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0The McDonough Square
McDonough, Georgia
25.6 miles from Lamar County, GAA train wreck in 1900 is said to be the source of the haunts here. Several of the injured were brought here for medical treatment, and some died. Locals have seen apparitions in the old nearby buildings and the sounds of phantom trains have been heard.
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0Hanging Grounds in Senoia
Senoia, Georgia
27.2 miles from Lamar County, GAThis site, off of Padgett Road, near Starr's Mill, once belonged to Old Man Padgett. Stories say that long ago, as an execution was taking place, the man broke loose and hanged Old Man Padgett from the railroad bridge nearby. Although the tracks are no longer used, phantom trains have ...
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Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House
Fayetteville, Georgia
31.5 miles from Lamar County, GAThe ghost who calls this place home is believed to be John Manson Dorsey, a.k.a. “Manse” or “Manny,” flag bearer for the first company that left Fayette County during the Civil War.
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1842 Inn
Macon, Georgia
33.3 miles from Lamar County, GAA ghost, thought to be original owner John Gresham, has been seen in the Dogwood Room, and the ghost of a little girl has been seen in some of the other rooms. A third apparition, one of a tall blonde woman, has been seen in several places throughout the inn.
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0Gaither Plantation
Covington, Georgia
33.4 miles from Lamar County, GAAt this site, which was featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, folks have reported seeing many a Civil War soldier. There is also a female spirit in residence at the antebellum home, the ghost of Cecilia, the daughter of a former owner. Her bedroom is said to be ...
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Johnston-Felton-Hay House
Macon, Georgia
33.6 miles from Lamar County, GABuilt in 1859, the house was converted into a museum in 1962 and donated to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation in 1977. The museum is said to be haunted; the apparition of an elderly woman in a mid-1800s dress has been seen in the hallways. Witnesses also describe cold ...
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0Warren House
Jonesboro, Georgia
33.9 miles from Lamar County, GAThe plaster has been stripped down in certain sections of this house to reveal the signatures of men who convalesced here during the Civil War when the house was used as a hospital. People believe that the ghost of a soldier still remains inside the Warren House and claim that ...
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Douglass Theatre
Macon, Georgia
34.1 miles from Lamar County, GAAfter the theater underwent restoration, staff members noticed that occasionally the lights would grow dim for no apparent reason. The phenomenon is attributed to the theater's ghosts.
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Bonnie Castle
Grantville, Georgia
41.8 miles from Lamar County, GABonnie Castle, now reported to be closed, was once a bed-and-breakfast inn. Ghosts reported here include a woman named Mary who dislikes electricity, a spectral cat, and a man who is said to be the original owner. Strange sounds have been reported coming from the building at all hours of ...
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Panola Hall
Eatonton, Georgia
46.6 miles from Lamar County, GAPanola Hall is a Greek Revival home that was built in 1854 for Henry Trippe. It is said to have been haunted since the 1870s by the ghost of a girl named Sylvia. She appears as a shy, silent woman with dark hair and a full white skirt, usually in ...
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Ellis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
49.2 miles from Lamar County, GAIn 1946, a fire broke out in what was formerly the Winecoff Hotel, resulting in the deaths of 119 people. While the tragedy led to a reform in fire code safety, some of the victims are said to be here still. Apparitions of frenzied people appear in the halls, screams ...
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0The Masquerade
Atlanta, Georgia
49.7 miles from Lamar County, GAThis night club is said to be visited by the spirits who died in fire and tuberculosis outbreaks long ago, both of which killed several members of the building's former staff. Apparitions have been seen and unexplained footsteps have been reported.
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New American Shakespeare Tavern
Atlanta, Georgia
49.8 miles from Lamar County, GAThe Shakespeare Tavern is said to be visited by spirits. Witnesses have reported disembodied voices, shadow figures and strange lights. Apparitions seen here include a young boy in an 1800s blue velvet suit, an old man in period clothing, and a woman who moves items around in the women’s dressing ...
