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35722
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In the novel “The Wedding Guest,” author Ovid Pierce included many different folkways, including proverbs, folk beliefs, animal lore, ghosts, and more.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 4, Nov 1975,
p125-128
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35656
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A collection entitled the “Tar-Pitt Tales” relates various stories that are located along the banks of the Tar River. Five of the stories are copied here, “Noey Lee’s Treasure,” “Mrs. Williams’ Ride,” “George Banks,” “Old Nelson House,” and “Death Light.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p15-19
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35942
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The grave of Hezekiah Quidley proved his earthly life was over. Reports about mysterious sounds in the woods suggested his love for fiddle playing lived on. Stories about a woman appearing to her former boyfriend after her death also proved things going bump in the night were sometimes restless spirits.
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16387
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Unfortunately, ghosts seem to have been greatly maligned. Often they are seen as hideous creatures that come back with malicious intent. But judging by hundreds of tales, nothing could be farther from the truth.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 2, May 1973,
p55-57
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35529
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The story of a man who was riding away from an inn and was nearly robbed on the highway, but was able to shoot the robber. Returning to the inn, he found out the robber had owned the inn with his wife, and they had a habit of robbing and killing the patrons, leaving behind unsettled spirits. Several versions of the story are recounted.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 2, May 1972,
p67-72
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35531
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A collection of three ghost stories collected from students.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 2, May 1972,
p77-79
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Record #:
35410
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With superstitions running high and the death of two people within two weeks, a mailman was spooked by the possibility of seeing a ghost.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Jan 1971,
p8-11
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Record #:
35469
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Several superstitions and stories concerning the supernatural that was told to the author as a boy by his father.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971,
p173-176
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Record #:
10669
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The Maco Light is one of a number of unexplained and unsolved mysteries that have occurred in North Carolina over the years. Sixty years ago, at Maco, located fifteen miles west of Wilmington, a passenger train crashed into the rear of a freight train. The flagman aboard the freight frantically waved his lantern, but the engineer of the oncoming train did not stop. The flagman was killed, and ever since a bobbing light has been seen on the tracks at various times where the accident happened.
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35177
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The retelling of the spectre cavalry fight which was circulated by newspapers all over the country in 1811. Supposedly, several inhabitants of the pass had seen a ghostly battle ensue, complete with sights, sounds, victors, and losers. Twenty years after the event, the author went to the ravine to explore and was guided by a grandson of one of the original story’s claimants. The guide assured him that it was merely a trick of the light and temperature differences that made the people see what they believed to be a supernatural phenomenon.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Dec 1961,
p23-26
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