Legend has it that a former guest who checked into a lodge in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, during the 1930s never checked out.
Today, the building is home to The Greenbrier Restaurant, but during the Great Depression, it served as a lodge for travelers passing through the area.
During this time, a young bride was set to be married to her best friend. The woman’s name was Lydia, and on her special day, she went to the altar awaiting the arrival of her new husband, but he never showed.
Lydia returned to the building, devastated from a broken heart. She ran upstairs with a rope in hand to the second floor and threw it over the beam. With one end securely tied around her neck, poor Lydia entered the afterlife as she hanged herself.
It is reported that the rope burns can still be seen in the middle of the beam as it hangs above the restaurant’s bar.
While Lydia took her own life on that day, believing she had been stood up on her wedding day, her fiancé was found a couple of days later, deceased. The man was mauled by an animal, which explained his reason for never arriving to meet Lydia.
While the young couple may be long gone, people claim to still see and hear a sobbing Lydia on the property.
And some have even claimed to see a ghostly woman on the stairs.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr.