THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Local legend claims that during an execution near this site, the condemned man escaped and hanged property owner Old Man Padgett from a nearby railroad bridge. Visitors have since reported hearing phantom trains on the abandoned tracks and seeing Padgett's ghost wandering the area as though searching for his killer.
This site, off of Padgett Road, near Starr’s Mill, once belonged to Old Man Padgett. Stories say that long ago, as an execution was taking place, the man broke loose and hanged Old Man Padgett from the railroad bridge nearby. Although the tracks are no longer used, phantom trains have been heard here, and Padgett’s ghost has been seen, said to be searching for his killer.