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0Soldiers Memorial Theatre
Beckley, West Virginia
37.5 miles from McDowell County, WVBuilt 1931-32, the theater is believed to lie near a Civil War-era cemetery, although this fact doesn't seem to have to do with the hauntings here. Witnesses say they've seen an apparition of a man in his 60s wearing 1930s clothes. Also, ghosts and sounds of children playing have been ...
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Aspenvale Cemetery
Marion, Virginia
39 miles from McDowell County, WVAspenvale Cemetery is the burial site of several Revolutionary War heroes such as Gen. William Campbell, famous for the Battle of King's Mountain, and his wife Elizabeth, sister of Patrick Henry. Witnesses say the strange anomalies happen here along with an odd feeling that there is something unseen around. Orbs ...
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Abijah Thomas House - Octagon House
Marion, Virginia
42 miles from McDowell County, WVThe Abijah Thomas House, aka the Octagon House, is a historic octagon house and private residence originally built in 1856. Its outer walls are bricks made by slaves on the property. Witnesses say the house is haunted, especially in the "dark room" or storage room. Apparitions of shackled, abused slaves ...
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0Nickerson Snead Haunted Mansion
Glade Spring, Virginia
42.7 miles from McDowell County, WVWelcome to The Haunted Mansion VA. We are a seasonal haunted house attraction presented by The Nickerson Snead House Museum in Glade Spring, VA. This haunted house attraction is unique because it is set up in an authentic haunted house. There are over 200 years of spirits haunting the the ...
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Emory and Henry College
Meadowview, Virginia
42.9 miles from McDowell County, WVFounded in 1836, the historic Emory and Henry College is believed to be haunted. A hanging lamp outside the Music Hall is said to swing by itself, stemming from a heated debate in which a man was pushed out the third story window. He grabbed the lamp and hung from ...
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The Tavern
Abingdon, Virginia
49.2 miles from McDowell County, WVThe Tavern restaurant was originally built in 1779. Is is said to be the a hot spot for the spirit set, including a ghost nicknamed "The Tavern Tart," reported to be a prostitute who was murdered a client. Witnesses say she is known to pinch or grab men on the ...
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Barter Theatre
Abingdon, Virginia
49.4 miles from McDowell County, WVBuilt in 1831 as Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church, the building has also been used as a town hall and a fire hall, which meant that even when it became Barter Theatre, the fire alarm remained on the building, and when the sirens went off during a performance, the actors had ...
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0Martha Washington Inn
Abingdon, Virginia
49.5 miles from McDowell County, WVAt this 1832 inn built by War of 1812 hero General Francis Preston as a home for his family of nine children, a ghostly young woman roams the place. She is reportedly looking for her lover. Also, witnesses say that no matter how many times the carpets are replaced, blood ...
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Major Graham Mansion
Max Meadows, Virginia
53.6 miles from McDowell County, WVThe 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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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
57 miles from McDowell County, WVWilderness 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 University of Virginia's College at Wise - Bowers-Sturgill
Wise, Virginia
57.3 miles from McDowell County, WVThe University of Virginia's College at Wise is believed to be home to a ghost. According to legend, she is the spirit of a young girl whose apparition appears hanging from the pipes in Bowers-Sturgill Hall, where she committed suicide.
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The Inn at Wise
Wise, Virginia
58.1 miles from McDowell County, WVThe 1910 historic inn was in a dilapidated condition for many years prior to being refurbished, and now encapsulates its colourful past through delightful guest rooms, fine dining and a whole trove of ghost stories. Reports range from ghostly voices and screams from empty rooms to curtains opening and ...
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Glen Ferris Inn
Glen Ferris, West Virginia
58.5 miles from McDowell County, WVThe 1839 inn is thought to be haunted by a ghost of a Confederate soldier with a long beard, nicknamed The Colonel. He is a friendly and playful ghost, known to close doors behind people, make the birdbath water bubbly and frothy, and walk around with audible footsteps. His apparition ...
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Hawks Nest State Park
Ansted, West Virginia
59 miles from McDowell County, WVThe site of the famouse cliff Lovers' Leap, this park has a long history of being haunted. Its legend tells of 1800s lovers who leapt off the cliff. Some say the pair were Native Americans, others say they were pioneers. In some tales the girl became dizzy and fell, and ...
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Laurel Grove Cemetery
Norton, Virginia
59.7 miles from McDowell County, WVLaurel Grove Cemetery, often referred to as Ramsey Cemetery or the Ramsey Family Cemetery, is said to be haunted by something that makes the temperature inside very cold after midnight. Shadowy figures, leaves that move without a breeze, and footsteps also have been reported.
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Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, Virginia
60.7 miles from McDowell County, WVReports say Virginia Intermont College may have ceased operations in May 2014, but if it truly is haunted, a ghost probably wouldn't mind. The historic college is rumored to be haunted by a former student named Vera who, as legend tells, became pregnant through an affair with a professor in ...
