Gunntown Cemetery is an old cemetery in Naugatuck, Connecticut which was established in 1790. Naugatuck is a consolidated town and borough in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Many of Naugatuck's citizens who supported independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War are buried in the cemetery. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The cemetery is also considered by many to be haunted.
Haunted reputation
Connecticut demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren have declared the cemetery "officially haunted". Demonology (from Greek grc δαίμων daimōn, "demon" and grc -λογία -logia) is the systematic study of Ed Warren ( September 7 1926 - August 23, 2006) was a self-described demonologist, author and lecturer The most frequently reported phenomenon there is the sound of children's laughter and music that begins in the surrounding woods, then closes in on the listener until it seems to be inside the cemetery. Some people have also seen a solid black dog near the cemetery. A black dog is a spectral being found primarily in the folklores of the British Isles. Some feel that this is a foreboding sign of death. Sometimes a person clearly sees the black dog in the cemetery but his or her companions see nothing. Many photographs that have been taken at the cemetery depict spirit energy in the form of orbs, globules, and ectoplasmic mist. The term orb describes unexpected typically circular artifacts in Photographs Sometimes the artifact leaves a trail indicating motion Ectoplasm (from the Greek ektos "outside" + plasma "something formed or molded" is a term coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or Spiritual On rare occasions, orbs of every color have been seen flitting about the grounds with the naked eye. [1][2]
References
- ^ Cheri Revai. Haunted Connecticut. Stackpole Books, 2006
- ^ Grim Hauntings Or Skeptics Truth. "Gunntown Cemetery", Creepy Connecticut. October 31, 2005.
Links
- Gunntown Cemetery at Creepy Connecticut
- Gunntown Cemetery at Oxford Past
- Gunntown Cemetery at Northwest Connecticut Paranormal Society
- Gunntown Cemetery at Ghostwatcherz.com
- Gunntown Cemetery at Haunted Connecticut
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