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01859 Cafe
Hickory, North Carolina
8.1 miles from Newton, NC
The 1859 Cafe was believed to be haunted by the friendly ghost of a blonde woman in a long white dress. Actually built in 1859 as a home and a general store, the house was the setting for apparitions that appeared in the bathroom mirror or in photographs, and flickering ...
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Pharr Mansion
Lowell, North Carolina
25.8 miles from Newton, NC
One afternoon I took my nephew by the mansion as he loved haunted things. I pulled in to the driveway at the end of the street and he got out and walked around the house (I remained in the car). When he got back he stated that he wanted ...
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Latta Plantation
Huntersville, North Carolina
27.2 miles from Newton, NC
The Latta family, the former owners of the plantation, are said to still live here in their afterlife. The historic site is the setting for strange occurrences, like the sound of ghostly children playing in the empty attic or slamming doors. A shadowy figure is seen from time to time. ...
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Brown Mountain Lights
Lenoir, North Carolina
33.6 miles from Newton, NC
It is said that the ghostly orbs that come out of the mountains are the spirits of Cherokee Indian maidens searching for their lost loves. The ghost lights are reported to date back to the 1200, when a big battle claimed the lives of many Indian warriors. The area also ...
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Alexander Michael’s
Charlotte, North Carolina
37 miles from Newton, NC
Alexander Michael’s restaurant, open since 1983, is said to be haunted, although reports are unclear as to the exact nature of the hauntings.
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McGlohon Theatre
Charlotte, North Carolina
37.3 miles from Newton, NC
McGlohon Theatre was a church in its original incarnation, but was made into a theater later. The ghosts folks say reside here are from its church days, and can be heard walking or singing.
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Dixie's Tavern
Charlotte, North Carolina
37.4 miles from Newton, NC
Long said to be one of the most haunted spots in Charlotte but no one seems to know who haunts it or why. In 2013 it was announced that Dixie's would be closing and the land would be made into a park, so it seems it is slated for ...
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Cajun Queen
Charlotte, North Carolina
38.7 miles from Newton, NC
Cajun Queen is a Cajun restaurant situated in one of the oldest houses in the area. Its ghost is said to have been a former owner who is annoyed that in her old bedroom now stands a bar. However, others say she shows up because she just wants a drink.
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Kennedy's Premium Bar and Grill
Charlotte, North Carolina
38.9 miles from Newton, NC
Kennedy's Premium Bar and Grill is housed in a former farmhouse that's reported to be haunted by ghosts who open and close doors, tinker with the radio, or even show up in the restrooms after the bar is closed.
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0Green Park Inn
Lenoir, North Carolina
39.6 miles from Newton, NC
This 1880s inn is said to have a haunt on its third floor. Witnesses say the ghost of a woman who died here in recent years has been seen walking through the third-floor hallways.
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Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
39.9 miles from Newton, NC
At Albright, student lore says the ghost of a girl who committed suicide here makes knocking sounds and opens and closes doors. She was said to be distraught over the fact that her parents found out about her relationship with another woman. In the Courtyard area, some say you can ...
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Old Courthouse Theatre
Concord, North Carolina
40 miles from Newton, NC
Old Courthouse Theatre, built in 1922, was originally a Baptist church and is rumored to be haunted. One of the ghosts has been nicknamed The Deacon, an apparition of a man in a dark suit who doesn't care for musicals. Footsteps, moving objects, lights going on and off and moving ...
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Glidewells - Tijuana Flat's
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
40.9 miles from Newton, NC
Glidewells was once a Tijuana Flat's. The Mexican eatery partially burned down, and a little girl perished in the blaze. Since the restaurant was rebuilt, the little girl's ghostly voice was occasionally heard in the building.
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Caroleen Broad River Bridge
Ellenboro, North Carolina
42.2 miles from Newton, NC
Some locals say if you drive past the bridge on rainy nights, you may see the apparitions of two elderly ladies walking. They are believed to be the spirits of two sisters who were killed when they drove off the side of the bridge. Some say if you give them ...
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Piney Grove Church
Concord, North Carolina
43 miles from Newton, NC
Piney Grove Church was established around the turn of the twentieth century and has four ghosts, according to reports. Witnesses have described strange lights, mists, shadows, and photographic anomalies.
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Appalachian State University - East Hall
Boone, North Carolina
45.4 miles from Newton, NC
At Appalachian State University's East Hall dorm, students will tell of strange footsteps, whispers, lights that suddenly turn off, and a feeling of something unseen brushing against you. The third-floor girls' bathroom is haunted by a male ghost, and the apparition of a girl in white has been seen in ...
