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0Lanier House
Danville, Virginia
35.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Danville Museum - Sutherlin Mansion
Danville, Virginia
36 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
43.3 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
51.5 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
52.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
52.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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0Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
53.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
The Alston House is home to many disembodied voices. Items in the house have moved, reappeared and disappeared again. Contractor had to stop working and leave the house because he felt there was a presence with him. (Submitted by Stephen Barcelo)
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Tribble Farm
Blackstone, Virginia
56.6 miles from Scottsburg, VA
This old farm house is currently the home of both female and male spirits including a child who likes to peek around corners at you. There have been photos of a lady dressed in turn of the century (1800's) clothing as well as a man dressed in military clothing. ...
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Avenel Plantation
Bedford, Virginia
57 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Sweet Briar College
Amherst, Virginia
57.6 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Sweet 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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Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
59.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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
60 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
60.3 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
60.4 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Haw Branch Plantation
Amelia Court House, Virginia
61.9 miles from Scottsburg, VA
The circa-1735 Haw Branch Plantation, first settled by Colonel Thomas Tabb and wife Rebecca Booker, is the site of many strange occurrences such as footsteps, nighttime sounds of heavy objects falling, and an unexplained rose perfume scent. A loud scream regularly comes from the attic, at about 6-month intervals, and ...
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Winton Country Club
Amherst, Virginia
62.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Winton 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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Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
67.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
67.5 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
68.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Amelia Wildlife Management Area
Amelia Court House, Virginia
68.9 miles from Scottsburg, VA
A ghostly "charred lady" is said to roam the wildlife reserve, but she has company, as other apparitions have been seen here as well. The spot has been a dumping place for murder victims as well as a party spot for teens.
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0Bremo Plantation
Bremo Bluff, Virginia
71.8 miles from Scottsburg, VA
One house here is said to be haunted by Anne Blaws Barraud Cocke, wife of John Hartwell Cocke, War of 1812 brigadier general and the builder of the plantation estate.
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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
72.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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The Natural Bridge Hotel
Natural Bridge, Virginia
73.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Legend 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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0Carolina Theatre
Greensboro, North Carolina
73.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia
74.6 miles from Scottsburg, VA
The 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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Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
76.4 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
79.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Virginia 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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Old Central State Hospital
Petersburg, Virginia
80.5 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Central State Hospital, previously Central Lunatic Asylum, was the first institution in the country for African Americans of "unsound mind." In the 1840s, if slave owners could pay the fees they could have their slaves committed. Some of the old grounds still operates as a hospital; other buildings have been ...
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Lydia's Bridge
Jamestown, North Carolina
82.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Tuckahoe Plantation
Henrico, Virginia
84.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Thomas Randolph and son William Randolph III built the plantation in the 1700s, and it is reported to still be privately owned. Rumor has it that it's haunted by a female ghost who, in life, was forced to marry against her will. Believed to have died of a broken heart ...
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Parker's Battery
Chester, Virginia
87.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Parkers Battery was part of the Confederate defenses known as the Howlett Line, and saw frequent battles. It was occupied by Confederate forces until the fall of Petersburg, and some may still remain today. Witnesses describe apparitions of soldiers in the bunkers, and the soldiers are said to look either ...
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High Point City Hall
High Point, North Carolina
87.3 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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0Monticello
Charlottesville, Virginia
88.5 miles from Scottsburg, VA
People believe that Jefferson has never left his beloved Monticello and they claim to see Jefferson's ghost wandering the grounds and also to hear whistling, something that Jefferson was prone to doing as he toured the property.
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0Devil's Tramping Ground
Bennett, North Carolina
89.9 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Waverly House
Richmond, Virginia
90.5 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Many past tenants and residents of this stately home have reported sighting the apparition of a sad, elderly man on the stairs. He is believed to be Benjamin Green, a former resident of the house. Private residence, do not disturb. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
92.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
In a Revolutionary War tale, a miller and patriot was drowned in the river by a group of British soldiers. Before he died, he threatened that if they killed him, they would be haunted by a banshee. According to the tale, the banshee appeared, killed the soldiers, and avenged the ...
