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Highland falls - West Point USMA Being that West Point is the oldest military post in the United States the area has it's fair share of "history". All you have to do is ask a Military Police officer or a cadet and you should get a good idea of where to look. I'll tell you what, this isn't for the faint of heart, you spend enough time here and you will see something. Kingston - Blaber Mansion An old women is seen in the front of the estate late at night holding a book. Kingston - Montrepose Cemetery Activity and energy surrounding that graveyard. Kingston - Wiltwick Cemetery Ghostly activity and energy inside that cemetery. Newburgh - Plum Point Condos The story goes... There is a rather large building, in which is now know Plum Point condo's, in Newburgh NY that used to be a all boys Christian school. One of the nun's molested the boy & killed him then put his body in the wall and covered it up well (being there was already construction going on inside it was a good cover-up, he was just reported missing) Then about a year later strange things would happen that drove the school to shut down. For about 10 or more years now that I know of the have been trying to make it into an apartment complex because there are condo's all around it, and every time someone goes in there to work, a hand was cut off by machinery, the machinery would break for no apparent reason, etc.. And many people say they have seen the boy.
Newburgh - The Masonic Temple A second floor dance hall and theatre had tables and folding chairs set up. One night some students in a community theater witnessed a single chair slid by itself, and drew attention because of the sound it made while rubbing against the floor. A door, hinged to swing open in both directions began swinging rapidly by itself, and then stopped. Voices of men talking in other parts of the building could be heard when no one else was there. The mens voices could be heard moving around the building.
New Paltz -Shawangunk Mountain Range These mountains are full of Haunted Energy. There are Indian Spirits through out that range.
Newburgh - Downing Park A boy who drowned in the lake in the park is said to sit by the lake at night crying, he is also said to make bubbles in the water, as if trying to breathe, and he is said to scream whenever a child get to close to the water.
Poughkeepsie - Christ Episcopal Church The ghost of former Rector, Dr. Alexander Griswold Cummings has been reported here many times since his death in the late 1940s or early 50s. While he was still living, he did not like using candles, so candles used during services were repeatedly blown out. At one point, a bat materialized in the church, then disappeared. In the 1970s, Bishop James Pike, Rector at the time, scared the ghost away from the sanctuary by bringing his dog into the church. After that, Alexander remained quiet for a while. In the 1990s, Alexander surfaced again. This time, it was because current Rector, the Rev. Michael Phillips, decided to move the Rector's office to a different location in the building. The move outraged the ghost, and for years afterwards, the old rector's office (now the library) would be freezing cold in the mornings, even during the spring. Eventually, the ghost went back into hiding. Another ghost is the spirit of an elderly lady, who died in the middle of a service sometime in the 1910s. Her ghost has been seen sitting in a pew halfway back and many who sit halfway back in darkness in the evening and night feel a strange presence, even if there appears to be nothing there. Poughkeepsie - Dutchess Community College Bowne Hall - The college is built on the site of an old TB hospital. The main administration building, Bowne Hall, was one of the main hospital buildings.The basement of this building contained the hospitals morgue. Maintenance personnel have accounted strange happenings such as a 'weird presence'.
Poughkeepsie - Marist College As the story goes; Shelly was killed by a jealous boyfriend in the school's cafeteria. Since then, she has been a presence in Sheahan Hall, where she lived. Most of her activity involves folding clothes, opening/closing doors, screwing with televisions and occasional bumps in the night. She may also be linked to some strange occurrences at a grotto dedicated to those who died at Marist. Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center Mid Hudson psychiatric center is now closed. After dark loud noises and screams can be heard, sometimes-lost spirits are seen wandering the grounds. Reports of a large orb that chases people. Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery Countless spirits roam the grounds, and have done so for years! Some can-and- want to be seen, or otherwise noticed, some just "observe" those of us still here. Putnam - Carmel-Smalleys Inn Restaurant building has been there since 1852, several incidents have happened, ghostly images have appeared, phone calling each other, sightings of a little girl, things falling from there places. coldin a little liquor room in the basement strange sounds and feelings.-December 2003 addition: Local radio station K104.7 sends some of its employees during the Woodman in the Morning show to haunted p laces during October and Smalleys happens to be the one where they find the most activity. In addition to all the things already listed, the employees have found out that the name of the little girl haunting the place is named Elizabeth Smalley and while on location, she has called the Inn and giggled on the other end. In the wine cellar, there has been large collection of crickets that chirped whenever someone is closed inside. Lights flickeron and off quite often and the radio show employees have heard a multitude of various things while on air, including lots of random static while on a regular cordless phone in which they have heard voices, mostly Elizabeth giggling or sometimes crying. They have also taken many picture riddled with orbs, in some of which faces can be seen. The radio employees also believe that one of the radio show hosts may now be personally haunted by Elizabeth as they have heard her voice on air while he is at different haunted locations.Update, Oct 31st 2004 I personally visited the lil restaurant on haloween, and I must say, GREAT PLACE the owner was there and came to our table and showed us photos and told stories, very cool. Information aquired from The Shadowlands