Lore 237: Lofty Tales (ad-free) (Patreon)

Two centuries, one family played host to an unwanted visitor. And while the community wanted to learn more and see it for themselves, the challenges to that quest are also what made it so frightening.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Cassandra de Alba and music by Chad Lawson.

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Further Reading:

1. Bolick, Julian Stevenson. The Return Of The Gray Man And Georgetown Ghosts (Jacobs Press, 1961).
2. Broadwater, Mary Jane Rush. David Rush And His Descendants And Stories Of The Community (Self-published, 1953). https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G005593.pdf
3. Burnett, S.C. “The Edgefield Ghost Fifty Years Ago.” Edgefield Advertiser. March 2, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/76754547
4. Carmichael, Sherman. Legends and Lore of South Carolina (Arcadia Publishing, 2012).
5. Carmichael, Sherman. Unexplained South Carolina (Arcadia Publishing, 2022).
6. “Cock Lane Ghost.” Encyclopedia.com. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cock-lane-ghost
7. Cox, Dale. “The Edgefield Ghost.” ExploreSouthernHistory.Com. October 23, 2017. https://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/edgefieldghost.html
8. “The Edgefield Ghost.” The Evening Post. July 25, 1929. https://www.newspapers.com/image/40900677
9. “The Edgefield Ghost.” Boston Masonic Mirror. August 8, 1929. https://archive.org/details/sim_boston-masonic-mirror_1829-08-08_ns-1_6
10. “Ghosts.” Greenfield Gazette & Franklin Herald. August 4, 1929. https://www.newspapers.com/image/835441512
11. “‘Haunted House’ Of Isaac Burnett Recalled In Old Newspaper Story.” The Index-Journal. March 15, 1936. https://www.newspapers.com/image/69513117
12. “Isaac Nuel Burnett.” Find a Grave. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142674875/isaac-nuel-burnett
13. Marie. “The Edgefield Ghost.” The Atlanta Constitution. March 30, 1902. https://archive.org/details/per_atlanta-constitution_1902-03-30_34
14. “Pawleys Island History.” OnlyPawleys.com. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.onlypawleys.com/about/history
15. Peterkin, Genevieve C. Heaven is a Beautiful Place: A Memoir of the South Carolina Coast (University of South Carolina Press, 2015).
16. Renaud, Tim. “Haunted History: The Gray Man of Pawleys Island.” News 2. October 14, 2021. https://www.counton2.com/haunted-history/haunted-history-the-gray-man-of-pawleys-island