The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
The Old White Oak, as it is called, has many strange things happen atop that mountain, right off 11W in Surgoinsville. A black dog seems to watch over Colonel Maxwell’s grave but disappears right after being sighted. Birds erupt at night if anyone gets within a few feet of this Revolutionary soldier’s grave, and many |Read More
The Entrance – At the very entrance to the Old Base are two pillars that are original architecture. Sentries working this gate have reported a Revolutionary War era soldier marching back and forth between the pillars, standing guard. The area is also said to be touched by the lingering presence of French and Indian War |Read More
The home was originally owned by the Townsend family. The house was used as a base for the British during the Revolutionary War. John Andre was a British Major during the war and visited often. One day Townsend’s daughter overheard Andre and John Simcoe (Commander of British Forces) talking about a payment to Benedict Arnold |Read More
There are rumors that if you go to the Bethel Cemetery in Hymera at night and go up to the Nathan Hinkle grave and monument (a local soldier of the Revolutionary War that died in the war) and walk around the monument 3 times and say “Nathan Hinkle”, “Nathan Hinkle”, “Nathan Hinkle”, he will answer |Read More