Ghosts, Monsters and Unexplained Events of the South

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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Ghosts, Monsters & the Unexplained - Mysteries of the South

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

Ghostly Face in the Window - Alabama

Legend of Noccalula - Alabama

Old Cahawba & Pegues' Ghost - Alabama

Ghost of 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 the Russ House - Florida

Ghosts of St. Augustine - Florida

Orman House - Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse - Florida

Plowing Ghost - Fernandina, Florida

A Murderer's Ghost - Macon, Georgia

Ghost of Allatoona Pass - Georgia

Ghost of St. Simons Lighthouse - Georgia

Ghost of Springer Opera House - Georgia

Ghost of Tallulah Gorge - Georgia

Ghost of Big Cedar - Missouri

Edgefield Ghost - South Carolina

Shooting Star Ghost - South Carolina

Bell Witch - Tennessee

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

Two Egg Stump Jumper (Bigfoot) - Florida

The W ild Man of Ocheesee Pond
A 19th Century Bigfoot Capture in Florida

Okefenokee Wildman (Bigfoot) - Georgia

Bigfoot - Oklahoma

The Lizard Man - South Carolina

STRANGE PLACES & SOUTHERN MYSTERIES

T he Arkansas Airship Mystery of 1897

Van Buren's Mystery Grave - Arkansas

Heavener Runestone - Oklahoma

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.

Battlefields & Forts of the South

Natural Wonders of the South

State by State Guide to the South

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