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Haunted Tennessee

Adams
Bell Witch Cave
The Bell Witch legend is by far the most famous ghost story in Tennessee history and has also been labeled "America's Greatest Ghost Story" by many respected authorities on the subject. The Bell Witch was a sinister entity that tormented a family on Tennessee’s frontier between the years of 1817 and 1821. Even General Andrew Jackson reportedly had a run in with the Bell Witch before he became President of the United States! The entity is said to appear in human form to this day, and many unexplainable pictures of shadows and apparitions have been taken in the cave. Witnesses have also reported voices in restricted areas of the cave inaccessible to people. Legend has it that if anyone takes a rock from the cave, they will be cursed forever.

Bartlett
Blackwell House
It is reported that no family has been able to live in this exquisite home for more than a month or so. A man has been seen walking through the house at night dressed in his Sunday best. A family who once lived there reportedly woke up one night to find that a lamp on a night stand had been turned on. They turned it off, but an hour later, they woke up again to find this lamp turned on again. This time, they unplugged it. A little while later, they saw the bulb glowing again, but the lamp was still unplugged. Suddenly, the bulb exploded into flames. The next day, someone told them that Mr. Blackwell never allowed his children to sleep in the dark.

Bristol
Tennessee High School
The Tennessee High School in Bristol is a haunted place, which is not an uncommon thing for a school to be. In fact, schools and colleges seem to attract spirits, often in the form of deceased teachers, maintenance workers and even former students.

Chattanooga
Chickamauga Battlefield
This is the scene of a bloody Civil War battle where thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers lost their lives. There are many legends told about the place including the legend of "Old Green Eyes", a frightening apparition who reportedly still walks the battlefield today.
Radisson Read House Hotel
The Radisson Read House Hotel is a Historic Hotel of America and is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Winston Churchill, Andrew Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope and numerous other political dignitaries and entertainers have stayed at the hotel because of its charm and elaborate antebellum architecture and decor. The hotel has ten unique floors all honoring a different battle of the Civil War. Built in 1927, the hotel has retained its period architecture and has been beautifully restored to its original details. Room 311 is said to be haunted by the spirit of a prostitute murdered in the room by a Civil War soldier. The hotel burned down in 1867, but apparently the ghost returned to the same room after it was rebuilt.

Clarksville
Smith Trahern Mansion
Spring & McClure Streets
This mansion was built in 1859 by Christopher H. Smith, a noted local tobacco exporter and businessman. The home reflects the combined Greek Revival and Italianate architectural styles which were popular in the 1850's. It is believed that famed architect Adolphus Heiman designed the building. The mansion is significant due to its association with the pre-Civil War tobacco industry in Clarksville. It features a unique "widow's walk" on the roof, and in 1988, the mansion was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mrs. Smith, who lost her husband in a river accident is reportedly seen walking the widow's walk or standing on the balcony awaiting her lost love.

Dover
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
The morning of February 14, 1862 dawned cold and quiet. Early in the afternoon the stillness was broken by a furious roar, and the earth began to shake. Union gunboats were exchanging "iron valentines" with the eleven big guns in the Southern water batteries. During a one and one-half hour duel, the Confederate guns inflicted such extensive damage on the gunboats that they were forced to retreat while the hills and hollows echoed with cheers from the Southern soldiers. Some say they celebrate to this day, as the cheering of the dead soldiers and their gun shots can still be heard on the battlefield.
Riverfront Plantation Inn
The original home was constructed in 1859 on a 1257 acre tract of land owned by J. M. Scarborough. Mr. Scarborough was born is 1823 in Stewart County and at the age of 24 began to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He married Mary Graham in 1852, and together they reared eleven children. He also served as mayor of Dover and Judge of the County court. In 1871 he served one term in the lower house of the state legislature. The sound of doors opening and soft crying can be heard here.

Franklin
Carnton Mansion
1345 Carnton Lane
After the battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864, five injured Confederate generals were laid on the front porch of this old mansion where they subsequently died. The apparition of Caroline Winder McGavock, who comforted the soldiers before they died, has since been spotted at various places in and around the house. There have also been reports of one of the generals riding a horse through the fields of the mansion.
Carter House
1140 Columbia Avenue
Both the history and the hauntings of the battlefield are bloody and frightening and especially sad, as strange stories mark this holiday season battle from the Civil War.

Gatlinburg
Rocky Top Village Inn
1345 Carnton Lane
A multiple murder occurred in the old office located in back of the building here. Some say you can still hear the spirits screaming and apparitions have been seen in the parking lot and around the fountain.

Johnson County
Fiddler's Rock
This rock outcropping, also known as "Screaming Rock", is said to be haunted by the ghost of an old fiddler who played there many years ago.

Kingsport
Rotherwood Mansion
Rotherwood Mansion is said to be haunted by a young woman, who died in the river that runs beside the mansion. Her father, a wealthy land owner, disapproved of her romance with a soldier and forbade them ever to see each other. However, one night before going to war, the young soldier came to see his lover. The woman's brother found them, fought the young soldier and threw him in the river. The soldier was then swept away with the current. Heartbroken, his sweetheart threw herself into the river to find her beau, but she drowned trying. Now it is said that she can be seen walking along the river in a long white dress at night carrying a lantern and looking for her lost love.

Medina
The Dollhouse
Hope Hill Cemetery
Legend is that after being raped and beaten to death by her uncle, a young girl was buried in this cemetery. Family members built a dollhouse over the grave which is maintained to this day. After dark, local witnesses have reported seeing the girl inside the dollhouse playing and talking with her dolls.

Memphis
Libertyland
940 Early Maxwell Boulevard
This ghost story involves a very kind man who once operated the carousel in this park. When a child's balloon flew into the carousel one day, the man offered to retrieve it, but reportedly fell into the mechanism and was decapitated. It is said the man now roams around the amusement park occasionally making his presence known.
Orpheum Theater
203 South Main Street
According to theater legends, this grand building is haunted by the ghost of a small girl known as "Mary". She was reportedly struck and killed by a streetcar on Beale Street and somehow her spirit found refuge in the nearby Orpheum Theater.
Overton Park Lake
1928 Poplar Avenue
In the late 1960's, the body of a woman dressed in a blue dress was found in a shallow lake in this park. She had been raped and stabbed. A woman in a blue dress has reportedly been spotted walking along the south side of the lake. She reaches out her arm as if looking for help, but if anyone approaches her, she vanishes.
Woodruff-Fontaine House
Molly Woodruff reportedly still haunts her bedroom now known as the "Rose Room". She is seen wandering through the house and frequently leaves impressions in bed covers. Once she appeared at the museum on opening day to let a docent know they had set the bed in the wrong spot. On the third floor of the mansion, many witnesses report smelling cigar smoke from a yet unidentified visitor.

Murfreesboro
Stones River National Battlefield
Both the history and the hauntings of the battlefield are bloody and frightening and especially sad, as strange stories mark this holiday season battle from the Civil War.