Caledonia Mills

Caledonia Mills (Scottish Gaelic: An Daigear) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.

The case drew the attention of Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes.

Walter Franklin Prince, research officer for the American Society for Psychical Research in 1922 investigated and concluded that the mysterious fires and alleged poltergeist phenomena were caused by Mary-Ellen in a dissociated state.

[4] Prince had discovered inflammable liquid and noted that "the fires were undoubtedly set by human hands, judging by the unmistakable signs left in the house.

The burns are never found on the wall paper higher than the reach of a person five feet tall, which is the height of [the] girl in the family.