Highway 11 in Greenville County is a beautiful scenic route with panoramic mountain views. I was here today, searching for another ghostly tale. Legend says that on the Greenville County side of the border, just before you enter Pickens County, an old, gnarled tree exists somewhere in this vicinity. The story claims that a witch…
This Old Abbeville South Carolina Cemetery is Said to Be Haunted
Abbeville County is the second most haunted county in the state, behind Charleston. Every time we turn around, a new place appears with reported ghostly activity. Abbeville is packed with history and is known as the birthplace of the Confederacy and as the deathbed of the Confederacy. One cemetery, Upper Long Cane Cemetery, located on…
Does General Abel Kolb Still Walk the Grounds at His Tomb
Five battles and skirmishes were fought here during the Revolutionary War in and near Bennettsville, South Carolina, which includes Hunt’s Bluff, Cashue, Paces Ferry, Brown’s Mill, Bear Swamp, and the assassination of Colonial Abel Kolb by Tories, who lived along the Pee Dee River near Society Hill. Colonial Kolb was shot, and his home was…
The Ghostly Woman at the Old Colony Theatre:
One small-town theater in the Upstate of South Carolina is reportedly haunted. The Colony Theatre at 315 West Main Street in Easley was built in 1948. It is alleged that a woman hanged herself on this site before the building of the theatre. Some claim the ghost was simply the curtains in the projection room,…
Ghostly Stagecoach of Highway 34
Highway 34 in Ninety Six, South Carolina, in Greenwood County, is said to be haunted by a ghostly stagecoach pulled by horses between County Farm Road and Lebanon Church Road. According to author Marjorie LaNelle, who has written Ghost Stories of Uptown Greenwood: The History & Mystery of the South Carolina Lakelands and The Apparitions…
The Blue Lady of Palmetto Dunes
Many living in South Carolina are familiar with the more famous ghost stories, like the Hound of Goshen, the Gray Man, and Alice of the Hermitage. Occasionally, a forgotten tale emerges from a life or two lost long ago. Hilton Head Island is one of the most beautiful places to visit. I worked in that…
The Palmetto State Headless Horseman
John Fenwick’s son, Edward Sr., was raised with strong ideals, and he inherited both the plantation and the 11,000 acres of property in Johns Island, South Carolina, in 1747. Edward was also known for breeding horses and even built a racetrack on the property. He had a daughter named Ann, who grew up riding horses….
The Cordesville, SC Ghost Train
Cordesville is a small, rural community in Berkeley County with much history and a few ghost stories. Many believe the old railroad tracks on Highway 402, near Alligator Road, are home to a phantom ghost train. According to an online article from the Berkeley Observer, the tracks come alive around midnight with ghostly activity. Onlookers…
The Pawleys Island Witch
Many years ago, a young woman who loved the beach and island life began to roam Pawleys Island with her family and friends to locate herbs and spices that grew wild. After many years, the woman started to partake in the sacrament of whiskey, but her addiction overcame her. After each passing day, the once-beautiful…
The Headless Horseman of Camden
Camden, South Carolina, is the oldest inland city in the state. Two Revolutionary War Battles occurred here. Some also believe that Camden was built upon the site of the chiefdom of Cofitachequi, which was founded in AD 1300 and encountered by the Hernando de Soto expedition in April 1540. The area is home to another…