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0Prospect Hill Bed and Breakfast
Mountain City, Tennessee
63 miles from McDowell County, WVThis 1889 house-turned-inn may be home to a few ghosts, which manifest in odd ways. The owners have said the way to tell when a ghost is around is by phantom smells, usually of perfume or peanut butter cookies.
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West Virginia State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia
66.2 miles from McDowell County, WVThe 1930s Capitol building is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman as well as the spirit of a maintenance man who perished of a heart attack on the job. Some believe the 2 ghosts actually died in a 1921 fire; others dispute that claim.
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The Empty Glass
Charleston, West Virginia
66.5 miles from McDowell County, WVThe haunt at this bar is rumored to be a former bartender who was killed in a car accident. Witnesses say the ghost plays pranks on both employees and bar patrons, such as playing his favorite songs on the jukebox. One report says that when the jukebox came on by ...
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Empty Glass Cafe
Charleston, West Virginia
66.5 miles from McDowell County, WVThe café and bar is haunted by a former bartender who died in a car crash. He has been known to change the jukebox music and has been seen walking through the bar area by patrons before vanishing. Staff have also encountered another entity on the second floor who slams ...
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0Museum of Ashe County History
Jefferson, North Carolina
66.9 miles from McDowell County, WVIt is reported that in 2010 a summer intern here witnessed a ghost. Working alone on the first floor, the intern heard a phone ring on the floor above, and then heard footsteps walking across the floor toward the sound, presumably to answer it.
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0Old Ashe County Hospital
Jefferson, North Carolina
67.1 miles from McDowell County, WVThe 1939 building was a hospital until 1969 when it turned into a county office building. Reports say it is currently up for sale. Paranormal investigators have heard unexplained shouts and the elevator dinging, even though there was no electricity in the building.
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Alleghany County Courthouse
Sparta, North Carolina
67.1 miles from McDowell County, WVBuilt in 1933, the historic courthouse was constructed to replace the original edifice which was destroyed by the 'Big Fire of 1932'. Visitors to the building nowadays have reported hearing disembodied footsteps on the staircase and the unexplained sound of whistling near the decommissioned prison cells. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Capitol Plaza Theatre
Charleston, West Virginia
67.2 miles from McDowell County, WVThe ghost of John Welch and his daughter Molly are said to haunt the theater. Welch was the owner of a mansion that stood on the property in the 1830s to 1860s, before it was torn down to build the theater. Molly died of pneumonia at age 8, and her ...
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Gwendolyn's House
Elizabethton, Tennessee
74.9 miles from McDowell County, WVThe early 1900's building is haunted by the ghost of a woman in white, who has been standing at windows, looking out across the valley. The apparition of a black dog has also been seen running through the hallways and in the basement of the house. An aggressive entity has ...
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0Rotherwood Mansion
Kingsport, Tennessee
78.1 miles from McDowell County, WVThis mansion built in 1818 by the Reverend Frederick A. Ross is said to be the home of a ghostly Lady in White. So the legend says, she is Ross's daughter Rowena, and she is looking for her love who was drowned in nearby Holston River. It is said that ...
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Keith-Albee Theatre
Huntington, West Virginia
83.9 miles from McDowell County, WVThis 1920s rococo theater building is said to be one of the area's most haunted places. Deaths that have occurred here include two electricians electrocuted in the basement, a maintenance man who died in the projection room, and a homeless man who froze to death below the stage area. Witnesses ...
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Colonial Lanes
Huntington, West Virginia
84 miles from McDowell County, WVThe 1959 bowling alley, in particular its tavern, is rumored to be haunted by Mr. Frankel, a former owner. Witnesses describe a smell of cherry pipe tobacco, heavy footsteps coming from the stockroom, their names being whispered or called out, the kitchen door opening and then slamming shut, and other ...
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Z. D. Ramsdell House
Kenova, West Virginia
85.8 miles from McDowell County, WVBusinessman Z.D. Ramsdell's home was completed in 1858, and rumor has it it was built on the site of an Adena Indian burial mound. It was said to have contained a hidden basement used in the Underground Railroad. Ramsdell died of tuberculosis in 1886, and although the restored house is ...
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0Hawley House Bed and Breakfast
Jonesborough, Tennessee
87.6 miles from McDowell County, WVThe inn has seen a lot of changes and additions over the years, but the original building is from 1793. It is said to be haunted by the spirits of "ladies of the night" who may have worked here in the past. Witnesses have heard their voices on the second ...
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0Historic Eureka Inn
Jonesborough, Tennessee
87.6 miles from McDowell County, WVAt this historic inn originally built in 1797 an used as a boardinghouse and sequester house for jurors, witnesses have reported seeing shadowy ghost figures and hearing unexplained footsteps and voices.
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Bluegrass Inn
Ashland, Kentucky
92.9 miles from McDowell County, WVIts room 129 and 127. Very light blue orbs about the size of a softball feeling of dread and hair stay raised up whole time in the rooms and I was scratched 3 finger nail scratches down my back that were not deep but very bright red and burned a ...
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