Posted in Purdy, TN, tagged &, a, adding, after, also, and, are, ask, at, attempt, attempting, back, be, because, been, but, by, Cemetery, cool, couple, curious, damage, do, done, enough, find, for, fortunate, girlfriend, Go, great, had, hard, has, have, his, home, house, Hurst, I, if, It, jail, like, lovely, lucky, making, many, me, meet, new, not, of, old, on, over, owner, people, pictures, post, probably, property, Purdy, really, restore, returned, saddens, say, seeing, several, share, shot, so, Some, start, Super, take, taken, that, the, them, There, they, this, through, time, TN, to, tomorrow, tons, tour, trespass, trespassing, unbelievable, until, vandals, very, was, We, weekend, will, with, won't, would, You, youngsters on May 18, 2008|
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I returned to Purdy, TN over the weekend and was fortunate enough to meet the owner of the Hurst House and his girlfriend. They are a super cool couple and we had a great time with them. I have tons of pictures to share but I probably won’t post them until tomorrow because there are so many.
I would also like to say this: After seeing the damage that has been done to this house by curious youngsters, it really saddens me. Because of this damage, if you attempt to trespass on this property you will be shot at. Several people have been taken to jail for trespassing. If you are lucky enough to find the owner at the property, ask for a tour but do not trespass on this property. They are attempting to restore this lovely home and vandals are making it very hard to do.
Back to the pictures…
I have some unbelievable pictures but it will take me some time to go through them. I will start adding them tomorrow.
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a, also, am, and, Anyone, arrangements, crossed, difficult, do, email, few, fingers, for, has, have, I, if, is, It, keep, lets, like, lined, making, much, photograph, place, places, rain, so, soon, that, the, they, tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com, to, up, update, us, visit, with, would, your on May 15, 2008|
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I have a few places lined up that I am making arrangements to visit and photograph. With the rain, it is difficult to do much so keep your fingers crossed that it lets up soon.
Also, if anyone has a place they would like for us to visit email tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com
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Posted in Purdy, TN, tagged a, able, about, also, am, and, any, Anyone, are, as, back, be, because, best, Bethel, bring, Cemetery, Church, crowd, date, day, do, dust, email, everyone, for, Forks, Forty, has, have, his, history, holds, Hopefully, I, identifying, if, in, interested, interesting, is, keep, Liberty, like, long, majority, more, my, not, of, off, on, or, photographs, plan, Please, Purdy, rain, returning, Rickey, road, second, sharing, since, Smith, soon, Springs, stirring, story, taking, tales, telling, thank, the, There, this, time, TN, tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com, to, trip, trying, Unknown, up, visit, visitors, weekend, what, will, wish, would on May 9, 2008|
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Since the majority of my visitors are interested in Purdy Cemetery I am trying my best to keep everyone up to date. I will be returning this weekend as long as the rain holds off. I am not telling what day or time I plan to visit Purdy because I will be taking more photographs and I do not wish to have a crowd stirring up dust.
I would also like to thank Rickey Smith for sharing his Purdy Cemetery story and identifying the unknown church and cemetery in Bethel Springs, TN. Hopefully I will be able to visit there soon and bring back photographs.
The Unknown Church and Cemetery is Liberty Church in Bethel Springs on Forty Forks Road. If anyone has any interesting history or tales about this church, please email tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com.
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Posted in Bolivar, TN, tagged 1980's, a, accessed, add, Administration, ago, All, also, and, another, Anyone, are, around, as, at, attempt, aunt, aunts, awake, awhile, be, because, become, beneath, blog, Bolivar, building, buildings, but, by, camera, cameras, can, captured, care, caught, Clement, condemned, could, decades, did, died, Dietary, disappeared, do, doesn't, don't, down, easily, employees, enter, entire, entrance, entry, even, ever, everywhere, exist, extent, far, figured, First, flying, for, friend, friends, from, fullest, gain, going, grounds, Guard, guards, had, Hall, hangers, happens, has, haunted, have, Health, him, himself, his, Honestly, hung, I, if, illegal, in, information, Institute, internet, is, isn't, It, kept, kill, know, land, large, law, leads, Let, lightening, lives, locals, longer, looking, lost, Luton, main, majority, man, manage, many, mate, matter, maze, me, men, Mental, mirrors, mother, murder, my, nearby, no, None, not, now, occasionally, of, on, once, one, only, or, other, Others, out, patients, people, person, places, populated, property, prosecuted, read, really, rear, reason, recent, remain, removed, retired, revolved, room, rumor, said, say, searching, Secondly, security, see, seen, several, simply, since, snoring, so, sock, Some, spot, spotted, Springs, squirrels, state, stated, still, strangled, struck, supposed, swinging, swirled, that, the, their, them, There, these, they, things, this, three, Timber, TN, to, top, trespass, tube, tunnels, two, Uncle, uncles, unit, units, untrue, use, very, via, view, was, way, well, went, were, Western, what, When, where, while, who, will, wings, with, WMHI, work, worked, works, would, years, You on May 8, 2008|
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I have had several people land on my blog while searching for Western Mental Health Institute so I figured I would add some information.
