After having investigated more than sixty haunted locales on
Long Island, I truly believe Long Island is worthy of at least being included
on the top ten list of most haunted places.
We have a rich and intriguing history here on Long Island
which includes a prominent Native American past and the American Revolutionary
War, amongst other things. How many people on Long Island, let alone in the
country, know about the Indian massacres which occurred here, or the famous
Battle of Long Island and the Culper Spy Ring? The Battle of Long Island was
the first official battle following the signing of the Declaration of
Independence. The Culper Spy Ring was a group of ordinary people who got
together and changed history because of the information they were able to
provide to General George Washington regarding the British and their plans for
attack. With this much history, there is bound to be spirits and energy which
remain.
Much of our history has also been preserved on Long Island's
North Shore, where Gold Coast Mansions are still scattered along the shoreline,
or on the east end where the North and South Forks are a host to numerous
historic homes and buildings. The fact of the matter remains that everywhere we
go is haunted. Spirits are with us everywhere and all the time. They're not
necessarily ghosts. There is a difference. Ghosts are usually place centered,
where spirits come and go and may help us on our own journey. They may even be
people we loved and knew. In either case, communication with the afterlife
abounds on Long Island. Researching, investigation, and writing Ghosts of Long Island has convinced me
of that, so of course I'd like to give credit where credit is due. Long Island is one of the most haunted places in the
United States.
If I had to compile my own list of the top ten most haunted
towns on Long Island, here's what I'd come up with. At number one, I'd have to
say it's Stony Brook which features such haunted locales as The Country House
Restaurant, the old Grist Mill and painter William Sydney Mount's house. Coming in at second and third would be the old
whaling town of Cold Spring Harbor, and St. James with its haunted General
Store, old schoolhouse and Deepwell's Mansion. From there the list includes
Strong's Neck, Huntington, Montauk, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Southampton and
Cutchogue. Chapter after chapter in both my ghost books mention these
extraordinary places where paranormal activity has taken place.
Do you live or know of another haunted town on Long Island
that you think could make this list? If so, tell us about your experience.