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Sycamore Grill Building
Stone Mountain, Georgia
50.4 miles from Lamar County, GAThe Sycamore Grill building, now empty, is a former Civil War hospital said to be haunted by its past patients. Witnesses have reported shadowy figures and apparitions in the dining area and heard strange shuffling sounds.
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0Village Inn Bed and Breakfast
Stone Mountain, Georgia
50.6 miles from Lamar County, GAOnce used as a Civil War hospital, the 1830s hotel is the site of many strange events. Folks have witnessed apparitions, including that of an African-American man singing and/or whistling, and heard the unexplained sounds of footsteps, slamming doors and Morse code.
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Oakland Hall
Eatonton, Georgia
50.9 miles from Lamar County, GAOakland Hall is a private 1800s estate said to be haunted by the ghost of a disabled girl who was locked away here by her family. The ghost can be heard playing, according to the present owners. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost Hunters.
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Hard Labor Creek State Park - Camp Rutledge
Rutledge, Georgia
51.2 miles from Lamar County, GALocals say there are two ghosts here: one of a man, and another of a boy named Ethan. Ethan is said to roll a red ball toward witnesses. The man, witnesses say, will slam doors, knock on cabin walls, and walk around outside late at night. Also, a figure has ...
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Rhodes Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
51.7 miles from Lamar County, GARhodes Hall, built in 1904 by founder of Rhodes Furniture Amos Rhodes, is rumored to be haunted by Mrs. Rhodes, who passed away in the home. Ghostly children have been seen and heard laughing here as well. But the scariest ghost here is the Shadow Man, said to reside in ...
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Old Governor's Mansion
Milledgeville, Georgia
52.6 miles from Lamar County, GAThis site served as the home of Georgia's governors 1838-1868, then as a boardinghouse ntil 1879 when it was then purchased by Georgia Military and Agricultural College. Ghostly goings-on here include many of the regular type -- linens thrown off beds and the smell of cigars. But perhaps more interesting ...
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Tate House
Milledgeville, Georgia
52.9 miles from Lamar County, GAThe nineteenth-century apartments located on this quiet street corner have a sinister ghost story associated with them. A cruel man sent his ailing son to work on a nearby plantation despite his illness, and the boy fell into such a state of fatigue that upon his arrival home, he ...
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Six Flags Over Georgia
Austell, Georgia
53.5 miles from Lamar County, GAThere are many ghost stories surrounding Six Flags Over Georgia. Some say a blonde girl about 9 years old was hit and killed by a car in the 1970s, and she may appear and ask guests for help, only to disappear shortly thereafter. And at the Crystal Pistol Music Hall, ...
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Pope-Walton House
Atlanta, Georgia
54.5 miles from Lamar County, GAAlthough the site, once the Pope-Walton House and then Anthony's Fine Dining, is reported no longer to be in operation, it was rumored to be haunted by Annie Barnett, who was married here in 1882. The sound of ghostly children singing also has been reported.
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Little Gardens
Lawrenceville, Georgia
57.6 miles from Lamar County, GANow a venue for upscale events, Little Gardens was once an 1800s plantation house. Its restaurant is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died here in the early 1900s. According to witnesses, she moves dishes and silverware, sometimes throwing them across tables. She also makes ...
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Toomsboro Historic Hotel
McIntyre, Georgia
63.8 miles from Lamar County, GAStrange lights and apparition have been seen by staff and guests, along with weird noises. Things would vanish and go missing during the renovations of the old hotel, and workers would see figures standing at windows or at the ends of the hotel halls. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Early Hill Plantation
Greensboro, Georgia
64 miles from Lamar County, GAOnce a bed-and-breakfast, this site is reportedly no longer in business. The mansion was built in the 1700s for the mayor, John Brown. Tragedy struck when a branch broke in the front yard, killing the family's young daughter. Reported sightings have included the girl swinging from the tree at night ...
