Here are some of the biggest places in Clarksville that we found in our paranormal research.
If you have stories or places that you think are haunted, then please pass them along to us!
Clarksville Memorial Hospital
Fort Defiance
Settlers began arriving in the late 18th Century. The area became a trading center and settlement. During the Civil War, the hilltop was chosen by Confederate troops to build a fort to defend the river and Clarksville. In 1862, the fort was taken over by the North (Union Forces). Union Forces renamed and occupied for the rest of war time. The site was a safe place for runaway and freed slaves.
The Smith-Trahern Mansion
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Built in 1859, the mansion was home to Mr. And Mrs. Christopher Smith. Christopher Smith was a riverboat captain and had also made his fortune raising tobacco. One day, Mr. Smith was sailing in bad weather and drowned. When news reached Mrs. Smith, she refused to accept his death. She spent the rest of her days walking alone through the mansion, on the widows walk and looking out the windows, waiting for Christopher to return. Visitors claim that they still see Mrs. Smith staring out of the upper windows and walking the widows walk.
The Bellwood Mansion – Indian Mound, TN (Dover Area)
Bellwood Mansion is reportedly an abandoned mansion in the middle of the woods, and it’s a magnet for local legends about ghost sightings and witchcraft.
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Behind the gardens is a house that was once the home of a slave owner. Rumor has it that one of his slaves forced himself upon his daughter and got her pregnant, and the master killed the slave. The slave’s ghost is said to roam the house looking for his child.
Austin Peay State University
The school’s Trahern theatre has been rumored to be under watch by a few spirits. During a 2002 production from the theatre department, on a perfectly clear afternoon, with no rain, the cast was on stage rehearsing, suddenly the lights dimmed on and off three times at differing periods of length, no more than a few seconds each time. it was clear, there was no reason for the electricity to go out, and no one was in the lighting booth, the lights simply seemed to go out on there own. The Third floor and stage are apparently haunted by a ghost of a young woman students call “Margaret”. Who supposedly has been known to mess with elevators, doors, lockers, etc…
Amanda Dr. in Clarksville
As of 2003 the building in question had been destroyed. It was located in a neighborhood built in the early 1800s. In this building you can hear moaning and groaning going on. You will hear a woman sounding like she is in pleasure. This happens at 11:00pm-12:00am every other day. Sometimes you can see a visual perspective of a young woman. I advise not to go but go at your own risk.
Gateway Hospital
A ghost was seen walking past an opened door into a hallway on the first floor of Gateway Hospital. There were no legs below thigh level.
Palmyra – Headless Statues There is a ghost by the name of E.T. Wickham who haunts the grounds at and around the headless statues. Strange noises and such have been heard near the cabin he used to live in across the street. The cabin still stands but is in ruin. The statues are all still standing but are in desperate need of repair. – March 2007 update: The Statues are no longer there. They have been removed by relatives and family of Wickham.
Get directions to the Wickham Stone Park in Palmyra, TN – Pictures included!
Duncan Street in Clarksville
Hotel Halbrook in Dickson
When the Hotel Halbrook was first built in 1913, it was ahead of its time. It was equipped with luxuries such as electric lights, radiator heating and indoor plumbing. The Hotel Halbrook was called a railroad hotel because it was next to the train station. Many of the customers were traveling salesmen and business men since it was convenient to the train station. Some are convinced those rooms are still occupied— but not by the living.
Of course you can’t forget about the Bell Witch, we had to make the Legend of the Bell Witch it’s very own section. See it here! 
