Top 4 Most Haunted Places in Taunton, Massachusetts

The following is a list of some of the most notoriously haunted locations in Taunton, Massachusetts. To view my full list of ghost stories and haunted locations in Massachusetts, Click Here. And if you liked this list, be sure to check out my new book, The Folklore & Haunted Locations Guide: Massachusetts, available on Amazon!!

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#1

Holiday Inn, Taunton-Foxboro Area

​"The Holiday Inn"

Coordinates: 41.961081°, -71.127588°
Location Address: 700 Myles Standish Boulevard, Taunton, Massachusetts
Guests at the Holiday Inn in Taunton, Massachusetts report hearing the sounds of disembodied voices at night, which allegedly threaten guests and yell at them to "get out!" Those staying on the hotel's fifth floor also report feeling overwhelming feelings of sadness and loneliness which subside upon leaving the area. The spirits haunting the Holiday Inn are believed to belong to two former guests who committed suicide.

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#2

Mayflower Hill Cemetery

​"Mayflower Hill"

Coordinates: 41.920393°, -71.087819°
Location Address: 235 Broadway, Taunton, Massachusetts
Established in the mid-1800's, Mayflower Hill Cemetery in Taunton, Massachusetts is said to be haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl French, who passed away in 1882 at the age of four. Visitors at the old cemetery often report witnessing the young girl's apparition sitting in a large marble rocking chair, which marks her final resting place. One popular folklore story claims that the rocking chair glows at night when the young girl's spirit is present, however many debate whether or not this phenomenon is paranormal. Sometimes also referred to simply as "Mayflower Cemetery."

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#3

​​Paul A. Dever State School For The Mentally Disabled

"Paul A. Dever State School"

Coordinates: 41.944025°, -71.121316°
Location Address: Bassett Street, Taunton, Massachusetts
The Paul A. Dever State School in Taunton, Massachusetts was constructed in 1942 as Ft. Myles Standish, where countless American troops were held for processing before being deployed to fight during World War II. The fortress was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp, and in 1952 was reestablished as a school for students with learning disabilities called "The Myles Standish School For The Mentally Disabled," which later became The Paul A. Dever State School. In 2002, the Paul A. Dever State School was left abandoned, at which point rumors began to circulate that the location was haunted. Although the school was demolished in 2016, many locals report witnessing mysterious glowing orbs and hearing the sounds of disembodied voices where the old dormitories and other buildings once stood, and others report witnessing the apparition of a teenage boy who disappears when approached by the living. Sometimes also referred to as "The Myles Standish State School," or "Myles Standish School For The Mentally Disabled."

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#4

Taunton State Mental Hospital

"The Massachusetts State Lunatic Hospital At Taunton"

Coordinates: 41.912398°, -71.100984°
Location Address: Hodges Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton State Mental Hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts was established in 1854 as The Massachusetts State Lunatic Hospital At Taunton. Most of the buildings were abandoned in 1975, and the hospital's 154-acre campus was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1994. Although much of the old hospital was either destroyed by fire or demolished, several buildings are still in use by various psychiatric facilities, and many others remain abandoned. Urban explorers visiting the old hospital at night report witnessing mysterious, shadowy figures, as well as the apparitions of former patients and medical staff members. Others report hearing the sounds of disembodied voices, footsteps, and screams coming from empty buildings or the surrounding woods, and those who enter the old hospital's abandoned buildings at night report feeling a dark, evil presence. Sometimes also referred to as "Taunton State Lunatic Hospital," "Taunton State Asylum," or "Taunton State Hospital."

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