The Lost Treasures of The Smokies

The Ghosts Beneath the Water

⛈️ [https://linktr.ee/stormyskeyes]⁠Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️ 🥽Tonight, we dive deeper into the lakes of Tennessee to explore ghosts of the past. 🚤 ✨New stories are added every Saturday @ 5 PM EST. Be sure to follow & subscribe to be notified of the latest episode! ✨ 📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains? Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line? Give me a holler! Send your story to MyHollerStory@gmail.com and your encounter might be featured on a future Eerie Encounters episode. 👀  📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING This episode explores the history of communities submerged by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reservoir projects, as well as the regional folklore and paranormal history associated with these areas. 🏛️ HISTORICAL CONTEXT & TVA ARCHIVES Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) The Town That Wouldn't Drown: https://tva.com/about-tva/our-history/built-for-the-people/the-town-that-wouldn-t-drown [https://tva.com/about-tva/our-history/built-for-the-people/the-town-that-wouldn-t-drown] Relocated Cemeteries: https://tva.com/environment/environmental-stewardship/land-management/cultural-resource-management/relocated-cemeteries [https://tva.com/environment/environmental-stewardship/land-management/cultural-resource-management/relocated-cemeteries] Loyston Sea — Tennessee River Valley Geotourism: https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/loyston-sea/82350731-c8d6-49b2-9a76-eaceb68e4f7f [https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/loyston-sea/82350731-c8d6-49b2-9a76-eaceb68e4f7f] Municipal & Local History The Butler Museum, TN — Did Butler, TN really Drown?: https://www.thebutlermuseum.com/custom/index-id-130679 [https://www.thebutlermuseum.com/custom/index-id-130679] Carter County History — 1983 Watauga Lake Drawdown: http://www.cartercountyhistory.com/1983-lake-drawdown.html [http://www.cartercountyhistory.com/1983-lake-drawdown.html] Historic Union County — Beneath the Waters of Norris Reservoir: https://www.historicunioncounty.com/article/beneath-waters-norris-reservoir [https://www.historicunioncounty.com/article/beneath-waters-norris-reservoir] The Complete Loy History Website — 1930s TVA Relocations: https://loyhistory.com/1930s-tva-relocations/ [https://loyhistory.com/1930s-tva-relocations/] 🔎 FOLKLORE & REGIONAL MYSTERIESCherokee History & Landmarks Tennessee River Valley — Tanasi Memorial: https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/tanasi-memorial/1fadd22a-7677-4fd5-9492-2fc7fdc0f79d [https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/tanasi-memorial/1fadd22a-7677-4fd5-9492-2fc7fdc0f79d] Tennessee River Valley — Chota Memorial: https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/chota-memorial/bc0a10da-46fe-4253-b674-d0aeb5ce84d6 [https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/chota-memorial/bc0a10da-46fe-4253-b674-d0aeb5ce84d6] Visit Monroe TN — Landmarks: https://www.visitmonroetn.com/landmarks [https://www.visitmonroetn.com/landmarks] Jeffrey’s Hell (Citico Creek Area) Blue Ridge Outdoors — Jeffrey’s Hell: https://southernhighlanders.com/new/2021/03/26/jeffreys-hell-blue-ridge-outdoors/ [https://southernhighlanders.com/new/2021/03/26/jeffreys-hell-blue-ridge-outdoors/] Cherokee Hiking Club — Jeffrey Hell South Fork Citico Creek Trail: http://cherokeehikingclub.org/Jeffrey%20Hell%20-%20South%20Fork%20Citico%20Creek%20Trail.htm [http://cherokeehikingclub.org/Jeffrey%20Hell%20-%20South%20Fork%20Citico%20Creek%20Trail.htm] Hiking Project — Jeffrey’s Hell Trail #196: https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7085948/jeffreys-hell-trail-196 [https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7085948/jeffreys-hell-trail-196] 📺 MEDIA & DOCUMENTATIONDVIDS — Dale Hollow Lake photo of 'town that drowned' goes viral: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/190144/dale-hollow-lake-photo-town-drowned-goes-viral-facebook [https://www.dvidshub.net/news/190144/dale-hollow-lake-photo-town-drowned-goes-viral-facebook] Knoxville Museum of Art — Lewis Hine, Home Life, Loyston, TN: https://knoxart.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/CCD74C5A-A59F-4396-9748-165117822420 [https://knoxart.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/CCD74C5A-A59F-4396-9748-165117822420] Visit Monroe TN — Murders & Mysteries: https://www.visitmonroetn.com/murderandmysteries [https://www.visitmonroetn.com/murderandmysteries]

