Haunted New Hampshire’s “Seacoast” region includes cities and towns that are on the coast, such as Portsmouth, Rye, and Hampton, NH. The area features a mix of ghosts and hauntings, from Colonial times to the present. As you’d expect, many have a connection with the sea. GHOSTS OF PORTSMOUTH & VICINITY Portsmouth was settled in…
Month: March 2008
Hampton, NH – Ghost of Witch Goody Cole, part 2
This is the second part of a two-part article about her life, her death, and why she has haunted the town of Hampton. (Read the first part of this article at The Ghost of Goody Cole of Hampton, NH ) FREE AGAIN… AND THEN CHARGED WITH WITCHCRAFT, AGAIN In 1671, Goody Cole was released to…
Hampton, NH – Ghost of ‘Goody’ Cole of Hampton, NH
‘Goody’ Cole is one of New Hampshire’s oldest ghosts. According to folklore, she died in 1680, and a stake was put through her heart and a horseshoe added to it, to be sure that she never came back. She was accused of witchcraft at least three times, and — as a result — spent most…
Dover, NH – Ghost of Richard ‘Salt Eye’ Storr
Dover (NH) can be an ideal location for off-the-beaten-path ghost hunting. Sometimes, Dover’s ghosts are overshadowed by the spirits of nearby Portsmouth. One of Dover’s earliest ghosts provides great historical insights as well as some spectacular hauntings. Richard ‘Salt Eye’ Storr haunts near downtown Dover, and perhaps along the water’s edge, too. He manifests as…
Ghosts of the Isles of Shoals, NH
The Isles of Shoals are ten miles off the coast of Portsmouth. On a clear day, you can see them from Rte. 1A between Hampton and Newcastle. Of the 18 islands reported by early explorers, nine islands make up the famous (but tiny) Isles of Shoals. There are no camping facilities on the islands. The…
What’s Not a Ghost – The Basics
Sometimes, people are understandably eager for something to be a ghost. A haunted house or graveyard can seem so exciting. A “real” ghost experience grants instant celebrity to the storyteller. I wrote this article back in the 1990s, and it’s still valid today, though our research techniques — and cameras — have changed. Sometimes the…