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Lees-McRae College - Tate Dorm
Banner Elk, North Carolina
49.9 miles from Newton, NC
Lees-McRae College, specifically Tate Dorm, has a ghost called Emily. According to reports, 12-year-old Emily Draughn died of tuberculosis in the 1930s inside Tate Dorm, which was then Grace Memorial Hospital. Witnesses say Emily plays pranks like turning electrical things on and off or causing phones to ring. She has ...
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Reed Gold Mine
Midland, North Carolina
50.1 miles from Newton, NC
It all started in 1799 when Mr. Reed's son struck gold in Meadow Creek on the family homestead, and Reed Gold Mine was born. It is said to be haunted by Eleanor Mills, a neighbor od the Reeds in the 1800s. Eleanor and her husband Eugene were quarreling when she ...
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina
51.6 miles from Newton, NC
Tillman Hall at Winthrop University has a bell tower, intricate woodwork, and, some say, a haunted fourth floor. Some suppose the spirits may be linked to the old stocks, still housed in the building, that held the prisoners who built the hall centuries ago.
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0Old Ashe County Hospital
Jefferson, North Carolina
53.6 miles from Newton, NC
The 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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0Museum of Ashe County History
Jefferson, North Carolina
53.7 miles from Newton, NC
It 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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The Lodge on Lake Lure
Lake Lure, North Carolina
57.2 miles from Newton, NC
The 1937 lodge began as a retreat for highway patrolmen and their families and a memorial to highway patrolman George Penn, who was shot and killed on the job. It was opened to the public in 1990. Rumor has it that the ghost who resides here is none other than ...
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Chain Gang Hill Road
Spartanburg, South Carolina
57.9 miles from Newton, NC
Victims of the infamous local murderer the Gaffney Strangler are said to haunt Chain Gang Hill Road. The girls' voices can be heard moaning and screaming along this stretch.
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Alleghany County Courthouse
Sparta, North Carolina
58 miles from Newton, NC
Built 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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Clifton Mill No. 2
Spartanburg, South Carolina
58.2 miles from Newton, NC
Clifton Mill No. 2 was a textile mill built in 1888 and demolished in 2013. When the abandoned buildings still stood here, folks claimed they were haunted. Reports came in of the sound of ghostly footsteps and doors that were suddenly flung open by something unseen.
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The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa
Lake Lure, North Carolina
59.1 miles from Newton, NC
The historic inn has been visited by such celebrities as novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and presidents Calvin Coolidge and Franklin Roosevelt. In the 1940s it was used as a convalescent home for wounded soldiers. It is now rumored to be the home of many haunts. Staff members report hearing a ...
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Blakeney House
Monroe, North Carolina
61.1 miles from Newton, NC
The 1903 Blakeney House has been a private home, several restaurants and now is used for bible and mission training for the company Youth With a Mission. Although the company maintains that the house is not haunted, it is in fact said to be haunted by three ghosts: William Blakeney ...
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Albemarle Opera House
Albemarle, North Carolina
61.6 miles from Newton, 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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0Brookstown Inn
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
61.9 miles from Newton, 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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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
62 miles from Newton, 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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Converse College
Spartanburg, South Carolina
63.1 miles from Newton, NC
The late-1800s Converse College has a few haunted buildings, including the Williams Dorm, said to have a ghostly boy near its laundry room who will play catch with a ball, and Hazel B. Abbott Theatre, haunted by Miss Hazel herself. The Wilson Hall has a ghost with red eyes, and ...
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Evans Building
Spartanburg, South Carolina
63.7 miles from Newton, NC
The Evans Building was Frank Evans High School in the 1920s but is now the Evans Academic Center of Spartanburg Community College. Not only can footsteps be heard in the hallways, but witnesses say late at night on the old basketball court, you can sometimes hear the dribbling and sneaker ...
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Foster's Tavern
Spartanburg, South Carolina
63.8 miles from Newton, NC
Foster's Tavern is housed in a historic brick gabled building from the early 1800s. Strange sounds have led folks to believe that the tavern may be haunted. Witnesses have heard horses' hooves on the roof, footsteps on the stairs, and voices.
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John D. Long Lake
Union, South Carolina
63.9 miles from Newton, NC
John D. Long Lake is the spot where Susan Smith killed her children by strapping them into her vehicle and rolling it into the lake, claiming her kids were kidnapped by a carjacker. Folks who have visited the monument erected to them here claim to have heard children's laughter and ...
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0Prospect Hill Bed and Breakfast
Mountain City, Tennessee
64.8 miles from Newton, NC
This 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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Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, South Carolina
65 miles from Newton, NC
Spartanburg Methodist College is home to a ghost of a student who committed suicide by jumping out a window. Witnesses have seen his apparition in the halls or standing by the window from which he jumped.
