Haunted Attractions in the Pikeville Tennessee Area

First Presbyterian Church

• The First Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, Tennessee, is the destination of a return trek each autumn by a Confederate soldier who lost limbs during the Civil War. Or so the story goes. The church lies on a former battlefield, and the soldier received his injuries at this location. He revisits it each year and carries a lantern as he tries to find his missing arm and leg.

  The church's Rev. Dr. Joe Tanner admits to having seen the light, but says he does not believe in ghosts. In his 24 years at the church, he has heard others tell of seeing the light too. However, after an addition was made to the church in 1999, there have been no more reports about a light. Tanner jokes that the soldier may have been "armless" but is also "harmless."

  First Presbyterian Church
  433 N. Ocoee St.
  Cleveland, TN 37311
  (423) 476-5584
  firstprescleveland.com‎

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

• St. Luke's Episcopal Church is located on the same block as the First Presbyterian Church and has added to area's ghostly reputation. In 1871, a little girl allegedly took a buggy ride with her grandfather. The buggy was hit by a passing train, and the girl was killed. The church was built in her memory, and her body lies in a mausoleum in the church's graveyard. Today visitors reportedly have noticed the appearance of bloodstained streaks on the exterior of the mausoleum. Stories suggest the streaks appeared only after she was buried, leading to much conjecture about supernatural activity.

  St. Luke's Episcopal Church
  320 Broad St. N.W.
  Cleveland, TN 37311
  (423) 476-5541
  stlukescleveland.org‎

Seven Islands Church

• The Seven Islands Church is one of the area's oldest churches, built in 1802 and now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors have reported unexplained lights in its bell tower. Ghost hunters say they have found cold spots and seen roaming shadows in the cemetery. Legends suggest that the cemetery is also the burial site for witches. Unlike other haunted areas, the Seven Islands Church does not have any particular story about ghostly phenomena.

  Seven Islands Church
  South Bank of the French Broad River
  South Knoxville, Tennessee 37920