Plain Meeting House Cemetery West Greenwich Rhode Island
The mistaken identity of one poor farmgirl leads this town to create a vivid and colorful urban legend surrounding their cemetery.
Category: Cemetaries
The Charter Street Cemetery – Salem MA
One of the most well preserved slate stone cemeteries I have ever had the joy to amble through.
The “Viking Tower” and Other Walking Sights in Newport RI
Newport – where history, conspiracy theory, and the truly weird merge on this impromptu DIY walking tour.
Historic Cemeteries 45, 27, & 26 Foster Rhode Island
Believe it or not we didn’t go to Foster Rhode Island to go cemetery hopping but when in Rome… Historic Cemetery #45 (Also called the Hopkin’s Mills Lot) The first cemetery we came across was adjacent to the Ramshead Trail we wanted to walk down and just a stone’s throw away from a purportedly haunted… Continue reading Historic Cemeteries 45, 27, & 26 Foster Rhode Island
Acotes Hill Cemetery – Chepachet Rhode Island
A strange tale of a potential unsolved murder and subsequent haunting…
Mercy Brown “Vampire” Grave – Exeter Rhode Island
New England is the place to live if you’re into horror. The reason is pretty simple – we have a long and strange history that revels in the terrifying. From our first white settlers we’ve have been a deeply superstitious bunch and this is pretty apparent in the case of Mercy Brown. Mercy Brown was… Continue reading Mercy Brown “Vampire” Grave – Exeter Rhode Island
Gay City State Park – Hebron CT
Sometimes I get tired of finding new locations or I just lack inspiration. It’s at these times I like to hand the torch over to my travel companions and tell them to pick a place. I’m always happy to drive and the surprise of these adventures ticks off my ever expanding need for novelty. On… Continue reading Gay City State Park – Hebron CT
I Fell Down a Genealogical Rabbit Hole at the South Springfield Cemetery in Springfield Maine
Another day, another bizarre adventure into the middle of nowhere to learn something new.
Ledgeville Cemetery – Petersham MA
After crawling back from under the bridge on Quaker Road I continued on my journey to find a good hiking trail. However my attention was distracted by an adorable little historic cemetery off the road. There was a little driveway of sorts into the cemetery that went to the back but it had no sign… Continue reading Ledgeville Cemetery – Petersham MA
Pleasant View Cemetery – Mason NH
The memorial of a ten year old boy stops me in my tracks.