One of the more disturbing legends to come to light occurred in the Six Mile Wayfarer house near Charleston, South Carolina, during the early 1800s. The story should rank in the same category as Jack the Ripper, but instead of feasting on women of the night, allegedly, the Fishers preyed on travelers who would stop…
The Witch of OBX
It was odd, everyone agreed, that a woman with a baby would choose to live so far from town in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. But what unsettled the villagers most wasn’t Cora’s isolation. Misfortune seemed to follow wherever she went. Cows mysteriously became sick and dried up after she passed by. In hungry…
The Mysterious Dead House
The mysterious Dead House at the Old Navy Base in North Charleston, South Carolina, has stumped historians for years. Today, it’s believed to be off-limits, but many have wondered whether the building was once a mausoleum to store bodies or a powder magazine. Looking at the reinforced style of the building and its materials, English…
Historic Occoneechee Speedway in North Carolina
Occoneechee Speedway sits just outside Hillsborough, North Carolina, and holds a special place in NASCAR history. It’s the only dirt track from NASCAR’s very first season in 1949 that’s still around today. The track actually started out as a horse racing venue built by Julian S. Carr on land with a rich Native American heritage….
The Boo Hag
On humid nights along the South Carolina and Georgia coast, when the moon hangs low and the marshes whisper, elders gather to share one of the Gullah community’s most chilling tales: the legend of the Boo Hag. They speak in hushed voices of a creature unlike any ordinary ghost, a skinless and sinewy being, red…
Murder, a Ballad, and the Ghost of Tom Dula (Dooley)
Long before his name became famous in song, Tom Dula was already a notorious figure in North Carolina’s foothills. Raised in Wilkes County and admired for his charm and fiddle playing, Tom’s life took a dark turn after the Civil War. He rekindled an affair with Ann Melton, now married, while also courting her cousin,…
Ghostly Downtown Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville’s downtown is a bustling hub today, filled with visitors flocking to Main Street’s lively shops, diverse eateries, and the iconic Liberty Bridge in Falls Park. Yet, beneath this modern vibrancy lies a history that’s seldom discussed—one woven with stories of haunts and hidden pasts. Long before the city’s present-day charm, this land was once…
Remembering The 2005 Graniteville Train Crash
On January 6, 2005, a Norfolk Southern train with forty-two cars attached, traveling at approximately fifty miles per hour, struck a misaligned switch, sending the locomotive into the path of a parked locomotive. derailing both. Three of the tank cars contained chlorine, and one car was breached in the accident, dumping 180,000 pounds of poisonous…
The Wreck of the Old 97
The late 1800s through the early 1900s were a bad time to travel by rail. We have highlighted many train accidents in the past, but it’s not often that a train wreck actually becomes a popular musical ballad. On September 27, 1903, a Southern Railway mail train, train number 97, and also known as the…
The Strange Case of Billy Wayne Cope in Rock Hill: Part 2
York County 911… What’s your emergency? In late November 2001, a 911 call was made from the Cope residence in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The caller stated that his daughter was “cold as a cucumber.” That caller was later identified as Billy Wayne Cope, who called after finding his daughter, Amanda, deceased in her bed….