Folklore and Stories

in Virginia

Captain Timothy Hill House of Virginia

The Captain Timothy Hill House on Chincoteague is widely cited in Virginia haunted-place lists and local ghost storytelling.
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Peyton Randolph House of Virginia

Often cited as one of Williamsburg’s most haunted buildings, the Peyton Randolph House is associated with apparitions, footsteps, and unsettling activity.
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Wytheville UFO wave of Virginia

Wytheville is the center of Virginia’s best-known UFO flap, especially the 1987 wave that still shapes the town’s identity and festival culture.
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Woodbooger of Virginia

The Woodbooger is a Southwest Virginia Bigfoot-style creature strongly associated with Norton and celebrated in the city’s annual festival.
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Witch of Pungo, Grace Sherwood from Virginia

Grace Sherwood, later memorialized as the ‘Witch of Pungo,’ is the best-known Virginia witch legend; local memory ties her story to Pungo, Witchduck Road, and related landmarks.
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White House of the Confederacy ghost lore of Virginia

The White House of the Confederacy is a Richmond ghost-lore site with recurring stories about unexplained footsteps, apparitions, and the Davis family.
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The Cavalier Hotel of Virginia

The Cavalier Hotel is associated with the ghost of Adolph Coors and is one of the best-known haunted-hotel stories in Virginia Beach.
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Surf & Rescue Museum ghost lore of Virginia

The Surf & Rescue Museum is linked to ghost stories involving shipwreck victims and the nearby Witch of Pungo tradition.
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St. Albans Sanatorium of Virginia

St. Albans Sanatorium is one of Virginia’s most famous paranormal sites, associated with apparitions, voices, and aggressive haunting claims.
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Spotsylvania Court House battlefield ghost lore of Virginia

Spotsylvania ghost stories focus on spectral fog, soldier apparitions, and the especially grim memory of the Bloody Angle.
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