Is Smith College - Sessions House really haunted?

Visitors rate Smith College - Sessions House at 84.2 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Smith College - Sessions House located?

The address is Smith College, Northampton, MA. GPS coordinates: 42.32043074, -72.63949728.

What kind of haunted place is Smith College - Sessions House?

Smith College - Sessions House is listed under Colleges and Universities in our Massachusetts section.

What is the nearest town to Smith College - Sessions House?

Northampton, MA is the closest town, about 0.3 miles away, with Hadley (3.0 mi.) and Easthampton (4.0 mi.) also nearby.

Smith College - Sessions House - Northampton, MA

The historic Sessions House dorm at Smith College campus was originally built in 1710 with a secret passageway inside which the owners could hide from attacking Native Americans. It's haunted by original builder Captain Jonathan Hunt's granddaughter Lucy and her lover, Johnny Burgoyne, a British general whom she met when he was held captive in the house during the Revolutionary War. The hidden passageway was their meeting place of choice. When he was sent back to England, he promised to return to Lucy, but never did; their spirits are said to live on together in this house. Other house legends include one of a woman who killed her children with an axe, mistaking them for burglars, and two students who fell to their deaths while searching for the hidden passageway.

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Geographic Information

Address

Smith College
Northampton, MA
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GPS

42.32043074, -72.63949728

County

Hampshire County County, Massachusetts

Nearest Towns

Northampton, MA (0.3 mi.)
Hadley, MA (3.0 mi.)
Easthampton, MA (4.0 mi.)
Hatfield, MA (4.1 mi.)
South Hadley, MA (5.4 mi.)
Williamsburg, MA (6.8 mi.)
South Amherst, MA (7.0 mi.)
Westhampton, MA (7.0 mi.)
Amherst Center, MA (7.2 mi.)
Granby, MA (7.7 mi.)

Contact Information

Website: http://www.smith.edu/reslife/houses_center_sessions.php

Quick Answers

Is Smith College - Sessions House really haunted?: Visitors rate Smith College - Sessions House at 84.2 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Smith College - Sessions House located?: The address is Smith College, Northampton, MA. GPS coordinates: 42.32043074, -72.63949728.
What kind of haunted place is Smith College - Sessions House?: Smith College - Sessions House is listed under Colleges and Universities in our Massachusetts section.
What is the nearest town to Smith College - Sessions House?: Northampton, MA is the closest town, about 0.3 miles away, with Hadley (3.0 mi.) and Easthampton (4.0 mi.) also nearby.

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Jason | July 6, 2017

My friend, Scott St. Pierre, sees ghosts there a whole bunch of times.

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