Haunted Places In North Carolina
Haunted Places In North Carolina.
North Carolina is rich in Native American, Colonial, and Civil War history. From the mountains to the coast, this Tar Heel State heritage has plenty of stories and legends of ghosts, most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, bizarre beasts, demon canines, creatures and strange dancing lights. Let’s explore 10 most haunted places in North Carolina and uncover things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices and whispers, footsteps in an empty stairwell and an icy hand on your shoulder.
1) Devil’s Tramping Ground, Chatham County
Located about ten miles west of Siler City in the woods, the tramping ground is a circle measuring 40 feet in diameter in which nothing ever grows. Trees and a wide variety of vegetation surround the area, but the circle itself remains clear and empty. Nothing ever grows inside the Devil’s Tramping Ground. According to local legend, the devil uses this plot of land to pace in a circle, walking round and round as he plans new ways to spread more evil on earth. Anything placed within the spot is thrown outside of it the next day so that the devil “has room to dance.” People have said they’ve seen red glowing eyes in the circle and heard ghostly footsteps.
2) Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville
First opened in 1913, the Grove Park was built by Edwin Wiley Grove. The Pink Lady is a well-known, friendly spirit roaming The Grove Park Inn since the 1920s. She is said to be the spirit of a young woman who fell to her death from a balcony on the fifth floor of the Inn in the 1920s. She is usually seen in the form of a pink mist, or sometimes as a full-fledged apparition of a young woman in a pink ball gown, most often by children. She's been blamed for lights, air conditioners, and other electrical devices turning on and off by themselves. While she has been seen all around the Inn, the spirit seems particularly attached to room 545.
3) Biltmore Hotel, Greensboro
Built by the Cone Brothers in the early 1900s, The Biltmore Hotel served as their office and that of their accountant, Philip. Philip died in the alley next to the hotel under mysterious circumstances, and it is believed that he was murdered for discovering financial discrepancies. Guests have complained about loud footsteps, the shuffling of paper and conversations coming from room 332, Philip’s former room. In the hotel’s boarding house days, Lydia, a lady of the night, was thrown down the stairs by a client. Her spirit still lingers around room 223, which is now painted pink in her honor.
4) Attmore-Oliver House, New Bern
Originally built in 1790 and expanded in 1834, the Attmore-Oliver House has a long history of hauntings. During the Civil War, Hannah Oliver’s brothers died in battle. After Hannah and her husband passed away, one of their daughters, Mary Oliver, continued to live in the home. She lived in the home for almost a century, passing away in her nineties in 1951. Even today, Mary’s ghost is seen and felt frequently in the home. According to legends there are many ghosts in the house including a father and daughter who died in the smallpox epidemic and a little girl playing with toys. People can be heard walking, moaning, and at times speaking to each other from the attic.
5) Broughton State Hospital, Morganton
Broughton State Hospital in Morganton was built in 1883 to house the mentally ill. Stories of tortured patients, botched experiments, suicides and tragedy surround the asylum even today. Haunting apparitions aimlessly wander and disappear along dark corridors, and screams are heard from wards no longer occupied. Strange mists and unexplainable figures have turned up in photos of tombstones in the cemetery on the grounds of the hospital. There are underground tunnels and locals believe that unruly patients would be hand-cuffed to the tunnel walls and left as form of torture and punishment.
6) Brown Mountain Lights, Linville
Brown Mountain is reputed to have ghostly orbs of light radiating from the mountain. Today, thousands have reported seeing the lights above the mountain. According to local Cherokee legend, the "Brown Mountain Lights" date back as far as 1200. This was the year of a great battle, and they believed the lights to be the spirits of Native maidens who still search for lost loved ones. Also, there has been speculation of extraterrestrial activity. Whatever the lights are, no actual explanation exists. Wiseman's View on Linville Mountain is the best vantage point for viewing the lights.
7) Carolina Theatre, Greensboro
The Carolina Theatre in Greensboro was set ablaze on July 1, 1981, by a woman named Melvalina Ferguson who was assumed mentally disturbed. She went up to the upper balcony and started the fire, which burned the entire balcony and lobby. Her body was found in the stairway by firefighters, and she is now believed to haunt the area in which she died, flipping the folding seats up and down. Other identified ghosts include the worker who died during the construction of the Carolina Theatre and a little boy.
8) Sandford House, Fayetteville
The Fayetteville Women’s Club is located in the historic Sandford House on Heritage Square, which was built in 1797. Apparitions of a lady dressed in black have been reported in the house since 1900. The “lady in black” frequently appears on the stairs, and many believe her to be Margaret Sandford, who lived in the house in the 1800s. But others believe her to be a soldier's beloved who is still anxiously waiting for her lover to return to her home. The lady in black is reported to be gentle and sad. She appears to be patiently waiting and grieving.
9) Harvey Mansion Historic Inn and Restaurant, New Bern
Harvey Mansion Historic Inn was originally a house owned by John Harvey, later it became military headquarter, boarding house, dormitory, apartment and now operates as an inn, with a restaurant and bar with live entertainment. Visitors reported seeing a woman in their room or in the hallway and disappearing by walking through a wall. Others report seeing a young girl. Third floor is said to be the most haunted.
10) The Tar River, Tarboro
The Tar River, near Tarboro in Edgecombe County, is associated with a legend of a banshee. The legend speaks of a Patriot miller who was killed by a small group of British soldiers during the American Revolution. Before they drowned him in the river, he warned the soldiers that if he was killed, they would be haunted by a banshee. After his death, she appeared and caused the deaths of the soldiers and supposedly still haunts the river
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