Why do some stories stay attached to a place long after the people—and sometimes even the buildings—are gone? Through the folklore surrounding Sensabaugh Tunnel and Big Ridge State Park, we explore how East Tennessee ghost stories are told, retold, and carried from one generation to the next.

East Tennessee’s past isn’t always found in museums or behind historical markers. Old roads, stonework, spring houses, quarries, cemeteries, and other clues can still be hiding in plain sight. Discover what the landscape around us may reveal when we slow down long enough to notice.