Where ghosts live in New York: seven places with chilling stories

There are certainly many mysterious places in New York. Often, residents are faced with paranormal phenomena, but they never learn the real story behind the horror story. Edition Only in Yout State has collected chilling stories from 7 creepy places in New York.

1. Grace Brown, Big Moose Lake

In 1906, the country was stunned to learn of the murder of an unmarried and pregnant 19-year-old girl. Grace Brown worked at the Gillette skirt factory in Cortland, where she met her secret lover, Chester Gillett, in 1905. In love and lost in her emotions, Grace was too blind to see what kind of person Chester was and kept the affair a secret. He also dated other young rich women in the city.

Soon after, Grace learns that she is pregnant and demands that Chester take responsibility for the pregnancy and marry her. The sequence of events that followed, and especially related to the July night of 1906, is often disputed.

Many believe that Chester hinted to Grace that he was taking her to the Adirondack on a honeymoon trip, finally giving her everything she so badly wanted. Others believe that due to the fact that Grace packed all of her belongings for the trip, and Chester packed very little, he simply promised that he would bring her to a home for unmarried pregnant women.

Upon arriving in the Adirondack, the couple rented a boat at Big Moose Lake, the last location Grace was seen alive. The story goes that Chester hit Grace in the head with a tennis racket, after which she fell (or was thrown) into the water and drowned. After the boat was not returned to the man from whom they rented it, he assembled a search party to find a pair. It was the next morning when they found the boat capsized and Grace's body was in the water.

In a nearby hotel, Chester will be found two days later, at first he denied that he even knew who Grace was. His story quickly changed: he claimed that Grace was upset when Chester said he no longer loved her, causing her to jump overboard and drown herself and her unborn child in water. Chester was convicted of his crimes and died in the electric chair on March 30, 1908. During the trial, emotional love letters written by Grace were uncovered and presented to everyone, causing the murder to attract the attention of the entire country.

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So where is Grace's spirit and what is she doing now? Many believe that Grace still wanders around the lake, turning off the flashlights for those who approach the lake at night. Several stories have been told of bizarre activities attributed to Grace's saddened spirit. In the late 80s, a group of people working in a nearby house claimed to have seen Grace's ghost and felt the strange presence of something. Many also have stories of how their flashlights dim as they approach the lake and stop working completely once they reach the shore. Those who theorize that it is her spirit believe that while Grace achieved justice through Chester's death, the loss of her unborn child is what still leaves her soul so restless.

2. William Morris Hunt, New York State Capitol

A Boston resident named William Morris Hunt was hired to paint murals in the New York Senate chambers in the 1800s. Hunt's frescoes could only be seen for a few years due to structural problems that led to the replacement of the ceiling. After his job was lost and further projects were rejected due to lack of funding, Hunt became very upset and depressed. In the neighboring state of New Hampshire, Hunt drowned in a pond in 1879. While his death may not have occurred in New York, it is believed that his frustrated spirit still haunts the Senate. Visitors and staff members claim to hear voices saying, “William Hunt is outside the door,” or simply the quiet voice of William Hunt's name.

3. Sam Abbott, New York State Capitol

A Civil War veteran named Samuel Abbott was a night watchman at the New York State Capitol. On March 29, 1911, a truly devastating fire broke out, destroying more than 270 historical documents and leaving one soul dead, Samuel Abbott. Employees working in the building say they often see an elderly man in uniform wandering the upper halls, more specifically the 000th and 4th floors.

4. Dylan Thomas, White Horse Tavern

Renowned poet and writer Dylan Thomas was one of the many artists who made the White Horse Tavern their home. Known for his poetry and sipping frequently at this particular bar, the stories surrounding Thomas' death are weird. The story of his death is that in 1953 he fell terribly ill and fell into a coma, from which he never recovered, but many say that he drank himself to death. To this day, a portrait of Thomas hangs in the bar, and visitors regularly claim to have seen his spirit drinking at their favorite table.

5. Mark Twain, House of Death

Someone knows that literary legend, writer Mark Twain, is supposedly one of the many ghosts that loom in New York's Death House. Some believe that the Mark Twain House and Museum in Connecticut is where his spirit haunts the living, but many claim to have seen Twain's ghost, dressed in a white suit, in the basement and lower floors of the building. It is said that more than 20 spirits live in the house with Twain.

6. Roy, Rolling Hills Asylum

At the young age of 12, the father brought the gigantic boy to the poor house without warning. The father was a successful banker and believed that his son's appearance was a disgrace to their family. After living at the orphanage until his death in 1942, Roy grew more than 7 feet (213 cm).

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The mental hospital is known to be home to several ghosts that once lived here, but Roy seems to be the most common. While many spirits have a tendency to scare and harm you, those who have encountered Roy claim that he is actually quite kind. Some people have even gone as far as coming to Rolling Hills to celebrate Roy's birthdays.

7. Lady in White, Belhurst Castle

She is commonly referred to as the "White Lady," but very few details are actually known about the story. Tales are told of a delightful Italian opera singer named Isabella, who claims that she fled the country from her husband to be with her lover.

The scandalous couple were guests at the castle, but, unfortunately, could not hide from her husband. After tracking down his wife, the husband arrived at the castle to bring Isabella home. While trying to escape with her lover, the two tried to fight their way through a tunnel in the castle, but he allegedly fell on them, instantly killing them.

Guests of the castle told stories of how in the middle of the night they saw a woman in white on the front lawn, who disappeared with a sad groan every time she was approached.