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0Sandford House
Fayetteville, North Carolina
0.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
This house boasts a haunted stairway where the ghost of a young woman is often seen. Reports of sightings date back for over a hundred years and continue to this day. People claim to see a young woman descending or ascending the stairs, who then vanishes.
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0Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
Fayetteville, North Carolina
0.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Reports say that this hotel may be closed for business, but the building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Charlotte, a young woman who committed suicide here in the early 1900s. It seems that Charlotte was distraught after finding her new husband in bed with a bridesmaid ...
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Bentonville Battlefield
Four Oaks, North Carolina
35.8 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Phantom gunfire and shouts have been heard on the battlefield at night, and the ghost of a girl who died of tuberculosis is believed to haunt an upstairs room in the plantation house.
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0Devil's Tramping Ground
Bennett, North Carolina
50.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
According to local lore, this area near Bennett is a 40-foot circle in the middle of a forest in which nothing will grow. Legend has maintained, for over a century, that it is the site where the devil himself rises to the surface to wreak havoc on mankind. Reports say ...
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
51.8 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell Tower.
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Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
53 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The oldest part of Mordecai House, part of a public park, dates to around 1785 and was constructed by Joel Lane for his son Henry. The name of the house changed when Moses Mordecai married Margaret Lane in 1817. It is said to be haunted by family member Mary Willis ...
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Bingham's Light
Latta, South Carolina
57.7 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Binghams's Light is believed to be the lantern of the ghost of a man named Bingham who was killed by a train. Some say he appears as a warning or that the ghost is searching for his lost children.
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Old Tram Road Light
Whiteville, North Carolina
59.6 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
A light comes out of the swamp and chases you as you drive down Old Tram Road. (Submitted by Brian)
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0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
60 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
As many as 20 ghosts are said to haunt this 1924 hotel building. The most well-known is that of Dr. William Jacocks, a frequent guest who made the hotel his home after he retired -- and still resides here, folks say. He lived in Room 256, and he makes himself ...
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Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
60 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Ghimghoul Castle near the University of North Carolina campus is a ruin with many legends attached. One says that 18-year-old Peter Dromgoole was buried here in 1833 after he lost a duel for the hand of his beloved Miss Fanny. Another tale says that Fanny loved Peter and didn't know ...
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Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
60.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The 1840s Horace Williams House was the home of University of North Carolina's Philosophy Department chairman and taught future renowned author Thomas Wolfe. Williams is said to haunt his former home, moving objects around, rocking a rocking chair and flushing toilets.
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Heartbeat Bridge
Nakina, North Carolina
61.6 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Shadowy figures can be seen. Lights in the woods sounds of a heart beat can be heard. (Submitted by Brian)
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Colonel Kolb's Tomb
Bennettsville, South Carolina
64.6 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
According to reports, Colonel Kolb, along with his family, was burned alive nearby during the Revolutionary War. According to local lore, those who visit Colonel Kolb's tomb at night will hear the sound of someone walking in the woods and may suddenly find the apparition of a man right next ...
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Montrose Cemetery - Lowthers Hill Cemetery
Darlington, South Carolina
68.7 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Montrose Cemetery, aka Lowthers Hill Cemetery, is very old and spooky, according to witnesses who describe feelings of fear and nausea on the grounds. The cemetery was so old and run down that a mass marker was placed outside naming the known burials inside. Some say a murderer brought children ...
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USS North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
77.1 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The World War II battleship is believed to be haunted by a blond sailor who shows up in passageways and another sailor who peeks out from portholes. Witnesses say hatch doors slam, cold spots are felt and footsteps are heard.
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Albemarle Opera House
Albemarle, North Carolina
77.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The early-1900s opera house is rumored to be haunted by ghosts whose footsteps are heard around the theater. Shadow figures also have been seen, and a band has been playing ragtime and other music every fall for more than 80 years.
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Bellamy Mansion
Wilmington, North Carolina
77.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Bellamy Mansion is believed to be haunted by members of the Bellamy family and their servants. Investigators have recorded several EVPs and witnessed slamming doors.
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Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
79.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The circa-1820 Patterson-Noble-Baker House was a plantation home originally, but now serves as a private home. Reports say it is a hot spot for paranormal activity, and ghost hunters have recorded EVPs inside.
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Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
79.7 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Louisburg College, founded in 1787, is a private Methodist institution with many suspected ghosts. Its Main Building, used as a hospital during the Civil War, is haunted by a little boy with no face. Voices and sounds abound here, and other ghosts are suspected to call the building home. In ...
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Prospect Church
Patrick, South Carolina
80.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
According to local legend, on moonlit nights at Prospect Church, those who park in the last parking space on the right side of the church and peer at the last window on the second story will see a ghost who moves the curtains violently as if in a struggle inside.
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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
80.6 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Elon University is said to be haunted by Mary, who resides in the West Dormitory and is known for talking to students while they're sleeping. Mary also is blamed for swinging light fixtures, footsteps, electrical anomalies, apparitions, and shattering mirrors. According to campus legend, Mary died in the Jan. 18, ...
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Coker College
Hartsville, South Carolina
82.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
At Coker College, a private liberal arts school founded in 1908, a ghostly girl is said to roam in a dorm building. The ghost also is said to cause strange sounds, turn off radios and make alarm clocks ring in the middle of the night. According to campus legend, she ...
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Brentwood Bistro
Little River, South Carolina
82.6 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
This place has been on Haunted America, National Geographic Haunted, and several other media projects. Faces, shadows, orbs and all manner of strange things are seen by staff and visitors alike.
