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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
19.4 miles from Franklin County, VAAt this 1925 hotel, not only living guests can be found. Three ghostly men are said to stand around in the ballroom, keeping an eye on things. On the second floor, there is a man's apparition who smokes a pipe and sits at one of the tables. Those with sharp ...
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0Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
22.7 miles from Franklin County, VAJeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery, according to reports, is haunted by a man in a white robe who floats near the center of the cemetery.
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Avenel Plantation
Bedford, Virginia
31 miles from Franklin County, VABuilt around 1838 by William M. Burwell and his wife Frances Steptoe, the historic home eventually, in 1985, was purchased by the Avenel Foundation, a non-profit organization known to restore and preserve historic Avenel. A ghostly Lady in White has been seen walking on the grounds and in the halls, ...
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Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia
33.8 miles from Franklin County, VAThe historic theater opened in 1930, and at least some the weird occurrences here, some say, may stem from a workman who was killed during its construction. Employees have described footsteps on stairways, phantom muttering, cold breezes, and a woman shrieking, sometimes saying over and over "Let me out!"
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Holiday Inn - University / Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
34.5 miles from Franklin County, VAThis hotel lies on the site of a former plantation called Jacob's Lantern. At Attitudes, the hotel bar and nightclub, laughter and voices can be heard after hours when the place is closed and empty. Guests often ask the hotel manager to turn the music down when no music is ...
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Lanier House
Danville, Virginia
38.8 miles from Franklin County, VAThe Lanier House, the oldest documented residence in the city, was built in 1830 by Danville's first mayor, Captain James Lanier. Although the structure now holds law offices, it has been the office of the city's first pediatrician as well as a private residence. It is said to be haunted; ...
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Danville Museum - Sutherlin Mansion
Danville, Virginia
38.9 miles from Franklin County, VAThe Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, located inside the Sutherlin Mansion (originally built for William T. Sutherlin in 1859), has been called the "Last Capitol of the Confederacy." It was here that Jefferson Davis spent long hours staring out the parlor window after he heard the news of ...
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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
45 miles from Franklin County, VAWilderness Road Regional Museum is said to be haunted by an apparition of a young woman who walks the ground or stands in the window. The lights are known to flicker here as well.
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The Natural Bridge Hotel
Natural Bridge, Virginia
47.8 miles from Franklin County, VALegend has it that a former owner went mad and killed his wife and children in the hotel. Some say the apparitions of various members of the family have been seen around the grounds in the night.
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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
49.6 miles from Franklin County, VARandolph College, founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon's Woman's College, is said to be haunted. One haunted spot is Mary's Garden, named after Mary Stokes. Student legend says if you stray from the path and cross the garden, you will never graduate or never marry. Another story tells of a student ...
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Major Graham Mansion
Max Meadows, Virginia
55 miles from Franklin County, VAThe historic mansion is believed to be haunted by the spirits of folks from its past. Paranormalists have collected electric voice phenomna and seen apparitions. The property is reported to be open for history and ghost tours during some times of year, and is available for investigation by paranormalist groups ...
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Sweet Briar College
Amherst, Virginia
58.8 miles from Franklin County, VASweet Briar College was founded in 1901, and since then has accumulated several ghosts. The college was founded by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her daughter Daisy, who died in 1884 at age 16. "Miss Indie" died in 1900, but her ghost is said to make itself known throughout ...
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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia
59.3 miles from Franklin County, VAThe former Southern Virginia College, now Southern Virginia University, is said to be haunted by a young boy who rides his bicycle up and down the hallway of the fourth floor od a woman's dormitory carrying a red balloon. Some also say his mother's ghost haunts the third floor, looking ...
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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
60.3 miles from Franklin County, VAVirginia Military Institute, which originally opened in 1839 and has boasted famous professors of the likes of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, is said to be haunted by many ghosts, including an apparition of a hanged man. Jackson’s possessions and the skeleton of his horse are displayed in the chapel. Students have ...
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Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
61.9 miles from Franklin County, VAGuilford 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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Historic General Lewis Inn
Lewisburg, West Virginia
63.7 miles from Franklin County, VAThe 1929 inn is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. The most well known is a Lady in White who haunts Room 208. Her identity is unknown, a portrait of her hangs in the room. Also residing here is the ghost of a slave named Reuben, rumored ...
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0Carolina Theatre
Greensboro, North Carolina
63.9 miles from Franklin County, VAIn 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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Winton Country Club
Amherst, Virginia
64.9 miles from Franklin County, VAWinton Country Club, constructed in 1769, was the home of Sarah Winston Syme Henry, mother of patriot Patrick Henry. Legend has it that when Patrick Henry visited during the American Revolution, he had to secrete himself from the enemy in a pile of hay here. Rumors also say that Sarah ...
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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
64.9 miles from Franklin County, VAElon 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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0Brookstown Inn
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
65.5 miles from Franklin County, VAIt 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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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
65.6 miles from Franklin County, VASalem 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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Lydia's Bridge
Jamestown, North Carolina
68.8 miles from Franklin County, VAThis 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
71.9 miles from Franklin County, VADuring "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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Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
87.5 miles from Franklin County, VAThe 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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0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
87.8 miles from Franklin County, VAAs 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
88.2 miles from Franklin County, VAGhimghoul 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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