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INTRODUCTION

TALES OF GHOSTS AND HAUNTINGS have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. As a child I devoured every book I could find in the local library, staying up late in order to sneak in just one more thrill before bed. However, I craved more as an adult so I became a paranormal investigator. It was the perfect way to indulge my passion for the supernatural.

When I moved to Nashville in 1997, I wasn’t sure if I could continue to indulge my interest or not because there just didn’t seem to be many books or much information about the ghosts of Music City. I joined a local ghost-hunting group and hoped for the best. Nashville didn’t disappoint me.

Dreams produce passion, passion produces energy, and that energy imprints itself on the surrounding area. Nashville is a city of dreams and passions. It was occupied during the Civil War, is the site of the nation’s worst train accident, gave birth to more number-one records than I can count, and so much more. The first white settlers came here with dreams of a new life, and people still do that today—only today’s dreams are quite often of making it big in the music industry.

With such a history is it any wonder that Nashville is a city full of ghosts? From haunted battlefields to spooky honky-tonks to long-forgotten tunnels, Nashville has it all, and I’ve been lucky enough to visit and even investigate some of Music City’s most haunted spots. Now, with the publication of Nashville Haunted Handbook, you can visit some of these sites as well.

Nashville Haunted Handbook gives you not only the history and ghost story for each location but also directions to the site, as well as little hints and tidbits to make your visit a success. All that is asked is that you hunt both safely and respectfully. Remember, it’s not the dead you have to fear but the living, so always practice safe ghost hunting by letting someone know where you’re heading and when you can be expected to return.

Also, hunt respectfully. Your actions reflect on other ghost enthusiasts, so always leave a site better than you found it—clean up a bit, pick up garbage, and treat the site as if it were your very own. Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want someone to do to your final resting spot.

But enough of Mom’s lecture. Enjoy this book, enjoy the sites, and please let us know if you find any evidence of ghostly activity. We’d love to hear about it. Contact us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nashville.haunted.handbook.

Happy Hunting!

Donna L. Marsh