The Old Bullitt County Jail in Shepherdsvile, Kentucky has been a fixture in town since 1891. In almost 130 years it’s seen some of the worst criminals come and go as well numerous escape attempts. Learn about some of the worst criminals of the time and what they did to get there as well what…
A few years ago I took a tour of Rippavilla, a historic home in Spring Hill, Tennessee. In my group there were several different people of all ages. However, one girl in particular caught my attention. She was an attractive young lady from a nearby college whose perfume strangely kept getting stronger and more potent…
In a quiet and secluded spot of Hawkins County in East Tennessee, there is a spirit of a white horse that is said to be roaming through the area. According to legend, the horse belonged to a soldier who was killed in a skirmish during The War Between the States. After the fighting stopped, the…
Did Middle Tennessee really have a haunted theme park? That’s what Nashville-based author Allen Sircy is trying to find out with his new book Southern Ghost Stories: Opryland. After publishing Southern Ghost Stories: Franklin, Tennessee, Ghosts of Gallatin and Murfreesboro, Spirits of Stones River, the Nashville-based author spent the last two years researching the history…
While the entire Opryland Hotel complex is said to be incredibly haunted, one of the most eeriest parts of the hotel is the Grand Nashville Lobby due to the murals of Nashville that adorn the walls. 99 characters ranging from children to adults were hand-painted by a local artist onto the walls of the lobby,…
The oldest building on the square in Gallatin, Tennessee at one time belonged to a local attorney named Andrew Jackson. Although Jackson moved on to battle the British in New Orleans several spirits from different time periods have decided to hang around and make their presence known from time to time. Join us as we…
The home of the wealthiest slave trader in America is also one of the most haunted places in Tennessee. The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War and it’s rumored that a dying soldier wrote his last wishes on the inside cover of a book in the library. Ghosts inhabit the old…
Tucked away on some farmland in southwest Missouri, you will find the entrance to a cave that where strange things have been happening ever since the Civil War. According to legend, a cobbler named George Evans had a hard time keeping his allegiances to the Union a secret in the predominantly pro-Confederate “Show Me State.”…
Lucille-Clement Hall on the campus of ETSU is said to be one of the most haunted places in East Tennessee. In a previous post I discussed the plane crash that took place on the school grounds in 1985. In addition to the hauntings that are attributed to one of the plane crash victims is another…
Built for wealthy cotton merchant Captain Aaron Churchill, the building that is now home to the Forsyth Park Inn. Mystery and legends surround the house and a shocking murder that allegedly took place in 1899? Did a little girl unknowingly kill her mother that she never knew? Across the street the beautiful Forsyth Park is…
