I haven’t had time to do any “hunting” lately and I’ve really got a craving for some good ghost stories. Does anyone out there have any good ghost stories, haunted places or photos of ghosts? If so, please send them to me at tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com and I will post them here.
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Gatlinburg, TN Ghost Tours?
Posted in Gatlinburg, TN, tagged a, about, across, All, alley, an, and, any, appearance, around, attempt, avoid, be, Cemetery, certainly, cigarette, claims, course, crowd, crowds, debunk, don't, downtown, ends, expect, Flats, for, Gatlinburg, ghost, ghosts, golfs, haunting, have, hefty, Here, I, in, is, It, make, making, mini, most, my, Oak, of, on, one, own, people, profit, seen, smoke, Some, someone, state, stigma, that, the, three, through, TN, to, touring, tours, town, trek, turning, ways, weeks, white, will on June 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Someone is turning a hefty profit here.
I will be making the trek across the state in about three weeks and will most certainly attempt to debunk any “haunting” claims.
I have seen that it ends in the White Oak Flats Cemetery and tours through some of the alley ways around town and one of the mini golfs downtown. I, of course, will be touring on my own to avoid the crowds of people, cigarette smoke and the stigma of it all. I don’t expect any ghosts to make an appearance for a crowd.
If anyone knows of any “hot spots” or has a place they would like investigated while I am there, leave a comment or email tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com. I will be happy to take photographs of any area there.
Hurst Mansion, Slave Quarters – Purdy, TN
Posted in photos, Purdy, TN, tagged All, Alright, and, Anyway, be, defense, friends, getting, hang, home, Hurst Mansion, I, I'm, in, is, know, made, my, on, out, Purdy, quarters, second, slave, so, the, There, TN, to, We, weekends on June 9, 2008| 8 Comments »
Alright, I know. Purdy is getting to be my second home. In my defense, I made friends there and we all hang out on the weekends so I’m there anyway.
In the past few weeks, I have not had any interesting photographs. That changed over the weekend.
Across the street from Hurst Mansion is the slave quarters. It’s just a small wooden building. I’ve been intrigued by it for a couple of weekends now.
This was the first photo taken.
There are a few orbs…nothing out of the ordinary for this area.
But in the second photo…..
Forget about the orbs, what is the blue streak?
And the third photograph…
Only these two photos had anything unusual in them. Of course I have plenty of orb photos, but this is something much more interesting.
The slave quarters is across the road from the house. It is also owned by the same person who owns Hurst Mansion, so trespassing is a no no. The good news is you will be able to see it up close around Halloween.
Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a, am, and, at, be, camping, Dam, day, everyone, few, fun, Go, going, great, have, heading, I, It, make, Memorial, next, out, over, Pickwick, pictures, safe, share, Shiloh, so, soon, take, the, to, try, week, weekend, will on May 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
I will soon be heading out to go camping over the weekend. I will be camping at Pickwick Dam so I am going to try to make it to Shiloh and take a few pictures to share next week. Everyone be safe and have fun!
Hurst House Night Pics – Purdy, TN
Posted in photos, Purdy, TN, tagged a, acroos, and, are, around, at, backyard, bedroom, door, few, from, Here, house, Hurst, Hurst's, I, in, night, of, pcitures, pics, picture, Purdy, quarters, slave, street, taken, the, TN, to, took on May 19, 2008| 4 Comments »
Here are a few of the pictures I took in and around the house at night.
This is a photo of the backyard.
This is a photograph of the slave quarters across the street.
This was taken from the door to Hurst’s bedroom. Notice the orbs on the door facing and between the windows.
This is, of course, the front of the house. Note the large orb on the tarp.
This photo was taken looking down the road towards the New Purdy Cemetery.
This photo was taken in Hurst’s bedroom. The owner had just shut the small attic door and everyone else had left the room. It was completely dark and right about the time I snapped this picture, that door creaked open and scared the life out of me. You can see where it is slightly ajar and there are orbs on and around the door.
