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Documented legends in Georgia

Georgia keeps 43 documented legends — stories that trace to a published or recorded telling, the shelf where folklore earned a citation. What is verified is the telling: the book, the article, the record that carried the story into print. What the story claims is filed as reported, not endorsed.

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Other Georgia shelves:anecdotal reports24 local folklore21 investigation claims7 media-reported hauntings4

The Pirates’ House

Savannah, Georgia

1753 sailors’ tavern where men vanished into the rum tunnel.

5 claims · 3 legends→

Kehoe House

Savannah, Georgia

1892 ironmaster’s mansion B&B haunted by the Kehoe children.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Marshall House

Savannah, Georgia

1851 hotel that served as a Civil War hospital and yellow-fever ward.

3 claims · 2 legends→

17 Hundred 90 Inn

Savannah, Georgia

1790 inn haunted by Anna Powers, the jilted lover who leapt.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Olde Pink House

Savannah, Georgia

The 1771 mansion where James Habersham still "walks."

2 claims · 2 legends→

Kennesaw Mountain

Kennesaw, Georgia

June 27, 1864—the frontal assault Sherman regretted.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, Georgia

The 1850 garden cemetery where Atlanta is buried.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Barrington Hall

Roswell, Georgia

The 1842 Roswell mansion—the King family’s Greek Revival.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Archibald Smith Plantation

Roswell, Georgia

The 1845 farm that became Roswell’s living museum.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Hofwyl-Broadfield

Brunswick, Georgia

The rice plantation on the Altamaha—the Brailsford-Dent house.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Frederica

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Oglethorpe’s 1736 fort—where the Bloody Marsh decided Georgia.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Christ Church

St. Simons Island, Georgia

The 1820 church where the Wesleys preached—and the ghosts still come.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Morris and Sunbury

Midway, Georgia

The "Come and take it!" fort—and the burned town of Sunbury.

2 claims · 2 legends→

The Homestead

Milledgeville, Georgia

Private historic house associated with several published family legends.

2 claims · 1 legend→

St. Simons Island Lighthouse

St. Simons Island, Georgia

The 1872 tower where a keeper was shot—and still climbs the stairs.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Springer Opera House

Columbus, Georgia

The 1871 opera house where Edwin Booth played—and reportedly stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Chickamauga Battlefield

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

September 1863—the Confederacy’s last great victory, and "Old Green Eyes."

2 claims · 1 legend→

Lake Lanier

Buford, Georgia

The reservoir built on a drowned town—hundreds dead, they say it’s cursed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Okefenokee

Folkston, Georgia

The blackwater swamp—700 square miles of peat and gator.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Kennesaw House

Marietta, Georgia

The 1845 hotel where the Andrews Raiders stayed—now the Marietta Museum.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bulloch Hall

Roswell, Georgia

The 1839 house where Teddy Roosevelt’s mother grew up.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Midway Church

Midway, Georgia

The 1792 meeting house—where the Puritan dead keep watch.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Harris Neck

Townsend, Georgia

The displaced Gullah community under the runway lights.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Moore’s Ford

Monroe, Georgia

July 25, 1946—the bridge where four were lynched.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Memory Hill Cemetery

Milledgeville, Georgia

Historic cemetery with folklore about performer Dixie Haygood.

1 claim · 1 legend→

University Building

Waddel Hall

Athens, Georgia

University building with a published campus haunting tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→

University Building

Joe Brown Hall

Athens, Georgia

Former dormitory associated with a staircase legend.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Windsor Hotel

Americus, Georgia

Historic hotel with a published child-spirit tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Euharlee Covered Bridge

Euharlee, Georgia

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Rhodes Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Historic house museum with a published paranormal reputation.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum

Milledgeville, Georgia

Historic house with an apparition tradition attached to Emma Tucker Sibley.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Hay House

Historic house associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Ware-Lyndon House

Athens, Georgia

Historic house associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Oconee Hill Cemetery

Athens, Georgia

Cemetery associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

University Building

Lustrat House

Athens, Georgia

University building associated with published local folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

University Building

Demosthenian Hall

Athens, Georgia

Campus society hall associated with Robert Toombs folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

University Building

Candler Hall

Athens, Georgia

Former dormitory associated with a student-spirit tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Panola Hall

Eatonton, Georgia

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Mount Hope Cemetery

Dahlonega, Georgia

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Historic Building

Fred Jones Building

Dahlonega, Georgia

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Old Jail, Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Fort Hawkins

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Grand Opera House

Local landmark with published ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive