In early 2002, on December 4-5th, snow fell across North Carolina, but in the Piedmont, including areas around Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte, it quickly turned to freezing rain, creating an icy mess when an inch of…
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The Ghostly Lady of Transylvania County
The mountains of western North Carolina can be unforgiving, but more importantly, they can also be a mysterious, ghostly place, where many things may appear out of nowhere, like past residents, who still keep watch over…
The Worst Snowstorm Ever Recorded in Western North Carolina
The Worst Snowstorm Ever Recorded in Western North Carolina According to the record books, the worst winter weather we have ever had occurred in February or March in the South. But have you ever wondered when…
The Headless Man of Williamson Creek
Williamson Creek is near Brevard, North Carolina. This area, not far from Cedar Mountain, is very rich in ghost stories. One legend dates back to the Civil War, when a group of Union soldiers was discovered…
The Mysterious Summerville Light
In the 1800s, a railroad track once ran near Summerville, near Charleston, South Carolina. According to local lore, the wife of a train conductor would travel a nearby dirt road every night, carrying a lantern in…
The Deadliest Flood in South Carolina’s History
On June 6, 1903, after days of extremely heavy rain, an overnight torrential downpour sent the Pacolet River raging with rushing floodwaters through the mill towns of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Some reports have stated the water…
The Ghostly Legend of the Land’s End Light
The Land’s End Light is a famous ghostly legend from the Lowcountry of South Carolina on St. Helena Island. The yellowish orb appears on a 3-mile stretch of Land’s End Road, just a few miles past…
The 1975 Lumberton UFO Flap
Back in April 1975, a string of well-documented sightings sent UFO investigators scrambling across the country to Lumberton, North Carolina. Some estimates report that as many as 80 people, including 40 police officers, observed close encounters…
The Unexplained 1973 UFO Sighting over Myrtle Beach
During the summer of 1973, residents and people visiting the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were treated to one of the greatest mysteries in South Carolina history. Sometime in the early evening hours, onlookers…
The Whang-Doodle of Western North Carolina
Most folks in western North Carolina know the creature as the whang-doodle, but some call it the king-doddle. The creature is said to come out after dark, typically hanging around barns and henhouses. The last one…