The grounds of WMHI were once populated by flying squirrels but they have disappeared in recent years. The main entrance leads to the Administration building. This building once had two large wings. They were condemned and removed in the 1980’s. Some of the locals said the wings were haunted but it really doesn’t matter since they no longer exist.
Some of the things I have read on the internet are simply untrue. One person stated that when lightening struck nearby you could see a man who hung himself swinging from the top of the Administration building. None of the employees, security guards or locals have ever seen this. It was also said that there were places in Luton Hall where there are no cameras and the patients use this spot to kill other patients. My mother works in Luton Hall now and did many years ago as well. First of all, there are cameras everywhere. Secondly, this unit is all men. The majority of these men will remain there for their entire lives. They have had patients murder other patients but they really don’t care if they are caught or not. Honestly, what are they going to do to them? Many years ago, one of the men strangled his room mate with a tube sock because his snoring kept him awake. It happens.
One rumor that swirled around at WMHI for awhile revolved around the tunnels beneath the buildings. It was said that patients had become lost in the maze of tunnels and died down there. Some have even went so far as to say that the tunnels are haunted by these patients who are still looking for a way out.
Let me say this now: It is illegal to trespass on state property. All employees have hangers on their rear view mirrors so anyone who isn’t supposed to be there is spotted very easily. Even if you did manage to gain illegal entry to the grounds, the tunnels can only be accessed via the units. If you attempt to enter a unit, you will be captured on camera and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. DO NOT trespass!
The reason I know all of this is because my mother, three aunts, two uncles, and several friends work or have worked at WMHI. Several of them have retired from there and others have worked there for several decades. My mother has worked in Luton Hall, the Clement Building and occasionally works the Timber Springs Unit. My aunt and uncle worked in Dietary. One uncle is a Security Guard. Two aunts worked in the Administration Building. One friend is a Security Guard, another retired from Dietary.
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Posted in Purdy, TN, tagged a, adding, and, as, be, been, Cemetery, doing, has, hospital, Hubby, I, is, of, out, pictures, planned, Purdy, return, soon, the, to, trip, well, will on May 5, 2008|
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Hubby is out of the hospital and doing well. A return trip to Purdy Cemetery has been planned and I will be adding pictures as soon as I return.
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Posted in Purdy, TN, tagged and, been, better, Cemetery, feeling, find, folks, get, getting, has, He, him, hospitalized, husband, I, in, is, more, my, not, out, photographs, postponed, Purdy, really, recordings, return, Some, Sorry, supposed, sure, take, the, TN, to, today, trip, Unfortunately, until, was, We, were, what, When, wrong, yesterday on May 3, 2008|
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I was supposed to return to Purdy Cemetery in Purdy, TN today to take more photographs and get some recordings. Unfortunately, my husband was hospitalized yesterday and we’re not really sure when he is getting out. The trip has been postponed until we find out what is wrong and get him to feeling better. Sorry, folks.
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Posted in Bolivar, TN, tagged 13, 64, a, about, above, again, ago, almost, and, apparition, at, back, be, been, before, believed, black, Bolivar, but, by, can, chains, children, common, continues, dealership, decades, do, drive, driving, Feel, footsteps, for, Ford, free, ghost, happened, has, haunts, have, Health, hear, her, Highway, home, house, I, in, Institute, is, It, just, legend, lived, local, located, look, lucy, many, may, me, Mental, Mercury, murdered, never, next, night, nights, not, Notice, now, occasional, occasionally, occupied, of, off, on, owned, past, Please, porch, privately, property, rattling, reach, really, right, said, saw, say, says, School, several, she, someone, standing, story, students, Super, taught, teacher, that, the, then, There, think, this, TN, to, told, trespass, true, two, upstairs, Wal-mart, was, Western, When, white, who, window, years, You on May 1, 2008|
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This house is located on Highway 64, past the Super Wal-mart and Western Mental Health Institute. It is right off the highway right before you reach the Bolivar Ford and Mercury dealership.
