In late January 1889 people in Hyde Park, on the South Side of Chicago notified the police that a large ghost was terrorizing the neighborhood. To the surprise of a patrolman on the night of January 30th, he spotted an enormous white wraith roaming streets, as it wandered to and from vacant lots in the…
On Thursday, February 8, 1996, a recently divorced 20-year-old woman from Kentucky entered the L&C Tower in downtown Nashville and took the elevator to the 30th floor. After walking around the observation deck for a few moments the young lady jumped to her death. Ever since that tragic day the elevator car that the young…
Prepare to journey into the supernatural side of Florida with “Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales: Florida,” the latest chilling collection by renowned author and “American Hauntstorian” Allen Sircy. Known for his extensive work on the haunted history of the United States, Sircy’s newest release delves deep into the eerie legends and ghostly encounters that make…
The home of the wealthiest slave trader in America is also one of the most haunted places in Tennessee. The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War and it’s rumored that a dying soldier wrote his last wishes on the inside cover of a book in the library. Ghosts inhabit the old…
Located in the heart of Madison Square is one of the most haunted places in Savannah, Georgia is the Sorrel-Weed House. The house was built for Francis Sorrel, a prominent businessman who later became romantically involved with one of his slaves named Molly. Despite the affair, Molly was said to be very close to Francis’…
Built in 1818 the Hampton-Preston House in Columbia, South Carolina is filled with history. The house was home to a General from the War of 1812 as well as a Union General who occupied the house during The War Between the States. The historic house is believed to be haunted by several different spirits, one…
Why is the Hermitage one of the most haunted places in middle Tennessee? And more importantly, why aren’t employees of the historic home of Andrew Jackson not allowed to talk about it? We’ll also cover Jackson’s wife, Rachel and why she was such a polarizing figure in American politics and the duel that ‘Old Hickory’…
On Monday night, December 6th 1953, some locals passing by Bent Creek Cemetery in Whitesburg, Tennessee noticed a mysterious red light floating over some of the headstones in the late 18th century burying ground. The following night a group went to the cemetery and sat in their cars to see if they saw the strange…
On the corner of Second Avenue South and South Margin in Franklin you will find the old Ice house. Before modern refrigeration became prevalent in the mid-20th century, most Franklin residents relied on the ice house to bring them ice for their ice boxes which kept their perishable items cold. After refrigerators became commonplace in…
Just off the square in Franklin, Tennessee you will find the home of the bootlegging king John H Truett. During prohibition Truett oversaw numerous stills in Maury and Williamson County that made him a very wealthy man. Eventually the law caught up to him and Constable Sam Locke led a successful raid on the house…
