Maple Hill Cemetery is Huntsville Alabama’s largest and oldest cemetery. Although this cemetery was officially founded in 1922, the oldest grave marker is from September 17, 1820. Originally, occupying two acres, this cemetery has grown to close to 100 acres, and contains close to 80,000 graves. This cemetery is still active, so this number will continue to increase over [...]
Hell’s Gate is the name given to a bridge located in Oxford, Alabama. A young couple was killed on the bridge some time ago. Now the story goes that if you stop on the bridge and look backward, you will see that the road behind you now looks like a fiery hell. It’s also said [...]
Marion Military Institute has had many reports of paranormal activity. The Institute was originally built back in the early 1800’s. Around the time of the civil war the Institute began taking in soldiers to care for the wounded. The chapel on campus was even turned into a hospice for the battle-wounded soldiers. Many of the soldiers died [...]
The story goes that a couple who lived in Gadsen, Alabama got into a big argument one night. So distraught from the argument, the wife ran off with her baby to get away from her husband. After cooling down her husband started feeling sorry, and went off looking for his wife and small child. As [...]
Indian Meadows is a small community located in Adamsville, Alabama. Indian Meadows, along with its sister community Shady Grove both lie above old Cherokee Indian burial grounds. There have been numerous hauntings here over the years. A lot of people have reported seeing dark figures seamlessly wandering around the woods at night all along the outer limits [...]
Dump Road, as it has come to be called is located along the old Chief Ladiga Indian Trail in Jacksonville, Alabama. You can find it along the bottom of the Appalachian Mountain, but it’s not necessarily going to be clean. The “Dump Road” received its name because those who lived up in the mountains would [...]
Near the Choctawhatchee River Bridge can be found a small hole with a very dark past. According to legend this is the hole that led to the death of Bill Sketoe. Legend goes that during the civil war era, a group of Confederacy vigilantes wanted to hang Bill Sketoe for being a traitor. Bill Sketoe, [...]
Located in Mountain Brook is the old house of Dr. William Mudd Jordan. He was a man truly loved by his community. During his lifetime the doctor bought his children a piano due to his own desire to learn how to play the instrument himself. Though his strong desire to learn how to play the [...]
The Dead Children’s Playground is located in Maple Hill Cemetery. This is Alabama’s largest and oldest known cemetery dating back to 1822. Maple Hill Cemetery is as massive at its long history with over 100 acres of grounds. In such old and large places the chances of paranormal activity is much greater.
The Dead Children’s [...]
Located in Jefferson County, Alabama the Bass Cemetery is believed to be 150-200 years old. It’s located on Ruffner Road which is also called County Road 147, and right by US Highway 11. The Bass Cemetery has seen better days, but due to excessive vandalism many tombstones have been lost to the ages. The vandals [...]
