5. Block Island is said to be haunted in its entirety.
As of the census of 2010, just over 1,000 people resided on Block Island, just off the coast of Rhode Island of which it is administratively a part. The number of spirits sharing the island with them is unknown, but virtually the entire island has been linked with haunting of ghosts from its long past. Two lighthouses are on the island, both reportedly haunted. Southeast Light is haunted by the ghost of a keeper’s wife, murdered by her husband when he pushed her down the stairs, who has ever since remained at the site, tormenting men who have stayed there in various ways. Ghosts from the crew of pirate William Kidd have been reported to have been seen on the island, including that of Kidd himself.
The spirits on the island include those of native Niantic Indians killed by early settlers from Massachusetts Bay Colony and Connecticut. The wreck of a sunken German U-boat lies in the waters just off the island, and at least three divers attempting to explore it have died. Ghostly pirate ships and the vessels plundered by them have been seen in the waters around the island, which has no natural anchorage and the rocks and shoal waters surrounding Block Island have claimed dozens of ships, with their dead crews continuing on their eternal voyages. Despite being haunted throughout, Block Island remains a popular destination, particularly in the summer months when tourists share the island’s facilities with its residents, both corporal and spectral.