Haunted places in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Introduction
Plymouth Massachusetts, Commonly dubbed "America's Hometown" its the site to both Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower. It's where the pilgrims first stepped foot when the came to America in 1620, and where the first Thanksgiving took place. Over the past 400 years Plymouth has grown from a small colony to a large community. With this much history in a town comes stories of abandoned Hospitals and old places that are believed to be haunted now.
List of places that have been called Haunted in Plymouth
1. Myles Standish State Forest 2. Spooner House Museum 3. Cordage Park 4. Reference
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish was a pilgrim who came to Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620. He was known for building a fort in Plymouth, leading the attacks on the Native Americans
and started a trading with various tribes. He kept Plymouth in defense and enforced the law throughout the colony. He would go on trips back to England to trade goods to bring Back to Plymouth. Sometime in the 1630's he founded Duxbury, a town not far from Plymouth. The Haunting in Myles Standish State Forest include an old abandoned mental hospital that is located somewhere deep in the forest. In another part of the woods lies a lot where murders took place back in the 1970s. Not a lot is said about the abandoned hospital, but as for the murders, In 1977 a woman was taken into the forest and murdered by a man. The case was unsolved until 2003 when the man accused of murdering the women was finally captured and tried in court. It is believed that strange events happen in these locations, but is heavily patrolled by state police. [1] [2] [3]
Spooner House Museum
The Spooner House Museum was built in 1747 and is run by five generations of the Spooner family. Located in the downtown Plymouth, The Spooner House Museum has been said to be the home of the ghost of a little girl named Abigail. Abigail Spooner is reported to be causing mischief that include playing with the window shutters and moving the bushes in the alleyway by the house. Music can be heard from within the house after it has been locked up. Abigail bedroom is said to be located on the third floor of the house and people have said to have seen a blonde girl peering out the window of her supposed bedroom.
Cordage Park
Cordage Park opened in 1824 and was the largest factory located in Plymouth.
It was a rope making company that designed rope specifically for large ships. By the 1900s it was the largest rope making factory in the world. After World War II, the company couldn't compete against a more advanced form of rope made from fiber. In 1964 the factory finally closed down ending its 140 year run. Many stories have been told of music being played throughout the old factory as well as children laughing too. Other stories tell of the old elevator operating on its own, and spirits that roam throughout. Another story is told of a boy who got caught in the smokestack and died. The stories of Cordage Park are always told because it is such a creepy place, but there are some people who have worked at Cordage Park that will tell you it is NOT HAUNTED and the stories are just stories.
Reference The Shadowlands.com [4] Boston.com [5] MayflowerHistory.com [6] StrangeUSA.com [7] Wikipedia.org Plymouth_Cordage_Company
- ^ http://theshadowlands.net/places/massachusetts.htm
- ^ http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/MylesStandish.php
- ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/11/11/man_guilty_in_1977_murder/
- ^ http://theshadowlands.net/places/massachusetts.htm
- ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/11/11/man_guilty_in_1977_murder/
- ^ http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/MylesStandish.php
- ^ http://www.strangeusa.com/ViewLocation.aspx?locationid=5006