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Feb 24, 2023 · But there is another story that goes untold about Forsyth County, one that is hidden beneath the waters of Lake Sidney Lanier. Years later, in the 1950s, plans were made to build a reservoir.
Sep 15, 2016 · In 1912, white mobs set fire to black churches and black-owned businesses. Eventually the entire black population of Forsyth County was driven out, says Blood at the Root author Patrick Phillips.
Oct 15, 2021 · The truest timeline and story behind the infamous and haunted Lake Lanier. We fully cover the racial cleansing of Oscarville, the Lady of the Lake legend, an...
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- Daunting Tales
Oscarville is supposedly one of multiple "drowned towns" beneath Lake Lanier. Local legend alleges Lake Lanier to be haunted. One commonly claimed reason for the supposed haunting is the high number of drowning deaths, with over 500 deaths between the lake's formation and 2021. 200 deaths occurred between 1994 and 2020.
- Lake Lanier’s Tragic Origins
- When They Built The Lake…
- Why Is Lake Lanier Haunted?
- The Blue Lady of The Lake: Lanier’s Famous Ghost
- Recent Deaths and Incidents at Lake Lanier, 2022 and 2023
When I picture a lake, I think of a deep, serene body of water that Mother Nature made. And, while Lake Lanier is frequently described as beautiful and peaceful, it is not technically made by Mother Nature herself. Instead, this lake is manmade and was established semi-recently in the 1950’s. The reason? To prevent flooding but also to supply water...
In 1957, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a lake by damming up the waters of the Chattahoochie and Chestatee Rivers. But construction wasn’t that simple. Before even starting the project, the government bought out over seven hundred families who owned over fifty thousand acres of farmland in the area that would become the bottom of Lake Lanie...
Let’s recap the history of this manmade lake, shall we and we’ll see why it’s so haunted: 1. The Lake crosses county and state lines and therefore is a liminal place(between places – neither here nor there and therefore traditionally is a portal of the spirit realm) 2. Cherokee and Muscogee battles, deaths, and burial grounds 3. The Trail of Tears:...
Probably the most famous of all ghost stories on Lake Lanier is the Lady of the Lake. In 1958, a bridge over Lake Lanier was the site of a tragic car accident involving two young women. One’s name was Susie Roberts and the other a Delia Parker Young. Apparently the two had nearly run out of gas, stolen gas from a station close by and hightailed it ...
According to Forsyth County News, in the Summer of 2022, there were not only accidents and injuries at the Lake but also deaths. On May 29th, 2022, a young man named Jose Camarillo was swimming in the lake and suddenly disappeared. He was found later, unfortunately dead. In addition, four other drownings occurred, all men. Frantz Scutt was a forty-...
Jul 12, 2021 · Since its man-made inception, Lake Lanier's reputation has been built upon odd events like an exploding boat, 145 drownings, 57 boat-related deaths, and 675 total deaths. Twenty-seven victims ...
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Mar 25, 2022 · Watching the episode, it’s not hard to surmise that the frightening lake the characters are on is Lake Lanier, the 38,000-acre man-made body of water located north of Atlanta.
