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0Carolina Theatre
Greensboro, North Carolina
7.6 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
In 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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0Lydia's Bridge
Jamestown, North Carolina
9.4 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
This 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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Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
11.7 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Guilford 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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High Point City Hall
High Point, North Carolina
13.4 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
17.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Elon 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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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
28.1 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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0Brookstown Inn
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
28.4 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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0Devil's Tramping Ground
Bennett, North Carolina
30.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
According to local lore, this area near Bennett is a 40-foot circle in the middle of a forest in which nothing will grow. Legend has maintained, for over a century, that it is the site where the devil himself rises to the surface to wreak havoc on mankind. Reports say ...
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0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
39.7 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
As 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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Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
40.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
The 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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Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
40.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Ghimghoul 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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Danville Museum - Sutherlin Mansion
Danville, Virginia
47.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
The 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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Lanier House
Danville, Virginia
47.6 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
The 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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Albemarle Opera House
Albemarle, North Carolina
48.9 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Old Courthouse Theatre
Concord, North Carolina
59.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Reed Gold Mine
Midland, North Carolina
61.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Piney Grove Church
Concord, North Carolina
61.7 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
61.7 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
64.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Latta Plantation
Huntersville, North Carolina
77.9 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Alexander Michael’s
Charlotte, North Carolina
78.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Cajun Queen
Charlotte, North Carolina
78.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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
78.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Dixie's Tavern
Charlotte, North Carolina
78.9 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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McGlohon Theatre
Charlotte, North Carolina
78.9 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
Fayetteville, North Carolina
79.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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0Sandford House
Fayetteville, North Carolina
80.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
80.4 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Blakeney House
Monroe, North Carolina
80.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
82.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
82.4 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Alleghany County Courthouse
Sparta, North Carolina
84.5 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Pharr Mansion
Lowell, North Carolina
88.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Major Graham Mansion
Max Meadows, Virginia
90.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
The 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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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
90.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
At 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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Capt. John Blakeney Cemetery
Pageland, South Carolina
92.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
At Capt. John Blakeney Cemetery, rumor has it that the ghosts of the Blakeney family will sometimes appear to visitors. The family emigrated here from Ireland, and some of its members fought in the Civil War.
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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
92.5 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Wilderness 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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Bentonville Battlefield
Four Oaks, North Carolina
92.6 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
93.5 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Jeters 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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Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia
94.8 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
The 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
95.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
This 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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Avenel Plantation
Bedford, Virginia
96 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Built 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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Colonel Kolb's Tomb
Bennettsville, South Carolina
98.5 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
According to reports, Colonel Kolb, along with his family, was burned alive nearby during the Revolutionary War. According to local lore, those who visit Colonel Kolb's tomb at night will hear the sound of someone walking in the woods and may suddenly find the apparition of a man right next ...
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina
100.4 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Prospect Church
Patrick, South Carolina
104.3 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
According to local legend, on moonlit nights at Prospect Church, those who park in the last parking space on the right side of the church and peer at the last window on the second story will see a ghost who moves the curtains violently as if in a struggle inside.
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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
107 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
Randolph 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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Chester Little Theatre
Chester, South Carolina
119.2 miles from Pleasant Garden, 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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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
119.5 miles from Pleasant Garden, NC
A spooky story surrounds the statue of the Confederate Hero, dedicated Oct. 11, 1900, on High Street. Legend has it that when you can see the statue’s shadow on the wall of the camupus' East Ruffner Building, all is well. When you cannot, the soldier's ghost is out protecting the ...
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