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30 dossiers28 claims14 legends10 alleged entities5 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Maine opens with Seguin Island Light Station, George W. Wells and Owls Head Lighthouse — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (10 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (5) and Legend (3). Of its 30 sites, 18 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, established 1692.

Localities:Camden2 Prospect2 Greenville2 Portland2 Bangor2

Counties:Cumberland Co. 3

By filing type:Lighthouses5 Sites5 Historic sites3

By phenomenon:apparitions10 named ghost legends5 legends3

Seguin Island Light Station

Georgetown, Maine

Active offshore lighthouse with keeper folklore and firsthand caretaker reports.

4 claims · 2 legends→

George W. Wells

The 1900 schooner—the first six-master.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Owls Head Lighthouse

Owls Head, Maine

The 1825 knoll light with the frozen lovers legend.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Boon Island Lighthouse

The bare ledge where a keeper’s wife reportedly went mad.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Knox

Prospect, Maine

The 1844 granite fort on the Penobscot—where the ghosts reportedly patrol.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Colonel Buck’s Tomb

Bucksport, Maine

The witch’s curse on the founder’s monument—Bucksport’s legend.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Elephant Mountain B-52 site

Greenville, Maine

January 24, 1963—the Stratofortress that broke apart over the mountain.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Mount Katahdin

Millinocket, Maine

The 5,269-foot peak—the Penobscot’s sacred mountain.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Moosehead Lake

Greenville, Maine

The state’s largest lake—where the legends outnumber the islands.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Wood Island Lighthouse

Biddeford, Maine

Light station with a documented 1896 tragedy and named witness and investigator accounts.

Allagash abduction site

Allagash, Maine

August 1976—the canoe trip where four men reported missing time.

Abandoned Farm Settlement

Frye Mountain Former Farm Community

Montville, Maine

Farm community removed through Depression-era land purchases, remembered through local testimony.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Maine’s most photographed light—1791 and the Annie Lee wreck.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Route 2A near Wytopitlock

Wytopitlock, Maine

Northern Maine road corridor with vanishing-traveler and truck-driving lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Old York Gaol

Jail research record.

Former Quarry Settlement

Hurricane Island Quarry Settlement

Vinalhaven, Maine

Former granite-quarry community now containing an educational campus and restricted private areas.

Abyssinian Meeting House

Portland, Maine

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Heuston Burying Ground

Portland, Maine

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House

Brunswick, Maine

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Fort Knox Historic Site

Prospect, Maine

Fort research record.

Mount Hope Cemetery

Cemetery research record.

Maiden Cliff

Cliff research record.

Swan Island (Perkins Township)

Perkins Township, Maine

Former island settlement preserved within a state wildlife management area.

Flagstaff village site

Flagstaff, Maine

Former Dead River Valley settlement displaced by a hydroelectric reservoir.

Dead River village site

Dead River, Maine

Former Dead River Valley settlement displaced by a hydroelectric reservoir.

Former Settlement

Malaga Island

Phippsburg, Maine

Former community and preserve commemorating a racially motivated eviction.

Davidson Ghost Town

Davidson, Maine

Former community west of Stacyville documented by a historic photograph.

St. Patrick’s Church Mortuary Chapel

Lewiston, Maine

Former priest’s mortuary chapel within a deconsecrated church complex now used for events.

Cryptozoology Museum

International Cryptozoology Museum — Bangor

Museum interpreting cryptid reports, objects and popular culture at its new Bangor location.

Fort William Henry at Pemaquid

Colonial fort remains and a reconstructed tower at a repeatedly contested settlement.