Greenbriar Ghosts: Haunted Places in Greenbriar County, West Virginia

Sam Black Church is where the grave site of Zona Heaster Shue lies. Zona died one evening, and her husband reported she fell down the stairs. Her mother never believed the story and prayed that Zona would come to her and tell her the truth. Two weeks after her death, Zona appeared to her mother and said that her husband pushed her down the stairs. The husband of course said she had simply just fallen. This manifestation of Zona to her mother brought about the arrest and conviction of the husband.You can read about the case of Edward Shue in old newspapers in Lewisburg, and on the Internet. According to Case's Comment,this is the only case in the United States where a man has been convicted of murder on the testimony of a ghost.

Lewisburg- John Second North House- A young woman was deeply in love with a soldier, her parents sent her to stay with relatives in the John Second North House. She stayed in her room alone very depressed. During a visit to her parents house for Christmas, She saw her soldier and he promised to come to Lewisburg and see her. He came to see her but was only allowed to speak to her on the street. After he left he paid children to send flowers to her everyday. He was never able to come again. And in misery and pain, she hung herself in the only closet in the house. Since then the owners of the house had various complaints of smelling flowers, seeing a female ghost, One owner of the house grew so disturbed at the sounds comming from the closet that he boarded it up.

Lewisburg- Greenbrier County Courthouse- This court house had been around for many years, At night you can hear moans and screams comming from the court house. There have been reports of a man with a knife that chases you in front of the courthouse then disappear in thin air.

White Sulphur Springs- Greenbriar Hotel- This swanky 5 diamond hotel has been a site for the rich, and many political figures over the years. And is said to have a few ghost that can be seen roaming the confines of the hotel.

White Sulfur Springs- Kate's Mountain- Out of all the haunted places in Greenbriar County this one I find the most interesting- It has been told that a woman named Kate was awakened one night by loud shouting, and noise. Kate took off running with her small baby, while her husband stayed behind to fight. Her husband died and the Indians ran down Kate and scalped her and her baby. Kate's mountain is located off Route 60 at the Greenbriar Harper's entrance, there is a paved road there that turns to gravel half way up the hill. This is where the strange things begin happening, there have been reports of a headless woman, strange lights hovering and circling the tree tops, a hum can be heard that radiates from the ground, car lights, and radio's seem to come on at will. A very interesting spot if I do say so myself.

If you want to visit the very interesting paranormal spots of Greenbriar county .Contact the Greenbrier County Convention And Visitors Bureau at 1-800-833-2068 for ghost tour information or the Division of Tourism at 1-800-CALL WVA for area travel information.