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Visit these nearby locations for a guided tour or seek out the spirits on a ghost hunt:

 Historic WM. Phelps General Store &  The Fox Sisters Property/Hydesville
Historic Palmyra Historical Museum 61 Memorial Park 60

Palmyra, NY / 315-597-6981 Newark, NY / 315-879-8804
Explore the historically haunted museums of Historic Palmyra, Visit the site where Modern Spiritualism began: the humble
renowned as one of "the most haunted places in the Finger cottage of Kate and Maggie Fox in Hydesville, NY. Strange
Lakes." The Phelps General Store and Residence is among noises and phenomena plagued the dwelling until the girls
the sites where ghostly phenomena occur. At the Historical communicated with a spirit named Charles B. Rosna. Despite
Museum, delve into the 23 rooms of the old hotel, relocated attempts to find his body, nothing was discovered. The Fox
to 132 Market Street after a tragic fire claimed the lives of a Sisters later became renowned mediums. Though the house
young mother and her six children in 1964. Visitors may hear is gone, the original foundation remains, along with the eerie
the spectral laughter of children playing hide and seek, while rapping noises. Listen for them yourself...
footsteps and eerie sounds emanate from the Erie Canal Depot
and Palmyra Print Shop.

 Museum of Wayne County History 59
Lyons, NY / 315-946-4943
Step back in time to 1860 as you wander the 24 cells of the
former Wayne County Jail and Sheriff's residence, where
William Fee was convicted of murder and subsequently hanged
— the only such instance in Wayne County history. Explore the
museum housed within the 1856 jail, adorned with original
inmate artwork, and uncover the mysteries of Fee's lingering
presence, if indeed he still walks the cellblock. Guided tours are
available during the regular season operating hours.

Check out these unusual experiences:

Bishop/Gillette Headstone 58 Spook Hill 57

Penn Yan, NY / 315-536-3111 Middlesex, NY / 315-536-3111
The "Lady in Granite" marks the Gillette family grave, with Embark on a spooky journey by following Route 364 through
the ghost purportedly that of Matilda Gillette. Her reclining Potter and Middlesex. Turn left onto South Vine Valley Road,
head, etched into the dark stone, defies removal despite then left onto Newell Road. Ascend the big hill and experience a
repeated attempts. Legend foretells that her entire image will chilling phenomenon: as you reach the top and descend slightly,
materialize over time, granting her the freedom to haunt the stop before Spike Road. Just before the driveway on the right,
local community. put your car in neutral and prepare to be spooked as it rolls
backward up the hill, defying gravity's rules.

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