Post by bluefedish on Jan 29, 2008 22:56:24 GMT -5
The Equinox Resort in Manchester, Vermont was established in 1769 and has offered a beautiful retreat to travelers for over 200 years. The historic resort is said to be haunted by ghosts, one of which may be the spirit of Mary Todd Lincoln. The Colonial Inn is a New England Landmark.
Ghost Stories
2 housekeepers encounter a spirit while they were cleaning the 2 story high Green Mountain Suite. The housekeepers made the beds on the 1st floor and then split up to make the upstairs beds. When the housekeepers returned downstairs, they found that the blankets and pillows had been ripped off the beds they had just made and the blankets had been thrown around the room. The identity of this ghost is a mystery.
Mary Todd Lincoln and her children spent 2 summers at the Equinox to escape the sumemr heat of Washinton D.C. The Lincoln family planned to return for the summer of 1865, but the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed their plans.
The President's son, Robert Todd Lincoln purchased the estate, named Hilene, next to the Equinox Resort. The Lincoln family descendants lived in Hildene until 1975.
Employees at the hotel have reported seeing images of a woman and child on the 3rd floor of Hildene. The images of the woman and child have appeared similar to Mary Todd Lincoln and one of her sons. It's possible that the ghosts are trying to recapture the happy, carefree summers that they spent at the Equinox.
Selected Sources: www.associatedcontent.com/article/403483/haunted_equinox_resort_in_manchester.html
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Ghost Stories
2 housekeepers encounter a spirit while they were cleaning the 2 story high Green Mountain Suite. The housekeepers made the beds on the 1st floor and then split up to make the upstairs beds. When the housekeepers returned downstairs, they found that the blankets and pillows had been ripped off the beds they had just made and the blankets had been thrown around the room. The identity of this ghost is a mystery.
Mary Todd Lincoln and her children spent 2 summers at the Equinox to escape the sumemr heat of Washinton D.C. The Lincoln family planned to return for the summer of 1865, but the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln changed their plans.
The President's son, Robert Todd Lincoln purchased the estate, named Hilene, next to the Equinox Resort. The Lincoln family descendants lived in Hildene until 1975.
Employees at the hotel have reported seeing images of a woman and child on the 3rd floor of Hildene. The images of the woman and child have appeared similar to Mary Todd Lincoln and one of her sons. It's possible that the ghosts are trying to recapture the happy, carefree summers that they spent at the Equinox.
Selected Sources: www.associatedcontent.com/article/403483/haunted_equinox_resort_in_manchester.html
www.destination360.com
