CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Every campus has that one building. The one everyone swears is […]
More than a century after his death, the story of Capt. Warrington D. Roath — a Civil War and Spanish-American War veteran buried in Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery — remains shrouded in quiet mystery.
In Valle Crucis, North Carolina, locals tell of a demon dog with glowing red eyes that haunts a mountain churchyard and chases travelers until the valley’s streams force it to vanish.
At Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher, the grave of Dr. Edward Lindsay Shuford, DVM, bears the words “He loved all creatures great and small,” honoring a life devoted to the care of animals.
Explore the true story behind North Carolina’s infamous Tom Dula murder case, the folk ballad it inspired, and the lingering ghostly legend that still haunts the backroads of Wilkes County.
Carrie Cone Long, sister of textile magnates Moses and Ceasar Cone, became a leader in Asheville’s Jewish community through her work with Beth Ha-Tephila and the North Carolina Association of Jewish Women.
Ben Addison, a respected Black merchant on Asheville’s historic Eagle Street, was gunned down in 1906 during a desperado’s rampage that also claimed two police officers. His grave at Riverside Cemetery bears a haunting inscription: “Killed by a Desperado.”
Step into the haunted side of the mountains with 13 ghost stories, legends, and mysteries from Asheville and Western North Carolina. From eerie cemetery tales to mountain folklore that refuses to fade, discover the chilling places and tales that still haunt the region today.
Chicken Alley in downtown Asheville is known for ghost stories, an eerie mural, and the legend of a murdered doctor no one can prove ever existed.
Western North Carolina is just a week away from the 2nd annual Black Mountain Blues Festival, a celebration of storytelling, blues music and Appalachian history. In addition to blues music, the festival will spotlight the history of the tradition, which has long ties to Black Mountain.