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Investigation claims in North Carolina

North Carolina carries 12 investigation claims — findings asserted by paranormal groups who worked the ground. The archive files these as claims about an investigation, not findings about physics: who investigated, what they reported and what the record can confirm are three different lines in the same file.

12 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsBrown Mountain — deepest file

Also filed investigation claim:New York22 Illinois20 Hawaii17 Michigan13 Tennessee12 Kentucky10 Texas9 Arizona9

Other North Carolina shelves:documented legends48 local folklore16 anecdotal reports9 disputed files3 media-reported hauntings3

High confidence

Brown Mountain

Morganton, North Carolina

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

5 claims · 2 legends→

Teach’s Hole

Ocracoke, North Carolina

November 22, 1718—where Blackbeard fell at the channel.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hammock House

Beaufort, North Carolina

The 1709 house—where Blackbeard reportedly stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Old Burying Ground

Beaufort, North Carolina

The 1724 graveyard—where the pirates and the shell grave rest.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Macon

Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

The 1826 fort that fell twice—the Bogue Banks sentinel.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Whalehead Club

Corolla, North Carolina

The 1925 Art Nouveau mansion—the hunting club on the sound.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bath

Bath, North Carolina

The oldest town in North Carolina—1705, where Blackbeard settled.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Edenton

Edenton, North Carolina

The teapot town—where the women held their own party, 1774.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Tryon Palace

New Bern, North Carolina

The governor’s palace—1770, the "most beautiful building in the colonies."

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Fisher

Kure Beach, North Carolina

The "Gibraltar of the South"—the fort that kept Wilmington open.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bellamy Mansion

Wilmington, North Carolina

The 1861 mansion—where the family and the enslaved left their ghosts.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Thalian Hall

Wilmington, North Carolina

The 1858 theatre—where the ghost reportedly walks the stage.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Full North Carolina record → state index· Every investigation claim filing → evidence shelf

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