Tennessee is well known for its country music, barbecue and its numerous haunted places – including shadowy figures in prison hallways, screaming ghosts at seances and an elderly gentleman haunting his former powder factory – which all contribute to making Tennessee one of the creepiest states.
Rotherwood Mansion is an Antebellum home with an ominous history. Rowena Ross, daughter of Reverend Williams, lost both of her fiancees before taking her own life there and is said to haunt the property today.
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery in New York is one of the city’s premier cemeteries, boasting 478 acres of rolling hills, valleys, and glacial ponds. Established in 1838 as part of a rural cemetery movement to create serene park-like spaces for burials; today it serves as final resting places for many notable figures such as Jean Michel Basquiat and Boss Tweed.
Cemetery’s are known to be hotbeds of paranormal activity, with several reports of ghostly activities being reported there. Visitors have heard voices and melodies belonging to children coming from within its boundaries; others report feeling someone tug at their pants as though trying to grab their attention.
The cemetery offers various tours that explore its history and hauntings, such as Discover Green-Wood on Saturdays that highlights century-old monuments; or Spirited Stroll on various dates which provides moonlight tours highlighting stories of murder, mayhem and spirits in its grounds.
Rotherwood Mansion
Rotherwood Mansion in Tennessee has an uncanny and tragic past. Built by Reverend Frederick Ross in 1818, it became home to Reverend Frederick Ross’ daughter Rowena’s unthinkable tragedy when both of her fiancees committed suicide within its walls – she also took her own life there at one point.
Rowena was devastated after her first fiance decided to go fishing on the Holston River nearby their home, only for his boat to capsize and him drowning, leaving her devastated and depressed. From that day forward she would spend most of her time inside, in her room that faced out over the river; never venturing out again.
Joshua Phipps was an uncaring plantation owner that mistreated his slaves. They put a curse upon him, leading many people to believe his spirit still roams the property today – some residents even report hearing what sounds like its laughter or howls at night!
Delta Queen
Tennessee may be known for country music, university basketball and the Great Smoky Mountains landscapes – but its dark secrets run deeper. From an overcrowded prison housing criminals of the worst sort, to a witch who was wronged in a land deal and took revenge by terrorizing her family’s homes – Tennessee’s history is full of tragedy, bloodshed and macabre stories.
For those wanting to experience supernatural phenomenon, Tennessee offers numerous haunted places open for tours and paranormal experiences. From shadowy figures in hallways at Read House Hotel in Chattanooga to communicating with dead during seances at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary – Tennessee has something creepy for every ghost hunter!
Wheatlands Plantation in Tennessee is one of the most haunted places in Tennessee, home of legendary country singer Loretta Lynn. Once home to a Civil War battle and believed to be haunted by ghostly figures who seem hellbent on vengeance; also host to Union soldiers mass grave; paranormal investigators have reported seeing apparitions, footsteps in the distance, as well as hearing Native American war cries!
Gay Street Bridge
Tennessee may be best-known for its whiskey, lively music scene and spectacular Smoky Mountains scenery; but its dark past and haunted places also hold plenty of mystery to discover. From shadowy figures lingering in hallways or cell blocks to connecting with spirits after death via seance sessions – every corner offers something mysterious in Tennessee!
Gay Street was once the center of Knoxville’s Industrial Revolution-era wholesale trading activities. Later, during the 1920s it supported several theaters where people would gather to watch movies or live performances; many believe their ghosts still roam Knoxville today.
Sensabaugh Tunnel in Knoxville is one of Knoxville’s most haunted locations, according to legend. One such tale suggests a person stole and drowned the family baby at Crybaby Pool before going insane and murdering everyone in their family; now known as Pigman due to his blood curdling pig scream, this ghost now roams freely throughout Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park as well as Millington Pigman Bridge.
