Jannette Quackenbush

West Virginia Ghost Stories, Legends, Haunts, and Folklore Jannette Quackenbush

Ghost Stories and Folk Tales from West Virginia

Folks in Calhoun and Wirt counties have long passed down a legend of Hedger's ghost. If you stand on a certain section of the Little Kanawha River at night and call out "Hedger" three times, you will hear a scream. If you call back, the ghost will come closer. But you better run because the next time, that ghost will be right beside you and you will find yourself on the other side of the river the next dawn. Most attribute the ghostly appearance to a peddler named Hedger who was robbed and murdered, and whose corpse was found at Devil's Run . . .





You didn't know about that ghost? Well, here are some more stories in this ghostly book you can discover!

The Legend of Seneca RocksThe Appalling Mystery at Wheeling's Hempfield Tunnel Ghost in Wetzel's CaveNew River Ghost Town Ghosts like Stretchers Neck and ThurmondHarpers Ferry, Martinsburg, and Charles Town HauntsStrange Happenings at Twistabout RidgeRowlesburg Misty GhostLost Sweethearts of Bouge Harman MountainBud Mountain's Ghostly FiddlerSpirits of Silver Run Tunnel, Eaton, and Lost TunnelNearby Fairmont Ghosts like Coffin Rider and Vinegar Hill, and Kettle RunWizards Clip Booger Hole Spirits and LegendsHaunting of Collins Betts

If you like ghost stories, this book is packed with over 100 ghost stories, legends, and haunts of West Virginia along with pictures and addresses/GPS so you can check them out.

Haunted HikesPictures from the haunted sitesThe author researched each legend, interviewed locals, and visited the sites to see where the traditional storytelling began.