History & local legend
The Dimmick Inn occupies the corner of Broad and Harford Streets in Milford. Samuel Dimmick established the original inn in 1828. After that wooden building burned in 1854, his daughter Frances commissioned the brick replacement that opened in 1855.
Known locally as Miss Fannie, Frances Dimmick lived from 1831 to 1910 and ran the inn herself for more than forty years. She was an accomplished violinist, rider, fly fisher, and markswoman. Her long association with the property made her the natural identity for its reputed ghost.
An August 2008 post by the Pennsylvania Paranormal Association summarized a Milford Magazine interview with an owner. He had thought Fannie’s presence had gone away, but eventually concluded that she was still there and that everyone had learned to coexist with her.
Sources
- The Historic Dimmick Inn, house history and Frances Dimmick
- Pennsylvania Paranormal Association forum, contemporary account of the owner’s comments in Milford Magazine, August 2008
- Historical Marker Database, Dimmick House at Broad and Harford
- Pocono Television Network, interview at the Historic Dimmick Inn
