In 1925, Springs Recreation Park was a thriving hub for residents of Lancaster, South Carolina, and the surrounding areas. The textile industry was booming during this time, with several operational facilities nearby that provided employees with financial security. Recreation Park seems too modest a term to describe Springs Park. By all accounts, it was more…
Would You Spend the Night in South Carolina’s Most Haunted Cabin
One place in the Upstate of South Carolina has earned a reputation as the most haunted cabin in the state. The Shamrock House in Sunset is an eerie place at the bottom of Sassafras Mountain. Legend states that a younger woman tragically perished in the house after overdosing and drinking at a party. According to…
This Ghostly Island on Lake Hartwell is said to be Home to a Witch
The island is all that remains (above water) of the Harrisonburg Plantation. The plantation was the home of Revolutionary War soldier John Harris Jr, who lived there for over 40 years. Harris and his wife were buried in a beautiful cemetery on the highest ground of their plantation. The area was flooded in the 1960s…
The 1958 Mars Bluff Atomic Bomb Accident
On March 11, 1958, the lives of a family and a community changed forever early that afternoon. A rare occasion occurred over Mars Bluff, just outside Florence, South Carolina, when a nuclear weapon fell from the sky into the woods behind the Gregg family home. According to The State, the highly destructive weapon was dropped…
Legend of the Third Eye Man
The legend of the Third Eye Man dates to the late 1940s on the University of South Carolina campus. Some have referred to him as The Sewer Man. On November 12, 1949, a student named Christopher Nichols first observed the creature, dressed in all silver, opening a manhole cover. Roughly six months later, the Third…
The Old Woman of Hester Store
The Old Woman Still Rocks at Hester Store Hester Store is an old general store in Dacusville, near Easley. It was built in 1893 by Michael Washington Hester, and for many years, the spot served as a centerpiece of the community where people gathered to share stories. The premises were sold a few years ago…
Is This Entire Small-Town City Block Haunted
Chester is a small town in Chester County, with a population of roughly 5,000, located near Rock Hill. It is home to many haunted hotspots, like the old jail. Several rumors exist about the ghostly activity in homes that occupy York Street. The spirit of an African American cook is said to haunt one house,…
T. Earl Robertson Loses His Mind
The old J.W. Bell Grain and Flour Mill in downtown Spartanburg was the scene of a gruesome murder in August 1929, when T. Earl Robertson lost his mind and axed four of his coworkers in a fit of rage. Robertson believed that six of the workers were involved in a grain embezzling scandal and intended…
Dead Man’s Curve: A Father Still Keeps Watch in the Afterlife
Dead Man’s Curve is a name that will leave most terror-stricken. However, when you couple the name with a cemetery, it subtly alters the ambiance. One place in Manning, South Carolina, is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a father who is said to wait in the afterlife for the driver who ran over his…
Is Rectory Square Park in Camden Haunted
Earlier this year, we traveled to Camden, South Carolina, on the hottest day. After walking around with Izzy, drenched in sweat and using a defective tripod, we decided to risk a heat stroke to capture a few more places. Camden is beautiful and historic, but one place we failed to visit on this trip was…