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The Poland Spring Inn

The Poland Spring Inn in Poland, Maine is listed in the Shadowlands Haunted Places dataset. Source-reported details: The Poland Spring Inn is haunted by the first owner, the famous Hiram Ricker (founder of the Poland Spring water company). Several employees have seen the ghost of Hiram wandering the Inn. Some workers report hearing the voice of Hiram coming from vacant rooms, and his footsteps can be heard in the early hours of the morning in the empty lobby. He has also been known to play tricks on the staff by moving various objects to unusual places. This ODDKNOWN entry documents the report and does not verify a supernatural cause.

⌖ Poland, Maine, United Statesreported
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The Poland Spring Inn in Poland, Maine is listed in the Shadowlands Haunted Places dataset. Source-reported details: The Poland Spring Inn is haunted by the first owner, the famous Hiram Ricker (founder of the Poland Spring water company). Several employees have seen the ghost of Hiram wandering the Inn. Some workers report hearing the voice of Hiram coming from vacant rooms, and his footsteps can be heard in the early hours of the morning in the empty lobby. He has also been known to play tricks on the staff by moving various objects to unusual places. This ODDKNOWN entry documents the report and does not verify a supernatural cause.

Source classification: database · Status: reported.

Sources & references

  1. https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/tree/main/data/2023/2023-10-10
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