Chronicling the unexplained in the Volunteer State.
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Me and my husband while dating went to a secluded spot in Sullivan county with several football player friends. We went there as a group. Funny how the only ones that made it out without actually seeing anything was us, the ones who waited outside. However, we did hear footsteps sounding like a animal moving in for the kill. Twigs shattered, leaves crumbled we both heard the screams of the two that went in at the same time. We all ran to the car, the two big football guys said they saw something come out of the shadows of the moonlight sky that was visible because of fire of the orphanage that burnt the roof. Anyone else had experiences with Allison house e mail direct angel9088 at yahoo.com. It is no longer there. Is the community to outraged to tell the truth on the history that they tore down?
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I dont know if this really concerns with an encounter with the spirit of Hugh Hamblen. But it occurred around the area of his sightings.
During my high school days, I was on my way home to the Ridgefields community which is just across the river from Netherland Inn. I was just coming from a small HS party. Around 9pm on my way home, I was passing by the grounds of the old Kingsport Hospital and the Netherland Inn. And without warning, I blacked out at the wheel.
By a miracle, I regained consciousness. But what makes this weird is that I had blacked out for about 3-4 minutes, I was still on the road, and had driven well into the Ridgefields community, with was than a minute from home. This is turning to cross over the river bridge, continuing up hill the main neighborhood street, around a street circle, and then a few other turns. When I regained my senses, I felt uneasy and cold. Almost a small case of shock. At no time, did I consume any drugs or alcohol that night. I had always been a clean cut kid. I only had fast food and coke that night.
To this day, I cannot find an explaination for my blackout. All I know is that someone was watching over me.
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I visited the Bethberei Church 3 times, and each time I felt unwelcomed. On my first two visits my companions and I encountered very strange and disturbing accounts.
1st visit- We simply drove in front of the church and stopped, without getting out, just look around. When in front of the church, our car became cold, engine temp dropped, and the engine started to spudder.
2nd visit- A couple new companions accompanied me to the church. This time we entered late one summer night. The outside and most of the church were warm. When we approached the front of the chapel, I became very cold. One of my friends stood next to me and looked around toward the back of the chapel to a small stairway. She then went into shock and ran out. She claimed to have seen a figure walk out of the top room and then jumped off the top and appeared to had been hanging from the lighting fixture. Another companion claimed to have seen the fixture swing at that moment.
Stories and rumors that I gathered from other visitors, most likely tall tales to scare kids from going:
A high school kid from Murfreesboro/Eagleville area visited the church one night by himself. Nothing inside happened from the report. But on his drive home, a strange smell started to build within his car. When the smell started to become overwhelming, he stopped checked the interior and exterior of his car for any road kill or bad food. Then he checked his trunk...the report I gathered was that he discovered a mutilated torso in the trunk. He slammed the trunk and ran to the nearest house to call his parents. When his parents met him at the car and examined the trunk, nothing was discovered.
Heard rumors that the across the road cemetery was formerly the original grounds of a slave church. One night, a group of Klan members burned the church down while a service was being conducted. Due to the times and poor record keeping, many of the graves were left blank. Some speculate that many of the remains were mixed up when buried. That is the reason visitors to the church see figures walking among the graves, in search of their rightful remains.
Another rumor I encountered about Bethberei Church is that it lies on the old gathering grounds of a witch coven. It is speculated that grounds also carry the graves of many of the coven members, which were only marked by trees, rocks, and stumps. Some say that a few of the graves were violently moved to make room for the church cemetery when it was first established. And that even the church lies on top of many of the graves, possibly directly under the pulpit.
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It has only been in the last few years that I decided that there were ghosts. I don't know why because I have had encounters--15 to 16 not counting the dreams I have had. I always just blew them off. Anyway, below is one of my experiences.
My daughter was on a field trip to Carnton Plantation, an antebellum home that was in the midst of the Battle of Franklin during the Civil War. Anyway, I arrived late and they had already gone into the home so I sat in my car waiting for them to come outside. While I waited I saw a Confederate General dressed in period piece with his jacket unbuttoned standing on the balcony. He had his saber on and his hat. I was too far away to see his face, but he did have a sweeping moustache. I just assumed it was a tour guide that had taken a break. Later when I had caught up with the group I asked my daughter if she had seen the "General". She replied that she hadn't. When we were on the porch I said something about the General to several people that worked there and no one seemed to know anything about him. Some women were dressed in period costumes but most were in street clothes. They said that no one ever goes on the balcony. I didn't think anything about it. Since most were volunteers I assumed they may not know for sure.
About a year later I was reading a book about hauntings in TN and came across a story of a Confederate General that some have seen at Carnton. I realized that I had seen a ghost. Shortly, thereafter, I returned to Carnton and asked the tour guide if anyone dressed in uniforms when they gave tours and he said no...the only time was when they had enactors doing the battle. Then I asked if the home was haunted and was told that was a bunch of crap. That no one that worked there had ever seen a ghost. Well, I did!
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