Ghosts of the Green State: Vermont's Most Haunted Places Part 1
When the leaves turn and the air grows sharp, Vermont’s quiet corners begin to whisper. Bridges groan, dorm rooms creak, and shadows linger a little longer than they should. Legends swirl through campuses and country roads—but not all of them stay legends. After all, the mirror is always watching… and it remembers everything you try to forget.
Stowe's Gold Brook Bridge - Stowe
This haunted bridge tells a legend of a young woman who met a tragic end after being abandoned by a lover. The most popular version of the story is that the couple planned to elope and agreed to meet at the bridge at midnight. She was there however he never came. Being overcome with despair she took her life by hanging herself from the rafters above the rocky brook. There is no historical evidence that a woman ever existed or died at the bridge. The name Emily was actually invented decades later, and the haunting reputation was started years after the supposed death. Over time, the story has changed multiple times saying that Emily died from suicide, fatal accident on the way to the wedding to even murder. None of these accounts can be found in official records. Still, even with no records of any death on the bridge or near it there has been multiple reports of paranormal activity. Visitors have reported flashing lights with no source, disembodied cries for help and figures appearing near the bridge. Some have found unexplained scratches on their cars, or bodies, felt sudden drops in temperature, or captured strange anomalies in photographs. More intense encounters include music drifting from beneath the bridge, foggy windshields marked with handprints, and vehicles mysteriously damaged. Horses will refuse to cross the bridge and have been found with unexplained injuries after being near the bridge.
Norwich University - Norwich
This university like most universities carries a chilling reputation of being haunted. The most unsettling legends has to do with a dorm room in Alumni hall, where a student hung himself. Years later, following in their footsteps their sibling ended up going to Norwich too and ended up in the same room and ended up taking their life too. Because of the siblings having met the same fate the room was permanently close. Students claim that they hear eerie sounds still echoing from the boarded door. The once library, Chaplin Hall is known for its paranormal activity with witnesses watching as books mysteriously lifting off shelves and reported seeing a figure lingering near the entrance. Other buildings that have paranormal activity are the Ransom Hall and Hawkins Hall. Numerous students that stay there have reported waking up in terror, unable to move or breathe, as if an unseen force were pressing down on them. And last but not least beyond the buildings Sabine Field is known to be haunted by a female apparition and is said to watch over the football gate. Whether these accounts are rooted in truth or simply the product of overactive imaginations and campus folklore, they continue to stir curiosity and unease among students and visitors.
University of Vermont
The university was established in 1791 and is the state's largest and oldest university. While it welcomes thousands of students each year, some say not all who arrive ever truly leave. Over time, the university expanded to include nearby homes, some of which have lingering residents of a different kind. To start off The Counseling Center was once home to Captain John Nabb and is said to be haunted by his spirit. The Center is known for slamming doors and buckets that get knocked over on their own. Nearby the Counseling Center, the Public Relations building is believed to be haunted by its former owner John E. Booth, whose ghost reportedly causes loud banging sounds throughout the house. But the most haunted house is considered the Bittersweet House where witnesses have reported seeing full-bodied apparitions of who people believe to be Margaret Smith who was a widow who lived there in isolation until her death in 1961. However, not all spirts are former homeowners. In Converse Hall, a resident building for students, it said that Henry haunts the halls. Apparently, he was a medical student that died in 1920 by suicide. There are reports of unexplained noises and slamming doors. Another residence for students Simpson Hall is known for hearing footsteps in top floor rooms and others have mentioned just how cold the water is in the bathrooms along with an overall unsettling feeling.
Whether it’s the echo of footsteps in an empty hall, a whisper beneath a bridge, or a door that slams without wind, Vermont’s haunted places refuse to be forgotten. These stories—rooted in legend, tragedy, and the unexplained—continue to stir something deep in those who visit. Because in places like these, silence speaks, shadows linger, and the mirror is always watching.
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