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…
Having grown up the daughter of a wealthy carriage manufacturer, Mollie Woodruff moved into her father’s 5-story French-Victorian mansion on Millionaire’s Row on the outskirts of Memphis in 1871. A few years later Mollie married Egbert Wooldridge and the two lived together in what is now known as “The Rose Room”. The couple soon began…
While Hank Williams Sr had the unfortunate distinction of being the first person to be kicked out of the Grand Ole Opry, there are many who believe that he has stuck around the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. According to former stage manager Tim Thompson, the Ryman is haunted by the iconic Hank Williams Sr….
In 1822 the Girod Street Cemetery was established in what is now the Central Business District of New Orleans. Like other cemeteries in the Crescent City, bodies were interned above ground due to the city’s constant problems with flooding. Remains were typically placed in a tomb or placed in vaults. But with outbreaks of yellow…
In 1948, the East Tennessee Historical Society came under fire after they allowed the Brazelton Mansion in New Market, Tennessee to be torn down. The house had originally belonged to American Revolutionary War hero William Brazelton and had stood in the same spot for 118 years. Yet, it was believed that the new highway was…
Deep in the mist-covered valleys and dark hollows of the Appalachian Mountains, ancient Cherokee folklore still lingers like smoke through the trees. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, American Hauntstorian Allen Sircy strips away the campfire entertainment to explore the terrifying and fascinating entities that the Cherokee viewed as a reality of the natural…
Located a little over thirty miles north of Nashville, Tennessee you will find Cragfont. The house is considered to be one of the most haunted, if not evil, places in the Volunteer State. There are numerous tales of strange things happening in the old limestone house of General James Winchester. Why do bad things happen…
Who was Prince Suleyman and why was he brutally killed in the Gardette-Le prete Mansion in the French Quarter? Was he killed by his family or was it pirates that did him in? Either way, the house is said to be one of the most haunted places in New Orleans. Join us as we take…
The City Cafe in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is said to be haunted by several spirits, one of which is a child who died after chasing a ball down the stairs and into the street many years ago. One day the owner was setting up for a birthday when she watched a balloon detach itself from a…
The Marshall House is said to be one of the most haunted hotels in not just Savannah, Georgia, but the entire country. The old boarding house was the scene of multiple murders and was used as a hospital during The War Between the States. The fourth floor is believed to be the most haunted part…
