One theater in Shelby, North Carolina, is said to be the home of a specter or two, depending on who you ask. The Rogers Theater opened in 1936, just three years before the Wizard of Oz…
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The 1906 Asheville, NC Massacre- Will Harris
Asheville is a historic city with numerous apparitions and tunnels beneath its streets. The area would be the first impacted by prohibition in the early 1900s, due to strict laws, compared to other parts of the…
The Mystery of the Hunley
The Civil War era was a challenging time for the country. Many arguments exist about why the war was fought in the first place. Ask several historians, and you will likely get different answers. Another argument…
Little Africa
The Civil War was a tumultuous period in American history, and many in the South struggled to recover for years. One place in northern Spartanburg County serves as a reminder of how the war impacted everyone…
Is This North Carolina Hill Haunted
Right off of Richfield Road in Richfield, North Carolina, is a hill that defies the laws of physics. You’ll know when you arrive once you spot the graffiti sprayed up and down both lanes. Put your…
Does North Carolina Have an Unknown Haunted Road
Much like Gravity Hill in Richfield, North Carolina, Stewartsville Cemetery Road, outside of Maxton, North Carolina, has earned the same reputation as being haunted by its gravity hill. The legend says the brakes on a vehicle…
NASCAR Driver Lands Plane on Main Street in Easley in the 1960s to Grab Booze
Legendary NASCAR driver Curtis Turner, en route to Charlotte from Atlanta in the late 1960s, decided to visit a friend in Easley to grab a bottle of whiskey. Turner touched down in his twin-engine Aero Commander…
Did You Know That Albert Einstein’s Grandson is Buried in Greenville, South Carolina
Albert Einstein’s 5-year-old grandson, Klaus, is buried in Greenville’s Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Section U, just off Wade Hampton Blvd. Einstein’s son, Hans, lived in Greenville at 223 Randall Street in 1938. It was here…
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…
The Civil War Begins
At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired the first official shots of the Civil War on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, under the command of Louisiana native P.G.T. Beauregard. His sword still…