Haunted Rhode Island: Mills, Mansions and the Kickemuit River

The route begins with the Floating Heads of the Kickemuit River before visiting Slater Mill and the ruins of Ram Tail Mill. It continues along Tower Hill Road and through the Cumberland Public Library and Colt State Park, then turns to the elaborate rooms of Belcourt Castle. The final segment presents the Wedderburn House as a cautionary tale.

These stories connect Rhode Island’s waterways, early industry and private wealth to the supernatural folklore that later grew around them. The episode distinguishes surviving sites and known history from oral tradition, while showing how a mill ruin, roadside, library or mansion can become part of the state’s haunted identity.