Lake Tahoma, located in the mountains of Western North Carolina, near the town of Marion, is said to have an urban legend associated with it. It states that if you go to the dam, you will see the apparition of a woman standing on top of it. Another says that if you place your keys…
The Thunder Hill Creature of Western North Carolina
If you travel near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, at mile marker 290 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, you will be in Thunder Hill, which rises prominently from the Blue Ridge. These hills have a rich history, and many ghostly tales are associated with them. In the 1920s, before the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway,…
The Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill
The former philosophy department chair, Horace Williams, owned the home at 610 E. Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, until he died in 1940. People have since reported hearing Williams’ ghost move about the house, flushing toilets on their own, and rocking chairs rocking with no one in them from this world. Written By:…
The Carolina Inn
The Carolina Inn, located at 211 Pittsboro Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, opened in 1924 and is rumored to be haunted. One of the resident specters, believed to walk the halls still, is Dr. William Jacocks, who lived in room 256 in 1965. I called the inn, and the person I spoke with, who…
The “Peg-Legged Ghost” of The White-Holman House
The White-Holman House, located at 206 New Bern Place in Raleigh, North Carolina, is believed to have been constructed around 1798 or 1799 for Secretary of State William White. Through the years, people have reported hearing a “thud-clack” sound near the back staircase of the home. While the ghost’s identity is unknown, it is believed…
The Dorothea Dix Cemetery
The graveyard at Dorothea Dix Park is a cemetery located at 759-777 Dawkins Drive, serves as the final resting place for many patients who were treated at the Dorothea Dix Hospital, North Carolina’s first psychiatric hospital, situated on Dix Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina. The hospital was established sometime around 1856 and cared for thousands…
The Gray Lady at the Mordecai House
The Mordecai House was built around 1785, making it older than Raleigh, North Carolina, by seven years. Five generations of the Mordecai family lived in the home, and in the 1960s, the house was sold to the city. Legend has it that the grounds are home to more than one ghost. A piano from the…
The Spinning Angel of Oakwood Cemetery
Etta Ratcliffe was born in 1880 and died in 1918, at the age of 38. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina. Today, she’s known as the “Spinning Angel of Oakwood”, and also known as the “Ratcliffe Angel.” Legend says the eyes of the life-like Angel in the cemetery follow people as…
Ghosts of the Eno River
There is an abandoned cemetery about 200 yards off the Cabelands Trail on the Eno River, near Durham, North Carolina. This historic cemetery is the final resting place of the Cabe family’s ancestors for over 200 years. Many hikers in this area have reported hearing whispering voices, screams from deep within the woods, and even…
The Ghostly State College smokestack at North Carolina State University
The State College smokestack at North Carolina State University was built in 1924, as part of the Yarbrough Steam Plant. Many ghostly tales surround this structure and its associated steam tunnels. According to legend, if you look at the top of the smokestack at night, you can sometimes see a ghost hanging in the air,…