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Kennesaw House
Marietta, Georgia
65 miles from Lamar County, GAOriginally built in the 1840s as a cotton warehouse, the place was a makeshift hospital and morgue during the war. Many TV shows have featured this site, where visitors who descended to the basement in the elevator saw an active wartime hospital room. Another ghost reported to reside here is ...
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Springer Opera House
Columbus, Georgia
65 miles from Lamar County, GASpringer Opera House's stage has seen the likes of Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtrey, John Philip Sousa, Ethel Barrymore, Will Rogers, William Jennings Bryan and Franklin D. Roosevelt. But that's not all. Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, is rumored to haunt the place. Other ghosts are thought ...
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Public House
Roswell, Georgia
66.1 miles from Lamar County, GAThe Public House, known as Peasant Restaurant in the 1970s, was originally a commissary for the Roswell Mill constructed in 1854. The building housed the Dunwoody Shoe Shop in 1920 and a funeral home upstairs. It was a Union hospital during the Civil War, and as legend goes, is the ...
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Hawkinsville Opera House
Hawkinsville, Georgia
67.3 miles from Lamar County, GAConstruction on the Hawkinsville Opera House began in 1907, and the 576-seat theater has been used as a makeshift church and a temporary movie cinema when those respective buildings burned. Now it is a historic theater and possibly home to a ghost, who is said to dim the lights at ...
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw, Georgia
67.5 miles from Lamar County, GAThe Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, fought June 18 to July 2, 1864, is the source of the battlefield's hauntings. Ghostly soldiers walk the grounds; gunshots and cannons are heard. Also reported here are ghost deer who run at the witness and then disappear when they get close. The smell of ...
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0Windsor Hotel
Americus, Georgia
69.6 miles from Lamar County, GAThis 1892 hotel once boasted 100 rooms and a 3-story atrium, but it closed in the 1970s. It has since reopened and now has 53 guest rooms. It was once the site of a 1928 speech given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, prior to his becoming governor of New York. The ...
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Aqua Terra Bistro
Buford, Georgia
72.5 miles from Lamar County, GAAt Aqua Terra Bistro, witnesses say coffee mugs and wine bottles fly off shelves, voices can be heard in the dining room, and EVPs and a ghostly apparition have been picked up by ghost hunters.
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Rock Building
Bremen, Georgia
73.2 miles from Lamar County, GAThis clubhouse for the local tennis courts is believed to be haunted. Staff and members claim to have seen the apparition of a young man wandering the building after hours, who is believed to have drowned in the city swimming pool. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Plains Historic Inn and Antique Mall
Plains, Georgia
73.6 miles from Lamar County, GAThis quiet southern town was the birthplace of Jimmy Carter, and also boasts a supposedly haunted inn. The historic hotel formerly featured a funeral parlour on premises, but now houses delightful guest accommodation and a quaint antiques store with a variety of interesting displays, including local memorabilia. Apparently a ...
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Hot Dog Heaven
Woodstock, Georgia
74.1 miles from Lamar County, GAThe prankish ghost at this Hot Dog Heaven location is blamed for turning off the hot dog cooker and hurling buns out of locked bins in the middle of the lunch rush.
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Braselton Town Hall
Braselton, Georgia
74.4 miles from Lamar County, GAThe 1909 residence of the town's founding family is said to be haunted by a ghost called Little John, said to have been a mentally challenged boy who lived in the attic. He is heard walking around and banging when the place closes for the night. Also reported here are ...
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The Old Cotton Mill
Jefferson, Georgia
78.7 miles from Lamar County, GAThe Cotton Mill in Jefferson, GA – This old cotton mill has a been shut down for nearly 50 years but has recently undertaken a restoration project turning it into an event center. Workers have seen several unexplainable acts including: -dark objects running at them and then bolt to the ceiling -foot ...
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Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse
Euharlee, Georgia
86.8 miles from Lamar County, GASet in the 1800's settlement of Euharlee, this local smokehouse and barbecue restaurant is rumoured to be haunted by a male settler, who crosses the road at night from a nearby cemetery. He has been seen by staff and diners on several occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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