America’s First Documented Haunting – A New England Legends Podcast

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🗓️ 28 June 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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A ghost… with a mission? Dozens witnessed her haunting in the basement of a sea captain’s home—an event so powerful, a preacher recorded every chilling detail. Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to Sullivan, Maine, where the spirit of Nelly Butler returned just years after her death in 1797. America’s First Documented Haunting – A New England Legends Podcast Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more episodes join us here each Monday or visit their website to catch up on the hundreds of tales that legends are made of. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ournewenglandlegends.com/category/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeff Belanger here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jeffbelanger.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/factorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code: FactorPodcast at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tarot Readings with Winnie Schrader - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/

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0:17.6	Jeff, there isn't much to see here in Sullivan, Maine.
0:20.0	No, no, not much. Population's just over 1,200 people. It's mostly forest, few houses, few businesses. It's a quiet town. And we're pretty far up here near the coast of Maine, just a bit northeast of Acadia National Park. And what are we looking for? Ray, what we're looking for today is nothing but a cellar hole. All right. What did it used to be? Well, it used to be a house way back in the late 1700s, a house that got a lot of attention because of something that happened inside. Ooh, what happened inside? According to many written accounts, dozens of people came here and saw a ghost. A ghost? Now, does anyone know who the
0:56.2	ghost was? Well, they do because they recognized her. The ghost spoke and even identified
1:00.7	herself. We've come to Sullivan, Maine, to witness not just New England's, but America's first
1:06.5	documented haunting. We're here to find the ghost of Nellie Butler.
1:15.5	Thank you. documented haunting. We're here to find the ghost of Nellie Butler. Hey there, I'm Jeff Belanger. Welcome to episode 394 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:20.7	And I'm Ray Osier. Thank you for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New
1:24.4	England one story at a time. Please subscribe to us wherever he gets your
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