Nashville Stockyard

In the 19th century the Nashville Stockyard was one of the largest livestock markets in the southeast due to it’s proximity to the Cumberland River and accessibility to Memphis, Louisville and Cincinnati. However, in the 1950s the markets dried up and eventually the property was turned into a fancy steakhouse. Over the years strange things…

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The Slave Girl at St. Francis Inn

In the late 18th century Gaspar Garcia, who served in the in the Third Battalion of the Infantry Regiment of Cuba acquired the property that is now home to the Inn through a land grant. In 1791 Garcia built the house where he lived until his death. The property changed hands several time until Colonel…

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Tennessee Ghost Stories: Walking in Memphis

In Marc Cohn’s hit song “Walking in Memphis” the singer claimed to see “the ghost of Elvis”. While that’s not necessarily true, the singer-songwriter’s friend who “plays piano every Friday at the Hollywood” is supposedly still playing in the Hollywood Cafe in Tunica, Mississippi. Did I forget to mention that she died in 1990? Cohn’s…

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Tennessee Ghost Stories: Presidential Greiving

During the contentious 1828 Presidential election, Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel became the target of a vicious smear campaign by John Quincy Adams and his allies. Before meeting Andrew Jackson, Rachel was married to Lewis Robards in Kentucky. When their marriage fell apart, Robards sent Rachel home to Nashville and filed for divorce. However, during this…

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Williamson County Courthouse

The old Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee was used as the Union Headquarters during the Civil War. It was also the scene of a horrendous lynching in 1888. Due to so much history in the area it’s no surprise that it is believed to be haunted by ghosts of former soldiers. Join us as…

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Maison St. Charles

A hotel in New Orleans can trace it’s roots all the way back to the 1840s when a developer built a series of townhouses in the Garden District. The daughter of a decorated Confederate general lived in the area until her untimely death which drove her husband crazy. The hotel is said to be haunted…

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