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Chester Little Theatre
Chester, South Carolina
66.6 miles from Newton, NC
Perhaps as early as 1913, Chester Little Theatre was known as the Dreamland Theatre. Sometime in its long history, something must have happened to render it a hot spot for supernatural activity: Witnesses here claim to have seen apparitions and heard strange noises.
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Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, North Carolina
68.6 miles from Newton, NC
Warren Wilson College, a private liberal arts college, is part of the Work Colleges Consortium. Students must work for the college as part of their schooling, in order to graduate. Buildings rumored to be haunted here include Jensen Lecture Hall, where vacuum cleaners turn off, lights flicker, unexplained clanking is ...
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0Inn At Merridun
Union, South Carolina
69.5 miles from Newton, NC
The Inn at Merridun is haunted by friendly ghosts, former residents T.C. and Fannie Duncan, who leave pennies as housewarming gifts. Their rose-scented perfume and cigar smoke can be detected when the ghosts are around. Another haunt in residence is Mary Anne Wallace, sister of a former owner, whose apparition ...
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High Point City Hall
High Point, North Carolina
71.1 miles from Newton, 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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Juxa Plantation - Gregory Plantation
Union, South Carolina
71.4 miles from Newton, NC
Juxa Plantation, formerly the Gregory Plantation, is no longer an inn but a private residence. Original owner Jehu Gregory was once said to haunt the place. His ghost was seen most often in the on-site family cemetery. But so the tale goes, after the repair of some tombstones, Jehu never made ...
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Vance Birthplace
Weaverville, North Carolina
71.6 miles from Newton, NC
The birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), a Confederate Civil War officer, governor, senator, and writer, is a five-room log house. Vance was a passionate speaker and leader, and a prominent figure in his time. Perhaps spirits of the deceased are still drawn to the charismatic Vance: Ghostly men and ...
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Cairn Brae - Crooked Oak Mountain Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
73.6 miles from Newton, NC
"Cairn Brae" was listed in Sheila Turnage's "Haunted Inns of the Southeast", but it appears that a new B&B is on the premises now called "Crooked Oak Mountain Inn". We don't currently have any details on the nature of the haunt here, but if you know anything please share ...
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Lewis Memorial Park
Asheville, North Carolina
73.7 miles from Newton, NC
Lewis Memorial Park is a cemetery where eerie apparitions are said to roam. A ghost horse and rider and a phantom dog are seen here; the rider is thought to be a funeral director, Robert J. Lewis, who donated the land for the cemetery in 1927.
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Calvary Episcopal Church
Fletcher, North Carolina
73.8 miles from Newton, NC
The grounds near Calvary Episcopal Church are known for being a favorite "haunt" of the Phantom Rider of the Confederacy. This ghost is a woman with long blonde hair on a palomino seen near the road, then she gallops away quickly. She wears a Confederate cape and a filmy dress, ...
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Mountain Brew Cafe
Arden, North Carolina
74 miles from Newton, NC
Mountain Brew Cafe is no longer in operation, reports say. But its building may still be haunted by many ghosts. One, according to local legend, is the spirit of a woman who was murdered on the second floor. Witnesses inside the restaurant often heard footsteps on the stairs when nobody ...
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Helen's Bridge - Zealandia Bridge
Asheville, North Carolina
74.1 miles from Newton, NC
Zealandia Bridge, aka Helen’s Bridge, was built in 1909 as a carriageway for the Zealandia Estate. It was mentioned in a passage of Thomas Wolf's "Look Homeward, Angel," as the novelist used to frequently walk under the bridge. Its ghost, Helen, is believed to have been a woman who lived ...
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South Asheville Colored Cemetery
Asheville, North Carolina
74.2 miles from Newton, NC
South Asheville Colored Cemetery is where African Americans were buried for about a century, beginning in the 1840s. As few records were kept, it is uncertain how many people were buried here, but estimates guess from 1,500 to as many as 5,000. Witnesses here have reported dark, shadowy figures along ...
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0Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
74.2 miles from Newton, NC
At this 1913 inn, you may come across a ghostly lady in pink. She is the wife of renowned writer Fitzgerals, and is known to tickle guests' toes at night. She has been spotted by both guests and employees. Room 545 is said to be particularly haunted with slamming doors, ...
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Reed House - Biltmore Village Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
74.4 miles from Newton, NC
The inn was originally built as the Reed House in 1892. There have been many spooky occurrences here, such as one night in thw 1970s when heavy footsteps were heard climbing the back stairs late at night, but no one was there. Another time, after folks were laughing and scoffing ...
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