Big Cedar, Missouri
Located on the outskirts of
Branson, the Big Cedar
Resort is said to be haunted.
Crescent Hotel, Arkansas
Proclaimed as "America's
Most Haunted Hotel," the
historic Crescent is located in
Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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Southern Ghosts, Unusual Events and Unexplained Creatures
The Ghost of Bellamy Bridge
A strange white mist can be seen in the lower right
of this picture taken at Jackson County, Florida's
historic and "haunted" Bellamy Bridge.
Spectres, Haunts and Wild Men
The American South is a place rich in history,
folklore and legend.

The Southern states abound in stories of
ghosts, unusual events and unexplained
creatures often glimpsed deep in the woods.
Many of these date back centuries and as a
whole they comprise a rich and colorful
aspect of Southern history.

For some of the more interesting stories that
we have looked into, please follow the links
below:

GHOSTS

Legend of Noccalula - Alabama

Sketoe's Hole - Alabama

Crescent Hotel - Arkansas

Poison Spring Battlefield -Arkansas

Petit Jean's Ghost - Arkansas

Rich Mountain Ghost - Arkansas

Bell Witch - Alabama (see also Tennessee)

Ghost of Bellamy Bridge - Florida

Ghosts of St. Augustine - Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse - Florida

Plowing Ghost - Fernandina, Florida

A Murderer's Ghost - Macon, Georgia

St. Simons Lighthouse - Georgia

Springer Opera House - Georgia

Ghost of Big Cedar - Missouri

Edgefield Ghost - South Carolina

Shooting Star Ghost - South Carolina

Bell Witch - Tennessee
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MONSTERS

The  Wild Man (Bigfoot) - Arkansas

The Fouke Monster (Bigfoot) - Arkansas

The White River Monster - Arkansas

The Hog Killer (Bigfoot) - Alabama

Two-Toed Tom - Alabama and Florida

The Swamp Ape (Bigfoot) - Florida

West Florida  Booger (Bigfoot) - Florida

Okefenokee Wildman (Bigfoot) - Georgia

Bigfoot - Oklahoma

The Lizard Man - South Carolina


STRANGE PLACES AND EVENTS

The Arkansas Airship Mystery of 1897

Van Buren's Mystery Grave - Arkansas
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St. Augustine, Florida
"Orbs" in Castle Warden, one
of the many reportedly
haunted locations in the
nation's oldest city.
St. Simons, Georgia
The historic lighthouse on St.
Simons Island in Georgia is
said to be haunted by the
restless spirit of a former
keeper.