In the early 20th century, in Michigan City, Indiana, grim whispers surrounded the Pullman plant after rumors spread of a horrific murder that had taken place within its walls. According to local lore, a worker had been killed in the factory years earlier, his body allegedly burned in a furnace. The tale, whether fact or…
Tucked away in Fentress County in northeast Tennessee, you will find the sleepy little town of Jamestown, Tennessee. Like other small towns around the Volunteer State, Jamestown is said to be home to a dark secret that still haunts an old schoolhouse. In the early 20th century a student at Pine Haven finished his classes…
Laid out in 1789, St. Louis Cemetery #1 is one of the oldest and most historically significant cemeteries in New Orleans. With roughly 700 tombs and 100,000 people interned in walls and tombs sinking into the ground, the cemetery is a site to see. It’s also the final resting place of Voo Doo priestess Marie…
Quietly tucked away behind the Murfreesboro Square you will find the Childress House that belonged to the brother in law of former President James K. Polk. Built in 1847, the old house is now a popular Airbnb location in middle Tennessee. The historic home is believed to be haunted by former Union soldiers as well…
On May 10, 1900 in Savannah, Georgia, farmhand Thomas Wilson crossed paths with his friend, Dr. Sherrard Rutherford Tabb, a promising young physician who seemed strangely distant. When asked where he was headed, Tabb quietly replied that he was going to walk in the woods behind the cemetery. The two walked together until reaching the…
Home of notable Kentucky politician Charles Anderson Wickliffe, the Wickland Mansion is one of the largest and nicest antebellum mansion in Bardstown, Kentucky. Known as the “Home of Three Governors” the Wickland Mansion is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Commonwealth. Join us as we take a deep dive into…
Like most places in Salem,Massachusetts Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church can trace it’s origins back to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Phillip English, a wealthy shipping merchant was accused of being a witch after speaking out about the witch trials when his wife was accused. The trials led to English’s imprisonment and a showdown with…
After the Civil War, a doctor and his wife moved into an old abandoned stone house on Woods Hill in Mountain City, Tennessee. Shortly after getting settled in, the couple began hearing three knocks on the front door late at night followed by a cold breeze and the sound of footsteps walking through the house….
Before Two Rivers Mansion heiress Mary Louise Bransford McGavock passed away in 1965, she made it clear that she wanted portions of her vast estate to be sets aside for schools, parks and other things that benefited the community. However, within a few years her land wound up becoming home to the Opryland theme park,…
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…
