Fort William Henry Museum

This is a replica of the original British fort that fell during the brutal 1757 French and Indian War massacre. After the British surrendered, their Native American allies turned on the departing soldiers and civilians — killing and scalping hundreds. James Fenimore Cooper later dramatized it in "The Last of the Mohicans."

The ghosts of the 1757 massacre remain at Fort William Henry. Visitors report dark figures appearing in photographs taken throughout the fort. Whispered voices urge visitors to hurry, as if warning them of approaching danger.

Certain rooms get noticeably colder as you walk through them, and some visitors feel invisible hands pushing them toward exits. Investigators have recorded EVPs of screams and the sounds of battle. Staff report that activity picks up in August, around the anniversary of the attack -- the spirits seem trapped in the moment of their violent deaths, reliving the terror of the massacre.