All documented legends

Northeast — Documented legend filings

Documented legends in Vermont

Vermont keeps 9 documented legends — stories that trace to a published or recorded telling, the shelf where folklore earned a citation. What is verified is the telling: the book, the article, the record that carried the story into print. What the story claims is filed as reported, not endorsed.

9 dossiers1 county covered100% open to visitorsGlastenbury Mountain — deepest file

Also filed documented legend:Hawaii76 Louisiana65 Arizona60 Texas58 Virginia55 Michigan52 Illinois50 New York49

Other Vermont shelves:local folklore9 reported experiences4 investigation claims4 disputed files3

Glastenbury Mountain

Glastenbury, Vermont

The ghost-town mountain at the Triangle’s heart.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Shelburne Museum

Shelburne, Vermont

The village of moved buildings—where the steamboat Ticonderoga rests.

2 claims · 2 legends→

High confidence

Factory Point Cemetery

Manchester Center, Vermont

Rachel Harris Burton burial site and marker interpreting New England vampire fears.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Eddy Brothers site

Chittenden, Vermont

The séance farmhouse—where the Eddy brothers’ spirits reportedly appeared.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Emily’s Bridge

The covered bridge where Emily waits—the Gold Brook haunting.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bennington Triangle

Bennington, Vermont

The mountains where five people vanished—1945-1950.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Highgate Manor

Highgate, Vermont

The 1818 manor where the spirits reportedly still gather.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lake Champlain (Champ)

Burlington, Vermont

America’s most famous lake monster—hundreds of reports since the 1800s.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Folklore Marker

North Pownal Witch Trial Marker

North Pownal, Vermont

Marker commemorating the story of a widow subjected to a witchcraft ordeal.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Full Vermont record → state index· Every documented legend filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive