The Bootlegger House, located at 400 N. Poplar Street in Charlotte, has a rich history and is reportedly haunted by at least one ghostly presence that has chosen to remain after its physical life ended. This beautiful Queen Anne-style home is considered the staple of the Fourth Ward and was built in 1894. Bootleggers once…
This Haunted NC Fire Station Still Houses a Fireman in the Afterlife
Initially built in 1925, Fire Station Number Four is no longer a functioning fire station but serves as a museum instead. The building is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a former fireman who loved cigars. On April 1st, 1934, a firefighter by the name of Pruitt L. Black headed out in response…
Devil Charlie of the Old Settlers’ Cemetery in Charlotte
Devil Charlie of the Old Settlers’ Cemetery in Charlotte Old Settlers’ Cemetery, located at 200 West Fifth Street, dates back to 1768 and is one of the oldest burial grounds in North Carolina. It holds the graves of many of Charlotte’s prominent early settlers, including the Devil himself, Charles Polk, known as Devil Charlie. In…
The Singing Ghost of the McGlohon Theater
Uptown Charlotte has many places rumored to be haunted, including the Dunhill Hotel and the Carolina Theatre, among others. However, one of the more mysterious ones that often gets overlooked is the McGlohon Theater, located at 345 N. College Street. The historic building was featured in Author Kala Ambrose’s 2011 book, “Ghosthunting North Carolina,” where…
The Haunting of the Carolina Theatre in Uptown
During Carolina Theatre’s many decades of operation, many odd and unexplainable things would occur inside this building at 230 N Tryon Street during rehearsals, shows, and other events. Lights would flicker and malfunction, causing props to move and break, and bangs echoed from the empty projection room. Even when the stranger got even stranger, all…
The Ghostly Legend of Ambrose of First Presbyterian Church
During the Civil War, it is believed that the elders of First Presbyterian Church instructed a gentleman named Ambrose, a janitor commonly called a sexton during that time, to build a tunnel under what is now Fifth Street to hide valuables, including silver offering trays fearing the Federal army could soon push their way into…
The Ghostly Tale of NoDa Jim
The ghostly tale claims that a train along the railroad tracks supposedly struck a man. The man called Jim used to work on the railroad in the NoDa neighborhood in Charlotte. Jim used to wear big keys on his side. One night, a buddy from Jim approached him for a round of drinks after a…
The 1940 Guthery Apartments Fire in Charlotte
In the early hours of March 15, 1940, a massive and deadly fire swept through Guthery Apartments, now known as the Tryon House Apartments, on North Tryon Street in Charlotte. The fire was attributed to a suspected boiler explosion in the basement, which turned catastrophic due to ruptured gas lines. Within minutes, the older part…
The Legend of the Shinnville Witch
The Shinnville Witch is a local legend in Shinnville, North Carolina, an area in Iredell County, associated with the 200-year-old Mills Family Cemetery near St. James Episcopal Church. Legend states that a woman accused and killed for being a witch is allegedly buried there outside the cemetery walls, and sits a small headstone without a…
The Legend of Drunken Jack
Often, pirates are associated with large amounts of rum. Just ask Johnny Depp or watch any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. South Carolina also has a favorite, liquored-up pirate that is said to haunt Murrells Inlet. Never mind what you do with a drunken sailor- what would you do with a drunken pirate?…