The Night Marauder That Haunted Maryville

⛈️ [https://linktr.ee/stormyskeyes]⁠Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️ 🌙 Imagine sitting in the dark, knowing a monster is stepping onto your porch... and there’s no way to call for help. 👀 Tonight we are uncover one of the most chilling, forgotten true crime mysteries in East Tennessee history—and it hits right in my hometown. 🕵️‍♂️ We’re diving deep into the 1920s terror, the brave survivors who stood up to a monster, and the incredible work by Maryville College’s own Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer to bring these victims' stories back into the light.🕯️ ✨Be sure to subscribe to be notified of which haunted holler we are visiting next!✨ 📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains? Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line? Give me a holler! Send your story to MyHollerStory@gmail.com and your encounter might be featured on a future Eerie Encounters episode. 👀 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING This episode draws from historical research, newspaper archives, court records, and ongoing scholarship related to the Night Marauder case. 🏛️ MARYVILLE COLLEGE RESEARCH Maryville College — Class Revisits Unsolved Night Marauder Murders https://www.maryvillecollege.edu/news/2021/maryville-college-class-revisits-unsolved-night-marauder-murders/ American Historical Association — Tracking the Night Marauder: When a Cold Case Becomes a Class Project https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/tracking-the-night-marauder-when-a-cold-case-becomes-a-class-project-february-2022/ 📺 REGIONAL NEWS COVERAGE WVLT-TV — 100-Year-Old Murder Mystery Still Haunts East Tennessee https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/04/15/100-year-old-murder-mystery-still-haunts-east-tennessee/ 🔎 ONGOING RESEARCH The Night Marauder Project https://thenightmarauderproject.com/ 📖 UPCOMING BOOK The Night Marauder: East Tennessee's Serial Killer, 1919–1926 Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer Barnes & Noble Listing: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-night-marauder-nancy-locklin/1148772836

The House on the Water

⛈️ [https://linktr.ee/stormyskeyes]⁠Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️ 🏚️Tonight, we will be exploring a local legend that is passed down orally in the lake side community of Tallassee, TN. 🚤 ✨Be sure to subscribe to be notified of which haunted holler we are visiting next!✨ 📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains?Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line? Give me a holler! Send your story to MyHollerStory@gmail.com and your encounter might be featured on a future Eerie Encounters episode. 👀  📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING This episode explores a local Appalachian legend preserved primarily through oral tradition and community storytelling. Historical documentation surrounding this story is limited, and the account presented here reflects folklore passed down by local residents.

The Woman Who Became the Watcher

⛈️ [https://linktr.ee/stormyskeyes]⁠⁠Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️ 🐆Tonight, we will be stepping into the tree line to take a look at what watches from the shadows. 👀 ✨Be sure to subscribe to be notified of which haunted holler we are visiting next!✨ 📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains? Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line? Give me a holler! Send your story to MyHollerStory@gmail.com and your encounter might be featured on a future Eerie Encounters episode. 😱 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING This episode draws from documented Cherokee oral traditions, Appalachian folklore, and regional interpretations of the Wampus Cat legend. 🪶 PRIMARY LEGEND SOURCEAppalachian History — Story of the Wampus Cat https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html 🌲 REGIONAL LEGENDS & FOLKLORE American Folklore — The Wampus Cat https://www.americanfolklore.net/the-wampus-cat/ 🧠 CULTURAL INTERPRETATION & BACKGROUND HowStuffWorks — What Is the Wampus Cat?https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm 📖 GENERAL REFERENCE Wikipedia — Wampus Cat Overviewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampus_cat

Eerie Encounter #2: Water Holds Memories

⛈️⁠ [https://linktr.ee/stormyskeyes]⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/stormyskeyes]⁠Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️ 💧Tonight, on the 2nd episode of Eerie Encounters: Firsthand Frights , I share another one of my experiences...👀 ✨Be sure to subscribe to be notified of which haunted holler we are visiting next!✨ 📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains? Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line? Give me a holler! Send your story to MyHollerStory@gmail.com and your encounter might be featured on a future episode. 📧