Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Occasionally an odd smoky “wisp” will appear to float by in the dim light of night, past a downstairs doorway to the lower bedroom where John stays.

Tommy Knockers & Mine Ghosts

The name ‘Tommy Knocker’ comes from the knocking on the mine walls that happens just before cave-ins – the creaking of earth and timbers.

Despite his brusque manner, there was no shortage of patients. Many arrived by train to Albertville and were fetched to the clinic by car.

They say that in watching the residence about 12 o’clock at night you will see a curious light gleam forth from the upstairs window.

In Garrett County, MD, somewhere around Swallow Falls or McHenry, there is a plot of land that may be “cursed.”