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Foscue Plantation House
Pollocksville, North Carolina
26.4 miles from Grifton, NC
Foscue Plantation House was constructed in 1824 and is said to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves from the 1800s. According to reports, slaves were chained in the attic and their cries and moans are said to ring out at night. A legend about the staircase says that slaves' ...
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New Berne House Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
28.7 miles from Grifton, NC
Though no longer currently operating as an inn, this old brick home was said to have had two haunted rooms. The owners received multiple reports from guests of various "odd occurrences" that happened during different stays.
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Attmore-Oliver House
New Bern, North Carolina
28.8 miles from Grifton, NC
Originally built in 1790, the Attmore-Oliver House is reported to be haunted by poltergeists, possibly stemming from the last private owner or from deaths during a long-ago smallpox epidemic. The large historic home, normally used for Society functions, is open for tours by appointment.
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Harvey Mansion Historic Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
29.2 miles from Grifton, NC
Established in the early part of the 1800's it is one of the last remaining original buildings in the town. People claim that a woman in period dress glides through the dining room and through walls of the restaurant located in this Inn. Some people also say that ...
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Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
36.4 miles from Grifton, 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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Bentonville Battlefield
Four Oaks, North Carolina
50.2 miles from Grifton, 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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Cousin Martha's Bed and Breakfast
Beaufort, North Carolina
62.8 miles from Grifton, NC
According to "Haunted Inns of the Southeast," guests and staff regularly hear "giggling and footsteps" in the upper floor of the house, when no one else is around. (Seems only to be expected at an inn that sells a trademarked line of spice products called "Satan's Breath"!)
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Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House
Beaufort, North Carolina
62.8 miles from Grifton, NC
Built by Capt. Sabiston in the 1850s, it is believed he still haunts the place to this day. The Elizabeth Inn is unfortunately now closed.
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Somerset Place
Creswell, North Carolina
64.8 miles from Grifton, NC
The Somerset Plantation house and its grounds are believed to be haunted by the former lady of the house, who screams and cries. Folks in the know say she is mourning the death of her son, who drowned in an irrigation canal.
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Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
70 miles from Grifton, 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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Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
70 miles from Grifton, 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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Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
73.2 miles from Grifton, 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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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
75.5 miles from Grifton, 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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Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
75.9 miles from Grifton, NC
Chowan University has a ghostly "Brown Lady" on the third floor of its Columns Building. Her footsteps have been heard, and security guards have chased her thinking she was a prankster. And at Belks Hall, the ghost of a little girl who fell down the stairs while riding a tricycle ...
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Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
77.6 miles from Grifton, 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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Bellamy Mansion
Wilmington, North Carolina
83.6 miles from Grifton, 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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USS North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
83.8 miles from Grifton, 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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Sandford House
Fayetteville, North Carolina
84.3 miles from Grifton, 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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Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
Fayetteville, North Carolina
84.5 miles from Grifton, 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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Nell Cropsey House
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
93.8 miles from Grifton, NC
The Nell Cropsey House is a private home that is known for its namesake ghost, the beautiful Nell Cropsey. She moved here with her parents in 1898. She became engaged to the sheriff's son Jim Wilcox, but in 1901, she vanished from the house. Jim was arrested on suspicion of ...
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Fort Fisher
Kure Beach, North Carolina
100.6 miles from Grifton, 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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Live Oak Cafe
Southport, North Carolina
105.4 miles from Grifton, 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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Brunswick Inn
Southport, North Carolina
105.7 miles from Grifton, 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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Lois Jane's Riverview Inn
Southport, North Carolina
105.9 miles from Grifton, 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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Theodosia's
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
108.1 miles from Grifton, 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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Old Tram Road Light
Whiteville, North Carolina
108.3 miles from Grifton, 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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Heartbeat Bridge
Nakina, North Carolina
109.7 miles from Grifton, 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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The Winds Resort Beach Club
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
116.2 miles from Grifton, 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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Gaffos House
Portsmouth, Virginia
119.5 miles from Grifton, NC
This late eighteenth century house is now a private residence, but the house is believed to be home to a single apparition. Visitors to the house have reported various sightings of the apparition of a sea captain on the stairs and in the attic of the house. People have heard ...
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The Glencoe Inn
Portsmouth, Virginia
119.6 miles from Grifton, NC
This 1890 Victorian inn, originally built as a home for a family of Scottish immigrants, is said to be haunted by one of its old residents. The apparition of an elderly lady is seen looking over her beloved roses in the establishment's Rose Garden.
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Brentwood Bistro
Little River, South Carolina
123.3 miles from Grifton, 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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Ferry Plantation House
Virginia Beach, Virginia
126.6 miles from Grifton, NC
This colonial and plantation era house is said to be home to 11 ghosts, including Henry, a former slave; Sally Rebecca Walke, who mourns the loss of her soldier lover; former resident and painter Thomas Williamson; a Lady in White who is said to have fallen down the stairs in ...
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The Cavalier Hotel
Virginia Beach, Virginia
131.4 miles from Grifton, NC
Famous folks such as Al Capone and Woodrow Wilson stayed at this 1927 swank establishment, and it is from one of its windows that Adolph Coors of brewery fame jumped to his death in the 1929. Also, the previous owner is said to have shot himself in the hotel. Reports ...
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