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North Carolina: Blowing Rock

Since 1933, this tourist attraction with mysterious winds in the aptly named Blowing Rock has attracted visitors but the rocks themselves date back to about 250 million years ago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the rock’s legend, a Chickasaw maiden flirtatiously shot an arrow at a passing Cherokee brave. Her overture worked and they started a love affair. But the man he was torn because even though he loved her, he missed his tribe, and ultimately he leapt to his death from the rock. The distraught maiden prayed daily for his return. Her prayers were answered in the form of a gust of wind that blew her lover back onto The Rock and into her arms—and the winds haven’t stopped since. Find out the spookiest ghost story from every state.

