The ghostly bride of Cataloochee Valley is a local legend, not widely known or documented. Cataloochee Valley is a beautiful place with historic structures in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Many haunted tales blanket this area, like a heavy mountain fog. One legend says that a young woman was set to marry the…
The Phantom Hiker of Clingmans Dome
The phantom hiker of Clingmans Dome is similar to the story of the ghostly hiker of Grandfather’s Mountain, but has a slight variation between the tales. Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, standing at 6,643 feet. The legend states that a hiker, named Jacob, disappeared on the trails…
The Ghost Light at Early’s Station
Outside of Ahoskie, North Carolina, there is a haunted stretch of railroad track that has been scaring teenagers for years! Seeing the Ghost Light at Early’s Station has become a rite of passage in Hertford County. The first version of this ghostly tale says that a railroad worker was run over by a train and now…
The Ghostly Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, dates back to 1891 and has earned quite a reputation for its legends and tales. This place has everything from mysterious and ghostly lights in P.E. Monroe Auditorium to the Mauney Music Building, where ghostly footsteps can be heard. Another tale that seems to have some legs is the…
A Headless Blackbeard Haunts Teach’s Hole
Teach’s Hole in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, specifically Ocracoke Island, is the name given to a channel and spot where the infamous pirate Blackbeard is said to have anchored and met his demise in battle. 1718 wasn’t a great year if you happened to be a pirate in those days. Stede Bonnet and…
Is the Asheville City Hall Haunted
One common theme around some of the buildings in Asheville, North Carolina, is the 1929 stock market crash and the deaths associated with it. The building that currently houses the Asheville City Hall was completed in 1928, as the Roaring 20s were coming to an end. At the time, the men, who wore three-piece suits…
The Jackson Building and the Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Jackson Building in Asheville, North Carolina, built in 1924, at 22 South Pack Square, has a reported dark history attached to it. The building held the title of being the tallest building in the city for 41 years, and during the Stock Market Crash of 1929, a reported 17 people jumped to their deaths….
The Other Helen Still Roams the Mountainside
Many are familiar with the paranormal hotspot, Helen’s Bridge in Asheville, North Carolina, but there is another story of “Helen”, near Arden in the Royal Pines section, that you may not know. Both stories are similar, and, yes, people believe the one in Royal Pines was the first ghostly tale, and it was eventually moved…
The Ghostly Broughton Hospital
The Broughton Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina, opened in March 1883, and it was called the Western Carolina Insane Asylum. Around 1890, the name was changed again to the “State Hospital at Morganton”, until it was finally changed again in 1959 to Broughton Hospital. Through the years, horrible things happened behind the walls of this…
The Siren of the French Broad
The French Broad River in Western North Carolina is rich in history and mystery. The beautiful waters that sweep through the mountains are full of not only water, but also legend. The story of the “Siren of the French Broad” dates back to the mid-1850s, when author William Gilmore Simms published a poem about it….