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Tans Bay Baptist Church
Effingham, South Carolina
82.8 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Tans Bay Baptist Church is thought to be haunted by the ghost of a baby who died here before the building housed a church. It's said that the baby accidentally fell on its head and died instantly, and now floating lights and the sound of a baby crying can be ...
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Graves near Lincoln Village
Hartsville, South Carolina
83.2 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
According to local tales, an overgrown and haunted graveyard stands adjacent to the abandoned Lincoln Village apartment complex, in the wooded area at the northwest corner of the complex. Caution: The graves are sunken and the ground is soft; graves here may be deep.
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0The Winds Resort Beach Club
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
84.4 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
A ghost named Sam lingers in one of the cabins here. Sam was a guest here when he died of a heart attack, and many claim he never left the buidling. Witnesses, both guests and employees, have reported cold spots and window shades opening on their own, and some have ...
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Sansbury Cemetery
Timmonsville, South Carolina
86.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Different from the Sansbury Hill Cemetery, also in Timmonsville, the Sansbury Cemetery is an eerie place where unexplained noises, including a baby crying, have been reported. Folks also have reported feelings of despair and fear here, but giving the surroundings, this is may not be unusual!
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0Carolina Theatre
Greensboro, North Carolina
87 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
In 1981 a fire broke out in the Carolina Theatre while it was closed and killed a woman. As the woman was not supposed to have been there at the time, it is believed she deliberately set the fire that killed her. People now claim that her ghost ...
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Lydia's Bridge
Jamestown, North Carolina
87.9 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
This bridge outside of Greensboro is said to be haunted by a phantom hitchhiker. Lydia was headed home from a dance in the early 1920s, and as her story goes, her date lost control of the car. He was kileld instantly, but she, badly injured, died on the roadside while ...
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High Point City Hall
High Point, North Carolina
88.8 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
During "active hours" in city hall, there is not much activity that is reported. But at night, shift workers inside the building, which is secured, have experienced multiple occasions of paranormal activity. The various types of accounts have been listed below and further investigation is on going by ...
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Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
91.8 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Guilford College is said to have haunts in its 1961 Dana Auditorium. The building is said to stand on the site of a makeshift Civil War hospital where many soldiers died. The oldest ghost in residence is Lucas, a soldier who tends to appear at 2 a.m. in the Moon ...
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0Live Oak Cafe
Southport, North Carolina
92 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
There are alleged to be two resident ghosts here that constantly mess around with the staff and owners. (Submitted by Margo RS)
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Lois Jane's Riverview Inn
Southport, North Carolina
92.4 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The 1892 bed and breakfast inn is haunted by the daughter of a sea captain who once owned the place during the twentieth-century. Known as 'Lois Jane', the spirit has been heard laughing and singing on the upper floor of the mansion, and on one occasion shook the bed of ...
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0Brunswick Inn
Southport, North Carolina
92.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
A ghost named Tony haunts the Brunswick Inn. He was a riverboat harpist who drowned in 1882 while on a visit here, and he likes to wander through the inn's halls and play tricks on the owners.
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Fort Fisher
Kure Beach, North Carolina
92.5 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
At Fort Fisher, Civil War ghosts and Fort Fisher hermit Robert E. Harrill, who died under suspicious circumstances, are believed to reside. Civil War General William Whitting, who was injured in the final battle at Fort Fisher and died as a prisoner in 1865 at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, ...
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Theodosia's
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
95.4 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Although reports say it is no longer open, this b&b was said to be haunted by the ghost of Theodosia Burr Alston. Thoedosia was the daughter of Aaron Burr and the wife of South Carolina governor Joseph Alston. Mysteriously, the ship she was on disappeared in 1812. She had been ...
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Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
95.6 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
In a Revolutionary War tale, a miller and patriot was drowned in the river by a group of British soldiers. Before he died, he threatened that if they killed him, they would be haunted by a banshee. According to the tale, the banshee appeared, killed the soldiers, and avenged the ...
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The Hermitage
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
103.4 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Wealthy Dr. Allard Flagg moved into the Hermitage in 1849 and invited his sister, the beautiful Alice Flagg, to live there with him. Alice fell in love with a young lumberman, but Dr. Flagg didn't approve of the match and sent him away. Angry with her brother, Alice disregarded his ...
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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
104.8 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Salem College began in 1772 as a primary school, then a high school and now a college. It is the oldest women's college in the Southern U.S., and it has the abundance of haunts fitting to such an old institution. For example, the Clewell Dorm is haunted by a little ...
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0Brookstown Inn
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
105.1 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
It is said that for the past two or three decades, guests in many of the rooms here have been awakened by the sound of a female voice calling their name repeatedly or saying "Mercy!" over and over again.
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Old Gunn - Prince Frederick's Episcopal Church
Georgetown, South Carolina
105.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Construction of the church was begun in 1859, but screeched to a halt when the lead architect Mr. Gunn slipped on the steep roof and fell to his death. Folks have seen Mr. Gunn's ghost around the ruins of the church and tower and heard his scream, and locals say ...
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Salem Black River Church
Mayesville, South Carolina
106.4 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
Salem Black River Church, built in 1846, is believed to be haunted by a ghostly Southern Belle and a sad little boy. Cold spots have been noted by visitors as well.
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Rembert Church
Sumter, South Carolina
106.7 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
While visiting the cemetery behind the old Rembert Church, folks say they've heard singing and seen lights on inside the church.
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0Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
109.3 miles from the center of Fayetteville, NC
The Alston House is home to many disembodied voices. Items in the house have moved, reappeared and disappeared again. Contractor had to stop working and leave the house because he felt there was a presence with him. (Submitted by Stephen Barcelo)
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