The house is privately owned and I think it may be occupied. Do not trespass on this property.
This two story white house was said to have been occupied by Lucy Black many years ago. Local legend says she was a school teacher who taught children in her home. This was common back years ago. The legend continues to say that she murdered several of her students upstairs and now her ghost haunts the home, occasionally standing in the upstairs window. It has been told to me by someone who lived in the home almost two decades ago that you can hear footsteps upstairs at night and the occasional rattling of chains.
I never really believed the story to be true, but about 13 years ago I saw her ghost in the window above the porch. I just happened to notice her when I was driving past the house. The apparition was there for the next several nights and then I never saw her again. Feel free to drive by and look for her but please do not trespass on the property.
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Posted in Pocahontas, TN, tagged a, about, alone, Although, an, and, anything, asking, bad, be, been, by, car, Cemetery, coffin, Coincidence, do, down, exposed, grave, hand, happen, has, have, hole, I, if, in, Inside, is, It, know, known, left, legend, local, lot, not, of, one, open, or, other, people, person, personally, Pocahontas, says, several, something, spirit's, stick, stuck, Tennessee, than, that, the, There, they, think, this, TN, to, told, true, two, Unknown, way, what, which, who, will, with, wrecked, yet, You on April 30, 2008|
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Although I have not personally been to this cemetery yet, I have known several people who have.
I do not know a lot about the cemetery other than there is an open grave with an exposed coffin which has a hole in it. Local legend says that if you stick anything inside the hole something bad will happen.
I have been told by two people that I know that this is true. One person stuck there hand down in it and they wrecked their car. Coincidence or a spirit’s way of asking to be left alone? What do you think?
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Posted in Jackson, TN, tagged a, ago, and, Anyone, anything, appear, are, at, be, been, believe, beside, Bridge, but, car, claimed, do, do not, else, email, flash, followed, get, ghoststories@writersbeacon.com, Go, had, happened, Harts, has, haunted, haunting, have, heard, High, honk, horn, I, if, in, Jackson, killed, know, legend, lights, local, location, miles, mist, never, nor, not, of, on, onto, or, Others, people, place, Please, proof, reach, really, road, said, say, says, School, seen, several, side, Some, someone, South, start, supposed, that, the, their, them, There, they, this, times, TN, to, trouble, turn, until, was, what, white, will, would, years, You, your on April 30, 2008|
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To get to the bridge, turn beside South Side High School in Jackson, TN onto Harts Bridge Road. Go several miles until you reach the bridge.
I have been to this bridge several times years ago. I do not know what really happened there, but local legend says someone was killed on this bridge and you honk your horn and flash your lights and they are supposed to appear. Some people have said their car would not start and others have claimed a white mist followed them.
I will say that I have never seen or heard anything, nor have I had car trouble at this place. I do not believe this bridge to be haunted. If anyone else has proof of a haunting at this location, please email ghoststories@writersbeacon.com.
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Posted in Mason, TN, photos, tagged 1847, 1912, a, also, and, Andrew's, are, as, aware, be, been, behind, bleeds, broke, building, buried, burned, but, by, care, caretaker, Cemetery, Church, cult, daytime, died, distressed, During, earlier, Episcopal, eyes, for, founded, from, graves, gravestone, gravestones, had, has, haunted, have, heard, hearing, I, in, installed, is, It, keep, legend, lights, local, located, many, Mary, Mason, most, neck, noises, not, of, old, once, only, over, people, Perhaps, place, reported, return, said, Saint, Satanic, says, seeing, serves, small, Some, statue, stories, strange, taken, that, the, their, There, they, this, time, TN, to, trespassing, Trinity, trip, two, vandalism, vandalized, Virgin, was, which, who, will, wires, woman, years on April 30, 2008|
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Old Trinity Episcopal Church is located in Mason, TN. It was founded in 1847 in the place of Saint Andrew’s Church, which had burned two years earlier.
For many years, the church was not taken care of and the church and cemetery was vandalized by a small Satanic cult. They broke most of the gravestones, and vandalized the church building.
Behind the church there is a statue of the Virgin Mary which serves as a gravestone for a woman who died in 1912. It is said that this statue bleeds from the eyes and neck.
There are also stories that the church and the cemetery are haunted. People have reported seeing strange lights and hearing noises. Local legend says that the people buried in the cemetery are distressed over the vandalism of their graves.
I have only been to this cemetery once and it was during the daytime. Perhaps I will return some time, but be aware — I have heard that the caretaker has installed trip wires to keep people from trespassing.
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