost boy. The ...
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Auditorium Theatre
Rochester, New York
88.7 miles from newburgh, ON
The Auditorium Theatre was built in 1928 as a Masonic temple. Now a venue for Broadway shows, it is also a haven for ghosts. Witnesses have noticed things moving backstage and spotted an apparition of an elderly man. Another ghost in a red coat has been seen in the lobby ...
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Carnegie's Pier 57 Restaurant
Liverpool, New York
89.4 miles from newburgh, ON
Local legend tells of a husband who shot his wife here years ago. Some say her ghost appears occasionally, and uneasy feelings have been described by witnesses who were alone in the place.
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Rochester Public Library
Rochester, New York
89.5 miles from newburgh, ON
Rochester Public Library, according to witnesses, has spooks in its stacks. Rumor has it that it's haunted by a young woman who drowned when she fell in to an aqueduct (her body was wedged into a tunnel under the library) and by a former librarian named Frank, who had a ...
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William Phelps General Store
Palmyra, New York
89.5 miles from newburgh, ON
At the William Phelps General Store and Palmyra Historical Museum, folks have reported apparitions, ghostly whispers, footsteps, and touches from unseen hands. Ghost cats and images that turn up in photographs also have been experienced.
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Palmyra Historical Museum
Palmyra, New York
89.5 miles from newburgh, ON
At this location in 1964, a mother and her six children died in a house fire. The museum is located on top of the site where the house burnt down. The children play around the museum and have been spoken to during ghost hunts. Other paranormal activity includes items ...
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Brickyards
Warners, New York
89.9 miles from newburgh, ON
This area of Camillus is famous for its Onondaga Brick. One of the brick yards here is also infamous for being haunted - some say by a gargoyle. Locals, however, are a bit mystified by the stories. While they admit the brick yards can be a little ...
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The Green Lantern Inn
Fairport, New York
90 miles from newburgh, ON
Now being used a banquet hall for weddings and other receptions, if you are looking for an overnight stay, this "Inn" has no accommodations. There is however a public restaurant on site if you are hoping to catch some ghostly activity. Reportedly haunted by the original owner, Henry ...
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Ancestor's Inn at the Bassett House
Liverpool, New York
91.1 miles from newburgh, ON
Lights go on and off and photographs come out blank here. There is said to be a spirit named Tim who lives on the second floor. He shows himself most often when someone is not feeling well. Note: The inn may not currently be in operation.
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Beechwood Cemetary
Kendall, New York
91.1 miles from newburgh, ON
My husband and I pulled onto Woodchuck Alley and found an old cemetery there. We were the only two people there and it was a quiet, sunny, Sunday afternoon. My husband was at the far end of the cemetery closer to West Kendall Road and I was in ...
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University of Rochester - Rush Rhees Library
Rochester, New York
91.5 miles from newburgh, ON
Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester was named after the university's third president Benjamin Rush Rhees. It still houses the original elevator from when it was dedicated in 1930. The library's stacks are allegedly haunted by a workman who fell during construction in 1929.
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Rochester Abandoned Psychiatric Center
Rochester, New York
91.8 miles from newburgh, ON
Although I've heard a lot about Rochester's abandoned buildings, I hadn't been to any of them out of apprehension and a little bit of fear. This one day that I did go, I brought my camera to try to capture the decaying architecture of the places. There are a ton of ...
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Wayside Irish Pub
Elbridge, New York
92.2 miles from newburgh, ON
Here you may see the ghost of a soldier from the Revolutionary War, who haunts the second floor, or the friendly spirit of a traveler nicknamed George, who once had a heart attack on either the second or third floor.
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Buck Hill
newburgh, Ontario
93.3 miles from newburgh, ON
Buck Hill has a legend about a logger's family during the Depression. The daughter vanished one night while chasing the pet dog, who had run off. Theh logger searched for her and eventually went mad. His ghost still searches for her, and his lantern is seen as ghost lights in ...
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