Manchester Ghosts: New Hampshire's Haunted City

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So, instead of worrying about what people felt, and just doing what people expected me to do, you know? There were a couple of bereavements that were pivotal.” Urban legend says a monk fell to his death from the fourth floor window of Alumni Hall. His ghost is said to haunt the building.

Louise Thompson, who worked behind the bar for more beer money, recalls ‘drinking out-of-date vodka mudshakes after hours, until the cleaners would arrive in the morning’. Chris Lambley Spooky World, home of Nightmare New England, knows what they are doing when it comes to giving you a fright. It is considered New England’s largest haunted attraction, and permanently resides in Litchfield, NH. Spooky World has earned a variety of awards for their horrific creativity. Hauntings are just supernatural reminders that interesting stuff happened in a place long before we arrived. The Granite State is coming up on its 400th birthday in 2023. With that much history, it stands to reason that we’d have our share of ghostly goings-on. If these locations don’t fill your need for chills and thrills, see our list of other ghostly sightings. This story appears in the special publication Best Places New Hampshire 2020. See more from the issue here.

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St. Joseph Regional Junior High School in Manchester, New Hampshire is said to be haunted by the spirit of a former nun, who died after falling from one of the balconies in the gymnasium. Students often report witnessing shadow figures and hearing disembodied voices., especially in the area where the woman allegedly died. Additional r esearch for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress.

Margaritas Mexican Restaurant in Concord, New Hampshire is said to be haunted by a mischievousspirit named George, whose apparition is said to be responsible for a variety of unexplained paranormal activity, such as disembodied voices, objects moving by themselves, and food being thrown. Others report feeling strange cold spots and sudden drops in temperature. The restaurant was previously used as the Concord Police Headquarters & Jail from 1890 until 1975, and the old jail cells have been remodeled into booths for patrons. Additional r esearch for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress. The layout inside had balconies overlooking the dance floor area – after all, it was an old amphitheatre. Located inside the Theatre Royal building on Peter Street, it became Discotheque Royale in the ’70s, before it was rebranded as Coliseum and later, M-Two. The club closed its doors for good in 2009. Dave McLaughlin Located on Canal Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, the R.G. Sullivan Building was constructed in 1906 as a cigar manufacturing company, and is now occupied by small business offices. Employees report witnessing the apparitions of young children, and hearing the sounds of disembodied laughter. Additional r esearch for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress. Reminiscing of his misspent youth, he continued: “We’d go to a friend’s house first for pre-drinks, then get the bus into town and drink pitchers at Paramount before the club.”

Salisbury Woods is open every Saturday in October as well as open Friday the last two weeks of October, which gives you plenty of time to explore the haunted trail. Known for their more “homegrown” feel, Salisbury Woods uses great ingenuity to create lifelike props that will truly scare you nearly to death! House in Haunted Hill

Here’s some of the gone but not forgotten club nights around Greater Manchester and tales of the shenanigans that went on there – from the partygoers that were there. Chris Lambley The Pav Both Colby Dorm and the Colgate Building have supposed hauntings. In the dorm people have head footsteps at night, rattling brass doorknobs and mysterious gusts of wind without open windows or doors. In the Colgate Building some say they’ve seen a dark, male figure with a hat who is sometimes leaning over a railing or walking around the tower. Nancy was engaged, but her faithless husband-to-be ran off with her dowry before the wedding could take place. Rather than just accept her fate and his treachery, she soon set out on foot to find him, but was caught in a terrible snowstorm. Friends found her frozen body next to the brook that now bears her name.Built in 1881 as the John E. Sise family home, The Hotel Portsmouth in Portsmouth, New Hampshire was previously known as the Sise Inn. It is said to be haunted by the spirit of a man and woman, whose apparitions are believed to be responsible for a variety of unexplained poltergeist activity, such as objects being moved or thrown by an unseen entity. Sometimes also referred to as "The John E. Sise House." Additional r esearch for this allegedly haunted location is currently in progress. But her journey doesn’t stop there, as she’s now become the star of a new documentary, ‘Joy Uncensored’, available for free on YouTube by Northern Heart Films, directed by Natasha Hawthornthwaite. Laura Jayne, who worked for some of the club nights and liked to rave the night away at others, recalls: “I loved all the Electro house nights: Studio One 11 at Venus, Ampersands, Sankey’s but most especially Area 51’s Circoloco night. Laura Jayne / textmi.com The Soul Seekers Paranormal Society reports a number of possible paranormal events at the museum originally built in 1837, which does offer tours and has been featured on the show “ Ghost Hunters.” If your child is of young age and too scared to go through the main house, there is a fun corn maze just for them so they don’t miss out on all of the Halloween fun! It is not one of the haunted corn mazes, so don’t worry about it being too scary.