The story goes that many years ago, a couple traveling along the highway between Johnson City and Erwin, Tennessee, suddenly broke down as they exited the highway at Okolona Road. The man decided to get out and push the vehicle up to the highway, so that it could be seen by other local travelers looking…
The “Ghost” Town of Elkmont
One of the most popular and well-kept secrets of the Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee is the ghostly tale of Elkmont Ghost Town. The Elkmont area was first settled during the 1840s, and at that time, it was known as “Little River” because of its location in the upper Little River Valley. Around 1901, the…
The Cades Cove Glowing Orbs
Cades Cove is located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee. If you have ever found yourself on a road named the Cades Cove Loop Road, you have likely experienced the many historical cabins and churches of Cades Cove. These old churches have cemeteries, like the many others, and many early settlers…
The Cussing Cover of eastern Tennessee
One of the creepiest ghost stories from eastern Tennessee is the legend of the “Cussing Cover” in Cades Cove. Cades Cove is now a scenic valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A couple by the name of Basil and Mavis Estep lived there in a cabin long before the creation of the national…
Crash of United Airlines Flight 823, and the spirits of the Cocke County Memorial Building
Perched in the middle of Newport, Tennessee, sits the Cocke County Memorial Building. The building was first built in the early 1930s, and during that time, Veterans with American Legion Post 41 occupied the structure. But it would be a tragic event in July 1964 that would forever haunt the premises. This part of eastern…
Are Undead Civil War Veterans Haunting Dolly Parton Parkway
The Battle of Fair Garden in 1864 was one of many that occurred across the southern United States during the Civil War. But like much of the Carolinas and their ghosts of past soldiers, Sevierville in Tennessee suffers from the same fate. Right off Dolly Parton Parkway, the Civil War veterans of the South continued…
This Haunted Road and Tunnel in Tennessee will Drive Your Soul Mad.
Sensabaugh Tunnel was built in the early 1900s in Church Hill, Tennessee, near Kingsport. Many legends surround the tunnel and the road with the same namesake. According to legend, a homeless man broke into the Sensabaugh home, kidnapping a child, before being chased into the tunnel by the father. Unfortunately, the unthinkable happened, and today…