Historic haunted places in Winston Salem, NC. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
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Haunted place
200 Brookstown Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Open to the public (hotel).
The best-known spirit at this converted 1837 cotton mill is Sally, said in local lore to be a mill worker who died in what is now Room 401 after a violent fight with a coworker. He…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
2250 Reynolda Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Open to the public (museum; admission charged).
An officer answering a security alarm here reportedly heard a party under way in the basement, down to a bowling ball rolling and knocking down pins, then found the room empty with…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
601 S Church St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Campus grounds open; dormitory interior restricted to residents and guests.
Students say the eyes of the portrait of namesake Mary Reynolds Babcock follow them down the hall. Campus custom says residents should greet her when they come in and say goodbye w…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
736 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Open to the public (Old Salem Museums & Gardens; admission charged).
In November 1831 a traveler died at the tavern without telling anyone his name. Tradition says strange noises followed until his ghost spoke to the innkeeper, gave his name and ask…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
600 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Open to the public (Old Salem Museums & Gardens; admission charged).
Shoemaker Andreas Kremser was killed in 1786 when a cellar caved in on him here, and soon afterward residents heard a cobbler's hammer tapping in the empty shoe room. Then came sig…
Source: hauntbound.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.