Built in 1823, Hiram Lodge No. 7 in Franklin wasn’t just the largest building in middle Tennessee during that time, it was also the tallest building west of the Allegheny Mountains! During the Union occupation of Franklin, Confederate sympathizers climbed to the third floor of the building to make sketches of nearby Fort Granger. Those…
On April 6th 1862, the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant and his men in Shiloh, Tennessee. After a long day of fighting, what appeared to be a Rebel victory turned into a loss the following day. Unbeknownst to Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard, who had called his men off…
On April 6, 1923 a young man named Ray Royce arrived in Murfreesboro. Royce touted himself as the “The Human Fly” and began to tell everyone that he was going to climb to the top of the Rutherford County Courthouse using only his hands and bare feet. The eager daredevil produced newspapers detailing other successful…
The small town of Chapel Hill, Tennessee is said to be the home of a restless, wayward spirit who walks along the train tracks carrying a lantern. There are several different stories about who the man is. Some say he was a railroad employee, others say he was someone in town who was hit by…
In 1798 Revolutionary War hero Colonel Hardy Murfree bought land a large tract of land in Murfreesboro. After his death, his daughter, Sally Murfree Manet settled onto the property and built a simple two room structure that over time became the opulent Oakland’s Mansion. Today people claim to see Sally throughout the house, often in…
In a sea of honky tonks in downtown Nashville, B. B. King’s Blues Club on Second Avenue is a popular place for those looking for something a little different in the Music City. It’s also a place where employees have experience quite a bit of paranormal activity. The basement of the old building is said…
Many years ago, a lady in Chattanooga was involved in a terrible car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. As time went on her husband became frustrated having to care for her around the clock, and eventually began seeing another woman. Gradually the fling turned into a relationship and the man decided…
Built in 1890 for Congressman Nicholas N Cox, the lavish two story Victorian house in Franklin was one of the nicest and most opulent in the area. When Cox left Congress he moved into the home and actually died there in 1912. After Cox’s death the house stayed on the family until the 1930s. In…
Built in 1825, the three story Federal-style home known as Wheatlands in Sevierville, Tennessee is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Volunteer State. Death is synonymous with Wheatlands as four young girls died in a deadly blaze in the 1790s that burned the original structure to the ground. Two Confederate…
In March 2021 I stopped by Rose Mont in Gallatin, Tennessee to visit with the director. After walking around the property I realized that he was either not there, or perhaps working in the reception hall behind the house. As I walked around the patio to the backside of the property, I glanced at the…
