On a night roughly 45 years ago, a young park employee drove down the Washington Ditch Trail in the Great Dismal Swamp in Southeastern Virginia. As he headed out of the swamp, his dog began barking…
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The Legend of The Lady of the Lake
Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp is near the North Carolina and Virginia border. The Great Dismal Swamp holds a rich history, numerous secrets, and a few legends. One that you may be unfamiliar with…
Blackbeard’s Treasure and First Landing State Park
In 1718, the shores of the Carolinas and Virginia were stomping grounds of some of the dastardliest pirates to sail. Like other spots in the Carolinas, the Virginia coastline was the perfect spot for keeping an…
The Ghosts of Elbow Road
The legend in Virginia Beach, Virginia, says to never stop on Elbow Road, or you may face the spirit of Mrs. Woble. Allegedly, Mrs. Woble was an elderly lady who lived in a small house in…
The Haunted White Oak Flats Cemetery
Cemeteries have a distinct haunted vibe compared to those on allegedly haunted roads, bridges, and even in homes. The ambiance may change a tad since cemeteries are the official place where life ends and the afterlife…
Haunted Hurricane Mills
Many stories have been written about the alleged hauntings of Loretta Lynn’s home and surrounding land in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The Lynns purchased the 3,500-acre property in 1966 or 1967, depending on the source. Indeed, it…
The Hell Hound of the Rotherwood Mansion
The Holston River area in the Tri-Cities of Tennessee seems plagued by specters and even a hellhound. One place located on the North Fork of the Holston is the Rotherwood Mansion, which has a grim history….
The Ghost of Fiddler’s Rock
In the late 1800s, a young fiddle player named Martin Stone developed a significant following in the northeastern corner of Tennessee due to his exceptional fiddling skills. The young Stone seemed in demand, often appearing at…
The Haunted Bethesda Cemetery & Church
This haunted church and cemetery in eastern Tennessee is thought to have it all…well, at least in the paranormal world. Bethesda Cemetery and Church in Morristown are tied to several ghostly legends. Several Confederate specters have…
The Ghostly Steel Bridge of Elizabethton, Tennessee
A steel bridge that once crossed Siam Valley into the Stoney Creek Community was where young lovers would meet. The bridge has since been torn down, but that doesn’t erase history or even a ghostly tale….