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’…
Tucked away just behind a cluster of restaurants and shops on the strip in Gatlinburg is one of the oldest burying grounds in East Tennessee. Established in 1830, the White Oak Flats Cemetery is the final resting place for some of the earliest settlers in the area. According to legend, the cemetery is haunted by…
Andrew Low came to Savannah, Georgia to work at his uncle’s cotton firm as a teenager. Through the years Low became one of the wealthiest men in the area. Like most prominent businessmen Low lived a double life and wound up cheating on his wife, Juliette Gordon Low, who would go onto form the Girl…
Hidden away behind the Gallatin Square is an old home that was built in 1865. Today the structure is used as an apartment building. While people who live in the building claim to hear unexplainable strange noises from time to time, that’s not even the oddest thing about the house. Around back, underneath a staircase…
Originally built as a jail in 1905, the building on Bridge Street just off the square is believed to be one of the most haunted places in Franklin, Tennessee. The correctional facility held some of the most dangerous criminals in the Volunteer State. However, the most violent inmates served their time underneath the jail during…
After the death of his wife, country music star Roy Acuff moved into a modest house next to the Opry House on the grounds of the Opryland theme park in 1983. Acuff was a beloved member of the Opry family and WSM wanted to make sure he was taken care of. Acuff thrived in the…
In St. James Court, in the heart of Old Louisville, you will find the Pink Palace. Now, the building wasn’t always pink and initially it was where the upper crust of Louisville came to unwind and spend some time with ladies of the night. That would change as the house changed hands and eventually the…
Just twenty miles across the Tennessee border is the sleepy little town of Russellville, Kentucky. For decades people have claimed to see the spirit of a young woman in a second story window in the old caretaker’s house in Maple Grove Cemetery. According to legend, in the 1920s a teenage girl was upstairs getting ready…
Explore the hidden, haunted side of the Big Apple with Allen Sircy’s latest release, Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales: New York City. Known as the “American Hauntstorian,” Sircy, a prolific author of over 20 books on the haunted history of the United States, takes readers on a chilling journey through the macabre and mysterious past…
The Robertson County Museum is said to be one of the most fascinating places on the the Square in Springfield, Tennessee. Originally, the building was a post office that was retrofitted to hold the county’s museum. Downstairs, where the war memorabilia is displayed you will find guns, uniforms and other items from various conflicts over…
