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Parsons, West virginia
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 r... Read More

THE ADAM LIVINGSTON FARM
Middleway, West virginia


One of the strangest poltergeist cases of all time haunted the home of a farmer named Adam Livingston, who lived in this small community at the end of the 1700's.... some say, these strange events are still going on at the property today! The Adam Livingston farm in Middleway became a place of both fear and curiosity in 1797, when people came to see the "Livingston Wizard" perform its strange magic. Dishes fell out of cabinets and... Read More

The ghost of Zona Heaster Shue appeared to her mother about two weeks afer her death to show her the truth of her untimely death. Zona`s husband was abusive and had strangled her in a fit of rage. However the coroner had labeled it as "childbirth". Zona`s mother never trusted her son-in-law and didn`t believe his story, so she prayed that Zona would return to her and enlighten her with the truth. Zona heeded her mother`s request and showed her mother what had really happened, and this manif... Read More

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

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