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Governor's Mansion - Executive Mansion
Richmond, Virginia
92.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
The Virginia Governor's Mansion, or Executive Mansion, is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the U.S., serving since 1813. In the 1890s, the apparition of a lady was seen sitting at the window by then-governor Philip McKinney. She was seen later by a police officer, and since then has caused ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Richmond, Virginia
92.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Built around 1754 as a private home, the "little stone house" located a few blocks from Poe's boyhood home has housed a collection of Poe artifacts since the early 1900s. At about this time began the rumors of its hauntings. At least three ghosts are believed to reside or at ...
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Julep’s
Richmond, Virginia
92.2 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Julep's is a restaurant now, but in 1826 it was the weapon shop where Daniel Denoon, an apprentice gunsmith, was shot to death by shop owner James McNaught. Denoon's ghost is said to have inhabited the restaurant ever since 2003, when the new owners began a remodeling project that turned ...
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Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
92.4 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Part of this museum is the former White House of the Confederacy, containing Civil War artifacts, manuscripts, Confederate imprints (books and pamphlets) and photos--and that's not all: It also has a ghost. This portion of the museum is believed to be haunted by the spirit of Jefferson Davis' 5-year-old son.
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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
93 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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
93.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
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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Castle Hill Manor
Keswick, Virginia
95.7 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Castle Hill Manor is a privately owned historic mansion said to be haunted by a female ghost who wears perfume and sometimes appears in a room known as the pink bedroom. Former owner Amelie Rives is suspected to linger here in spirit as well.
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Western State Hospital - Dejarnette Building
Staunton, Virginia
95.9 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Western State Hospital, a fancy resort-style asylum called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, was originally built in the 1820s. In 1905 it was taken over by Dr. Joseph Dejarnette, under whose authority patients were tortured. When the hospital moved in the 1970s the building became the Staunton ...
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0Belle Grae Inn - Ubon Thai Victorian Inn
Staunton, Virginia
97.6 miles from Scottsburg, VA
This inn is haunted by Mrs. Bagsby, a spirit who has resided here since the 1800s. Mrs. Bagsby unlocks doors and plays other tricks; it is said that she has been known to cause the inn's hot water supply to bypass the room of a guest that she doesn't like. ...
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Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, Virginia
97.8 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Mary Baldwin College is a four-year liberal arts women's college based in Staunton, VA. It was founded in 1842, and was originally called the Augusta Female Seminary. There are several reported ghosts at the college: A ghost known as "Richard" haunts the several areas, including the Administration Building, Wenger Hall and ...
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Thornrose House
Staunton, Virginia
98.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
This historic home now operates as a bed and breakfast called "Thornrose House". The B&B has a room called "Caroline's Room" which allegedly has been a hot-spot for ghostly apparitions. The bed and breakfast is under new management as of Spring 2014.
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Mills House
Beaverdam, Virginia
98.8 miles from Scottsburg, VA
Mysterious fires broke out at the Mills House in January 2014, destroying it. The place was a historic home to bachelor farmer Buster Mills, the last of the Mills family who lived there; he died after a stroke in 1989. Locals remember Buster talking about "haints" in the home's front ...
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Brooker's Site
Mechanicsville, Virginia
99.4 miles from Scottsburg, VA
This was the site of a old house built in the mid to early 19th century. The house has been gone and the site of the house is now home to a United States post office. However, the house back in the mid 1800s owned 125 acres that today is ...
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Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
100.1 miles from Scottsburg, VA
At Randolph-Macon College, three places are rumored to be haunted. At Mary Branch, a girls' dorm, at least two ghosts are said to reside. Doors open and close by themselves, and objects are moved or disappear. In the SAE Fraternity House, witnesses have described strange noises and apparitions of soldiers ...
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