Gray Road is one of those roads that you never believe in until you visit. It seems plain and ordinary, with two houses near the far end, and a set of train tracks in the middle. Its very short, but has a history which goes much further back.
The road itself was created in the mid to late 1800’s and was nearly as barren as it is today. Two homes were built on the grounds, one for a small family and the other for a group on nuns. According to legend, a young man arrived to the house one day frantically asking for forgiveness from god. The nuns brought the boy into the home to give him some water and help him calm down. When the boy entered the door, he quickly turned around, locked the front door and executed the nuns one by one. There were no survivors from the massacre. In respect for the nuns, the town placed candles in each window which continue to be lit each night.
Furthermore, on the night of August 9th, 1981, a 54 year old cab driver by the name of Frank F Coolidge was giving a young man, Garry Bernard Rhinehart a ride to the dense wooded area. At the time it was a lovers lane, so the cab driver assumed the young Rhinehart was meeting a special someone. As they turned on Gray Road, Garry pulled out a 22 caliber pistol and emptied the gun into Franks’ back. As Frank passed away, he hit the accelerator and launched the car into a side tree. Rhinehart fled the scene, hitchhiking back towards Syracuse leaving Coolidge who was found around midnight by local officers.
But the deaths do not end there. In the early 1970’s a young woman was found to have hanged herself on one of the tree’s in the woods. Her spirit is still lost and looking for answers. Further legends talk about a young boy who was killed on the train tracks. Locals say that a family was driving their carriage over the tracks when they were hit by a train, injuring everyone, but killing a young 10 year old. Other stories change the carriage to all children who were all killed. Other common stories included a house fire which claimed the lives of 7 family members and other suicides/deaths which occurred.
In terms of hauntings on Gray Road, there are many things to watch out for. Firstly, you must look for the home with the candles and look into the windows late in the evening. According to legend, a nun will appear in each window. Secondly, they say that if you drive down the road near midnight and park the car by the tracks (covered by the road) a little boy will appear. Lastly, there have been multiple sightings of strange light orbs and screams, assumed to be the souls of either the cab driver or the young woman who took her life.
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