There was NO ONE smoking when this picture was taken. Two friends were standing nearby and I double checked with both of them to make sure neither of them had been smoking. If you look beyond the odd mist, you’ll also see a few orbs around the house. (The shiny spot in the top window is a bit of reflective tape of some sort.)
Look at the tarp on the roof.
Taken in the backyard.
This photo was taken from behind the house. This is not the moon. The moon was on the other side of the house.
The bright figures in these photos have a very odd shape.
Just in case you couldn’t see the one in the bottom of the picture…
And the one in the top of the picture…
This photo was taken behind the house.
This photo is of the old barn across the street.
This photo is of the kitchen. I’m not sure if you can see them but there are two small orbs on the cabinet doors.
Hurst House Daytime Pics – Purdy, TN
Posted in photos, Purdy, TN, tagged 1888, a, about, access, across, actually, added, adding, after, All, also, and, any, are, around, as, assume, attic, attics, away, back, backyard, barn, bathroom, be, bedroom, behind, Bell, belonged, BEWARE, building, bullet, but, by, can, chimney, collected, cooked, could, course, covers, dark, dates, daytime, did, do, Dodds, don't, door, email, face, fell, few, Fielding, found, from, front, get, gives, got, grazed, grounds, grown, guy, happened, have, Here, house, how, Hurst, Hurst's, I, if, in, information, Inside, intends, internet, is, It, June, killed, kitchen, known, large, later, leaking, located, M., Mansion, may, meals, multitude, new, no, not, of, old, on, one, only, original, out, over, owned, owner, peeking, peeled, person, photo, photographs, photos, piano, pics, pictures, pot, prepared, property, quarters, R., rainwater, really, records, restore, roof, say, see, seen, shotgun, showed, shrubbery, signatures, slave, slaves, small, snakes, Some, speculate, staircase, street, T., take, tarp, that, That's, the, There, these, they, this, through, to, took, tree, trespass, true, truly, under, underneath, us, vines, wall, wallpaper, was, We, well, what, When, where, which, who, will, window, with, wood, years, You on May 19, 2008| 46 Comments »
Here are some pictures of Hurst House in the daytime. I DID NOT trespass to take these photographs. The owner showed us the house. DO NOT trespass on this property.
I will also be adding pictures I took of the house after dark.
This photo is of the back wall in Fielding Hurst’s bedroom. The small door gives access to one of the attics.
This is the bathroom. It, of course, was added in later years by the Dodds.
This is the original kitchen in the backyard, where the slaves prepared the meals.
This is the grounds behind the house.
This is the front of the house. The tarp covers the leaking roof. The window peeking out from under it is the one you may have seen around the internet with a face in it. That’s Hurst’s bedroom.
This is the front of the house.
This is a close up of Hurst’s bedroom window. Make of it what you will.
This is where a bullet grazed the staircase. Some say this was where Hurst was killed, but this is not true. It is not known how this truly got there and one can only speculate about it as there are no records of what really happened here.
This is the new kitchen which was added on to the back of the house by the Dodds.
This is the chimney and pot from the old kitchen where the slaves cooked. A tree fell on the kitchen a few years back. The new owner intends to restore the building.
This is the back of the house. You can see all the vines and shrubbery that have actually grown to the house over the years.
This is the old barn across the street.
This is the piano inside the house. We assume it belonged to the Dodds.
This is the attic through the small door in Hurst’s bedroom.
This is the side of the house. The top window is Hurst’s bedroom.
This is the slave quarters located across the street from the house. BEWARE! This property is also owned by the owner of Hurst Mansion. DO NOT trespass! If the snakes don’t get you, the guy with the shotgun will.
This was where they collected rainwater.
This wall is in Hurst’s bedroom. When the owner peeled away the old wallpaper, they found a multitude of signatures and dates on the wood underneath. The large one is R. T. M. Bell in June 1888. If you have any information on who this person could be, email tnhauntings@writersbeacon.com.
This is the well inside the old well house in the backyard.
This is another picture of the side of the house.
Hurst House & Old and New Purdy Cemetery – Purdy, TN
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| 5 Comments »
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.
Update
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| Leave a Comment »
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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