Granary Burying Ground holds the distinction of being the city’s oldest cemetery, which was established in 1660. Considered a part of Boston Common, this burial ground was initially known as
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The Hartness House rose on its hilltop in the early 1900s, commissioned by inventor and politician James Hartness. Seeking privacy, Hartness soon ordered a network of underground tunnels beneath the mansion. Within those passages he set up a personal office for constant work. He linked the tunnels to an equatorial turret telescope that he designed and planted on the front lawn. Over time the passageways also became home to the Hartness Porter Museum of Amateur Telescope Making. A full renovation in the early 2000s transformed the estate into today’s boutique inn.
Haunted reports echo through every level of the inn, especially in the tunnels and common areas. The Lindbergh Room, named for Hartness’s friend aviator Charles Lindbergh, is most active. Guests there have seen a wooden chair rock. Telephones crackle with static, and objects appear in new places. During a guided tour investigators used a spirit box and heard a young girl’s voice. Seconds later a metal shelf in the room shook, rattling its contents while no one touched it.
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- 109 Front Street, Springfield, Vermont, United States, 05156
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