Wednesday Picture Theme is #Ghost

Porter Hill, New Ipswich

The theme of the day for October 30 2024 is #Ghost. About 5 years ago I was buying some Halloween chocolate from Porter Hill Sweets in New Ipswich, NH and I heard a ghost story.

Great Chocolate

Porter Hill Sweets

Previous Owners

William Poole (keft) told me that their home was haunted and occasionally they would see a tall lanky figure wandering around.

William and Loren, owners of Porter Hill Sweets (in 2019

It is a bit spooky

This house was built in about 1800 by Stephen Farrar II (1766-1829), the eldest son of Reverend Stephen Farrar. He owned a mill which was probably the first one in town which produced wheat flour. He moved to Groton, Massachusetts in mid-life, but returned here before his death.

Who is the ghost?

Here is the stereoscopic view of the house when Col. Bellows lived here (retired engineer City of Philadelphia) with this family. The bay window/door is gone, and the 1830's addition is evident, the porch roof that we have now was a much later addition. The tall, slender man behind and to the right of Bellows is the ghost we see frequently around here, same clothes and lanky silhouette.

House later belonged to Colonel Bellows

Porter Hill Sweets is gone now

Sadly William and Loren sold and moved away, so I have no way to know if the current owner sees the lanky figure in the photograph. New Ipswich has other ghosts of course, the one at Binney Hill comes to mind, but that is a story for another day.

Daily Picture Theme

The Daily Picture Theme is "The Big Photo Album of Our Community” on Spoutible, a social media site. Everyday a different theme is posted and folks post matching photos withe hashtag #DailyPictureTheme. I repost my contributions weekly on my website My Strange Life. Enjoy.