Tarheel Ghosts and Legends

N orth Carolina is rich in local lore. Some of the stories involve ghosts or mysterious occurrences, others are legends that have passed from one generation to the next. We invite you to roam through the state and sample some of the folktales and legends that enrich North Carolina culture.

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Table of Contents

Ghost Stories

   

Legends

      
The Maco Light
     
The Brown Mountain Lights
     
The Hanging
The Ghost of Harriet
     
The Devil's Tramping Ground
     
Mike the Wizard
Buried Alive
     
Blackbeard's Return
     
Governor Fowle's Ghost
     
Blackbeard's Last Fight
     
The Legend of Gimghoul Castle
     
The Legend of Peter Dromgoole

Sources
   
About North Carolina

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Last updated 12/12/95

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