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Northeast — 76 dossiers on file

The heaviest files in Massachusetts

76 dossiers. 24 historic sites. 52 open to visitors, a record reaching back to 1634. The Massachusetts shelf, ranked — what witnesses filed on one side, what the paper supports on the other.

76
dossiers on file
52
open to visitors
1634
oldest dated · Boston Common
Named Ghost Legend
most-filed claim · 19 files

The 25 deepest files

  1. 01Lizzie Borden House3 claims

    1892 crime site operating as a museum and overnight accommodation.

  2. 02Hockomock Swamp (Bridgewater Triangle)3 claims

    The heart of the Bridgewater Triangle—ghost lights, pterodactyls and cult legends.

  3. 03Dogtown2 claims

    Abandoned Cape Ann settlement with cellar holes and local witch folklore.

  4. 04Hoosac Tunnel2 claims

    Railroad tunnel research record.

  5. 05Fort Warren2 claims

    Civil War prison and harbor fort associated with a disputed ghost legend.

  6. 06USS Massachusetts2 claims
  7. 07Andrea Doria wreck2 claims
  8. 08Andrea Gail2 claims
  9. 09City of Columbus2 claims
  10. 10Cocoanut Grove site2 claims
  11. 11Essex whaleship2 claims
  12. 12Freetown-Fall River State Forest2 claims
  13. 13Houghton Mansion2 claims
  14. 14Man at the Wheel2 claims
  15. 15Omni Parker House2 claims
  16. 16Red Lion Inn2 claims
  17. 17S.K. Pierce Mansion2 claims
  18. 18Steamer Portland2 claims
  19. 19Whydah pirate wreck2 claims
  20. 20Danvers State Hospital2 claims
  21. 21Hammond Castle Museum2 claims
  22. 22USS Salem2 claims
  23. 23Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center2 claims
  24. 24Woburn2 claims
  25. 25Boston Common1 claim

The rest of the shelf

Ranks 26–76 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.

Filed alongside

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · ranked with the archive