Calvary Episcopal Churchyard is home to even more legends than the “Headless Horseman of WNC.” The church is located in the town of Fletcher, North Carolina, and the tale dates back to Stoneman’s Raid in 1865,…
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The White Horse of Death of Fletcher, North Carolina
The “White Horse of Death” is associated with Rugby Grange in Fletcher, and the Rugby Grange (built in 1860) ghost story appeared in a 1957 article in Life Magazine, but some things were changed to make…
The Shelton Laurel Massacre in North Carolina
In January 1863, during the height of the Civil War, thirteen men and boys were killed by Confederates when they were suspected of Unionism. The historical marker stands at NC 208, at NC 212, west of…
The Tybee Bomb
On February 5, 1958, a B-47 bomber dropped a 7,600-pound nuclear weapon of mass destruction into the waters off Tybee Island, Georgia, after a collision with an F-86 fighter jet. According to Armscontrolcenter.org, the Mark 15…
Was The Lake Shawnee Amusement Park Cursed
The Lake Shawnee Amusement Park is now a defunct amusement park near Princeton, in Mercer County, West Virginia, but when it was operational, many accidental deaths occurred inside. Many believe the park was cursed because it…
The Mothman of West Virginia
Sightings of The Mothman date back to at least 1966, when local gravediggers first encountered what they described as a “brown human being” soaring over their heads. On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point…
The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876
On March 3, 1876, meat fell from the sky near Olympia Springs, Kentucky, sometime before noon. No one knows exactly the type of meat that hit the ground that day or even the origin. There are…
The Legend of the Richmond Vampire
Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is home to a famous urban legend. For years, people have traveled to the mausoleum of W.W. Pool, hoping the Richmond Vampire would make an appearance. The legend of the Richmond…
The Ghostly Ball of Fire
In the small rural settlement of Brantley’s Grove in Hertford County, North Carolina, sits the Jenkins Cemetery. According to the book North Carolina Ghost Lights and Legends, on page 36. A ghostly ball of fire rose…
The Mysterious Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia
Some believe the Fort Mountain Stone Wall, located in Northern Georgia at Fort Mountain State Park, is proof that the mysterious Moon-Eyed people did, in fact, occupy Appalachia long before the arrival of the Cherokee. The…