We have written a few articles about Elkmont in the past. At one time, Elkmont, a historic area in Tennessee, was a bustling logging community. Today, it sits in ruins as a ghost town within the Great Smoky National Park. Legend says that one person, who once called this place home, now walks the landscape…
The Witch of Coffee County
Just off Highway 55 in Coffee County, Tennessee, in Tullahoma, at Concord Cemetery, lies the grave of an alleged witch that is said to walk the grounds still and haunt the area. Inside the cemetery, a headstone sits on the ground with only one thing inscribed on it: the name, Sadie Baker. Legend says the…
The Lady of the Lake
Greenwood Cemetery, located on Greenwood Road in Chattanooga, is reportedly home to “The Lady of the Lake.” Legend has it that years ago, a woman lived in a large house on the ridge across from the lake near Greenwood Cemetery. The lady was married and had fallen ill; eventually, she became confined to a wheelchair….
The Haunting of Room 311
The Read House, located at 107 W. M.L.K. Blvd. in Chattanooga, is rumored to have a haunted room within the hotel. Many believe that the ghost of Annalisa Netherly haunts Room 311. Ms. Netherly was a guest at the hotel in 1927, when she was allegedly beheaded in the bathtub by a jealous lover. Throughout…
The Legend of Old Green Eyes
If you love Civil War history mixed with ghostly stories, this next tale is for you. The “Legend of Old Green Eyes” is believed to be the ghost of a Confederate soldier, who met his demise in the bloody battle that occurred at Chickamauga, just outside of Chattanooga on September 19-20, 1863, which resulted in…
The Legend of Crazy George’s Bridge in Tennessee
Legend has it that an isolated bridge over railroad tracks on Brotherton Mountain Road in Cookeville, Tennessee, is haunted by a former railroad employee named George. It is said that the bridge earned its unique name from Old Crazy George, who enjoyed a few spirits and got into a bit of mischief one night, which…
Does Radford Gatlin Haunt Downtown Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg is named after Radford Gatlin, who remains a controversial figure in the town’s history, many years after his death. Gatlin moved to the area in the mid-1800s, opening a general store and a post office, when it was known as White Oak Flats. The name changed to Gatlinburg in his honor, but Gatlin was…
The Secret Lake of Ataga’hi of the Great Smoky Mountains
The Cherokee people have long told a legend of a hidden lake located in the Great Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, known as Ataga’hi. Two young Cherokees, named Utani and Netani, are said to have wandered deep into the mountains to find a beautiful, blue lake hidden behind trees. Legend says that if you should…
Does a Ghostly Bride Haunt This Gatlinburg Restaurant
Legend has it that a former guest who checked into a lodge in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, during the 1930s never checked out. Today, the building is home to The Greenbrier Restaurant, but during the Great Depression, it served as a lodge for travelers passing through the area. During this time, a young bride was set to…
The Haunted Drummond Bridge
Richard “Dick” Drummond, a young coal miner was hanged from the bridge after he was framed that he never committed at Coal Creek in the early 1890s in eastern Tennessee, near Knoxville. The story goes that during the Coal Creek War, when local miners felt they needed protection, convict labor was used instead, which was…