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Smuttynose Island

Kittery, ME, United States

Smuttynose Island, Isles of Shoals, ME

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THE STORY

Reported Haunting

Smuttynose Island off the coast of New Hampshire is remembered for the infamous Isles of Shoals murders of 1873. Visitors have reported ghostly figures, mysterious lights, unexplained voices, and unusual encounters connected to the tragic crime. Its isolated setting has inspired generations of ghost stories.

Island in the Isles of Shoals known for the 1873 Smuttynose axe murders and later ghost stories.

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