Tennessee Ghost Stories: Dean Hill

In November 1932 a wealthy Chicago businessman named Joseph F. Hirt became disoriented in bad weather and crashed his plane into Dean Hill in Kempville, Tennessee, just outside of Carthage. Onboard the aircraft was his wife, Inez as well as their friend Elizabeth Hunter and her two children. When authorities discovered the wreckage, Hirt was…

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Tennessee Ghost Stories: Presidential Greiving

During the contentious 1828 Presidential election, Andrew Jackson鈥檚 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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