One of the most popular and well-kept secrets of the Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee is the ghostly tale of Elkmont Ghost Town. The Elkmont area was first settled during the 1840s, and at that time,…
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The Cades Cove Glowing Orbs
Cades Cove is located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee. If you have ever found yourself on a road named the Cades Cove Loop Road, you have likely experienced the many historical…
The Cussing Cover of eastern Tennessee
One of the creepiest ghost stories from eastern Tennessee is the legend of the “Cussing Cover” in Cades Cove. Cades Cove is now a scenic valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A couple by…
May Day! May Day! The Crash of United Air Flight 823
On Thursday, July 9, 1964, United Air Flight 823 departed from Philadelphia with 39 people on board. The plane was scheduled to land at Huntsville International Airport in Alabama, with scheduled route stops in Washington, D.C.,…
Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances of Oconee County, South Carolina: Part 1
Walhalla, South Carolina, is a beautiful town in the northwestern part of the state. Nicknamed the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is a popular destination for ecotourism, offering panoramic mountain views, proximity to several…
SC Man Built A UFO Welcome Center In His Backyard To Welcome Aliens
You may be thinking, don’t things like this only happen in Florida? No, South Carolina comes in second in the United States for the strangest or most uncommon things. Welcome to Bowman, South Carolina, where Jody…
The Haunted Downtown Railroad Tracks in Easley, South Carolina
Easley, South Carolina, is located in Pickens County, near Greenville. The town was built for railroad transport in the early days, with many crashes occurring. Many believe that the railroad tracks in the beautiful downtown area…
The Haunted Old Charleston Jail
The Old City Jail at 21 Magazine Street may be the most haunted place in Charleston, but just about every spot in the Holy City is plagued with specters who continue to keep watch. From 1802…
Have You Seen Me Lately: Kristy Nicole Wooten
Kristy Nicole Wooten of Anderson, South Carolina, went missing and was last seen at a Salvation Army at 112 Tolly Street in June of 2022 with her child’s father. Wooten is described as being 5 feet…
Crash of United Airlines Flight 823, and the spirits of the Cocke County Memorial Building
Perched in the middle of Newport, Tennessee, sits the Cocke County Memorial Building. The building was first built in the early 1930s, and during that time, Veterans with American Legion Post 41 occupied the structure. But…