Chapel Hill and Its Ghosts

From: Richard L. Moses (Mosesrl@dlu.edu)
Story type: Ghost
Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Source: Form Submission

Chapel Hill is a small town about an hour south of Nashville. It was mainly established due to the railroad line running through the area. However, it is also home to a few ghosts.

The church in Chapel Hill has a Bible in it which cannot be lifted from the pew it is on. It belonged to a old man of the congregation who asked that it not be removed after he died. Attempts to lift it have proved futile. Even the strongest of my friends cannot budge it.

However, Chapel Hill is best known for the ghost on the railroad track. I have seen it personally numerous times. The legend is that a railroad worker in the early 1900s was hit by a train, losing his head in the process. His ghost now returns, searching for his head with a lantern. His lantern dances across the track, easily visible from a distance.

While it is usually not bothersome to spectators, it does have an attitude on occasion. I was with a group when it attacked and chased a friend who ridiculed it.

If anyone is interested in a trip to see the ghost, they can contact me via my email address. it"s a great trip for prospective ghost hunters.

Richard Moses