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Ghosts of Days Gone By

We have reached a milestone: 200 episodes!

To celebrate, we bring you a folktale from the mountains of western North Carolina…

A hunter resting one evening at a historic mountain pass in North Carolina happens to see a ghostly sight: three indistinct soldiers at the edge of a clearing, staring in his direction, not at him, but at something only they can see.

This is the beginning of what will be a ghostly encounter.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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Ghostly Redemption: A Coal Miner’s Tale

A tragic accident in the mines brings profound grief and anguish to a coal miner until one day, while working his shift, he finds the peace he had been missing for so long.

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Til next time, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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You Can’t Take It With You

In Franklin County, Virginia, a man is buried along with all his money, apparently with the intent of paving his path to the afterlife with gold.

Only problem was that the money soon went missing, and therein lies our bit of MountainLore today!

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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The Log Cabin Ghosts

There’s nothing like a rustic log cabin nestled in a picturesque Appalachian valley. Folks dream of having such a place in which to live.

What they don’t realize is that in some cases those dreams can become nightmares.

Today we tell that tale.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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The Mysterious Ghost Rider of Southwest Virginia

Today’s story comes from a listener, who remembered the bare bones of this tale but not the entire story. We’ve taken that “ghost” of a story (about a ghost) and put together the tale you’ll hear in this episode.

It’s the story of the mysterious ghost rider of southwest Virginia, another tale from Appalachia.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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The Headless Hobo

During the Great Depression, times were hard. Many men were forced to take to the road to find any kind of work or handout they could get, just to survive. These men, or “hobos,” as they were called, road the rails across the country and were a common sight in Appalachia.

Today, in a repeat of a story we told in 2020, we again bring you the tale of a “hobo” ghost, still looking for a handout after crossing over to the great beyond.

Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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Haunted Droop Mountain

The final battle of the Civil War in West Virginia was fought at Droop Mountain. Apparently, the spirits of many of the fallen soldiers, North and South, remain on that beautiful mountain to this day, as we’ll tell you in today’s podcast episode.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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Whispers From The Haunted Lovell House

Somewhere in Scott County, Virginia, is an old house, abandoned since the death of a mother at childbirth. Listen closely, though, and you might hear the sound of a ghostly hammer coming from the kitchen.

Today we tell the story of the ghostly whispers from the haunted Lovell house.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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The Spirit Hog

Many years ago a young man undertook a trip by foot through the mountains to visit relatives in a remote part of Appalachia. One night, after he had set up camp, he encountered more than he bargained for.

Today we tell the tale of the Spirit Hog.

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Thanks for listening!

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The Skeleton In The Cabin

A young man was seeking solitude so, as many people have been doing the last few years, he began to search for some inexpensive real estate in Appalachia. He found his dream place, an old cabin high up in the mountains, away from the cares of the world.

He also found death staring him, quite literally, in the face.

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As always, sweet dreams, podcast listeners.

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