From Cumberland Gap caves with Confederate ghosts, to a forbidden love at Buffalo Mountain resulting in death, to a murder hole in New Castle, to a lost child ghost trying to get home. Join us as we explore a variety of ghostly tales and the local's experiences with the haunted locations.  

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Book recommendations:

Emergence Hardcover – July 1, 1999

by Marian McConnel (Author), Marian McConnell (Illustrator)

https://www.amazon.com/Emergence-Marian-McConnel/dp/0939748495

Resources:

Cumberland Gap Cujo’s Cave Sources:

1.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2CqZIR9s0&ab_channel=DONNIELAWS

2.      https://www.mtnlaurel.com/ghost-stories/1013-the-ghost-of-cudjo-s-cave.html#:~:text=You%20can't%20miss%20Cudjo's,a%20cliff%20across%20the%20road.

3.      https://www.pinterest.com/pin/752312312763952346/

4.      https://www.thecryptocrew.com/2014/05/mysteries-of-cudjos-caverns.html?m=1

5.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwsIzdKy6po&ab_channel=HawkManExplorations

6.      Haunted Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands By Joe Tennis

Bluff Mountain, Ottie Powel

1.      https://lexingtonvirginia.com/outdoors/blog/bluff-mountain-and-the-tragedy-of-little-ottie-cline-powell

2.      https://www.peoplesdefender.com/2024/04/12/the-story-of-little-ottie-c-powell-part-1/

3.      https://buycycle.com/blog/en/post/most-popular-haunted-trails-us/

Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve

1.      https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/document/pgbuffalo.pdf

2.      https://www.virginia.org/listing/buffalo-mountain-natural-area-preserve/7662/

3.      Haunted Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands By Joe Tennis

4.      http://www.asecular.com/forests/buffalomountain.htm

Murder Hole

1.      https://theroanoker.com/magazine/departments/the-gist-murder-hole/

2.      https://roanokeoutside.com/catawbas-murder-hole-cave-featured-film/#:~:text=Murder%20Hole%20Cave%20in%20Botetourt,a%20chance%20to%20explore%20it.

3.      https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=859064842895997&set=pb.100063774681338.-2207520000

4.      Haunted Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands By Joe Tennis

Mountain Rose Inn

1.      http://www.mountainrose-inn.com/default.asp?Parent=61&Child=61

2.      https://mountain-rose-woolwine.h-rez.com/

3.      https://www.statecrossings.com/spooky-spectacles-of-the-dan-river-region/

4.      Haunted Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands By Joe Tennis

Powell River

1.      https://appalachiangothic.com/the-screaming-ghost-of-powells-river/

2.      http://www.virginiaplaces.org/watersheds/powell.html

3.      https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/powell-river/

Lover’s Leap

1.      https://www.virginia.org/listing/lovers-leap-scenic-overlook/7471/#:~:text=The%20young%20man%20and%20maiden,they%20would%20be%20together%20forever.