Haunted West Virginia Ghosts and Strange

Many strange and ghostly beings haunt the backwoods and towns of the Mountain State. This book collects a variety of spine-chilling tales by region, including...: The legendary Mothman of Point Pleasant, The restless spirits of Harpers Ferry, The unhappy spirits of Twistabout Ridge, The phantom hitchhikers on the West Virginia Turnpike, The Highway of Bones. Book jacket.

Patty A. Wilson lives in western Pennsylvania and is the author of several books on hauntings.

Introduction	p. 1
New River and Greenbrier Valleys	p. 3
The Headless Man of Fayette County	p. 3
The Mean-Spirited Spirit	p. 4
The Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder	p. 8
Kate's Last Stand	p. 16
John Henry, the Steel-Driving Man	p. 18
The Musician of Bud Mountain	p. 21
A Wicked Wind This Way Comes	p. 22
Metro Valley	p. 27
The Horrible Specters of Piney Bottom	p. 27
Mamie Thurman's Restless Spirit	p. 28
The Cornstalk Curse	p. 32
The Mothman	p. 36
The Battle of Scary Creek	p. 40
Mid-Ohio Valley	p. 42
The Horrible Ghost of the Betts Farm	p. 42
The White Woman of the Silver Run Tunnel	p. 46
The Spirit of Bessie Bartlett	p. 50
The Haunted Blennerhassett Hotel	p. 51
Mountain Lakes	p. 56
Twistabout Ridge	p. 56
The Ghostly Hitchhiker	p. 58
A Cry for Help	p. 61
The Thunderbird of Owl Head Mountain	p. 64
Northern Panhandle	p. 70
The Phantom Hobo	p. 70
The Haunted Penitentiary at Moundsville	p. 72
Monument Place	p. 75
Mountaineer Country	p. 79
The Lady in Blue	p. 79
The Grant Town Mine Specters	p. 81
The Ogua Monster	p. 89
Dave Morgan's Dream	p. 90
The Lost Lovers	p. 93
Eastern Panhandle	p. 95
The Highway of Bones	p. 95
King's Daughters' Court	p. 96
The Restless Spirits of Harpers Ferry	p. 100
Wizard's Clip	p. 111
Berkeley Castle	p. 116
The Curse of Berkeley Springs	p. 121
Potomac Highlands	p. 125
The Ghost Light of Cole Mountain	p. 125
The Headless Ghost of George Van Meter	p. 127
The Spirits of Droop Mountain	p. 129
The Darkish Knob	p. 132
Bibliography	p. 134
Acknowledgments	p. 136
About the Author	p. 138
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Haunted West Virginia Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Mountain State

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