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Apparitions at Twistabout Ridge Clay County - Mountain Lakes Local residents tell many tales of ghostly happenings on Twistabout Ridge. One of the stories involves a family who moved to the area many years ago. A man came with his pregnant wife and a young girl who was also pregnant. The wife became ill so he hired another young girl to care for her. It was rumored, after the second girl became pregnant, that the man had fathered all three of the babies.
The wife mysteriously died, and local... Read More

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
  Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, I consecrate
my life to the destruction of slavery......
John Brown, 1837 Along the streets of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, a strange, gaunt, white-haired man walks along with a small black dog at his side. The two odd companions stroll past the storefronts and the buildings and the tourists who come here notice him and remark on his eerie resemblance to the man that made this town famous, Jo... Read More

During the years prior to the Civil War, the Underground Railroad was the path to freedom for many slaves who were held in the south. The route through the rugged hills of what is now West Virginia was a favorite among guides for these escaped slaves because of the many hiding places and the treacherous mountains.... but sometimes these places led to death.
And to ghosts.... Near the two of Parsons is a tall, steep hill that is almost entirely covered with loose rock. It is a dangerous place... Read More