THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Employees at Jonesborough's historic Chester Inn have reported phantom footsteps and doors opening or closing when no visible person is responsible.
The Chester Inn was constructed in the late eighteenth century and served travelers in Jonesborough for generations. It now operates as a museum interpreting the history of Tennessee's oldest town. Tennessee tourism material specifically includes the Chester Inn among the state's haunted destinations and notes reports from employees of footsteps in otherwise quiet areas and doors opening or closing without explanation. The activity is anecdotal, but the reports are tied to a precisely identifiable surviving historic building.