Ep 27: Cahawba, AL

Alabama! Home to the first rocket ever built, the world’s largest office chair and a lot of snails. But what else do they have? Ghost towns, lots of them. One in particular is the talk of our 27th episode where Amy tells Samm all about Cahawba (also spelled Cahaba).

This isn’t just the story of one ghost town, but two, one built right on top of the other. This land was just not meant to have people living on it. Every time you think things are going good your status as state capital gets taken or your newly built railroad gets acquisitioned by the Confederate Army. There is just no winning. Come learn the history of this area along with the tragedy that surrounds it and why that mix might just make it a perfect location for hauntings.

Alabama map showing where Old Cahawba is

OCAP sign

Another sign for Cahawba

John Bell’s headstone

Barker House Slave Quarters

Sultana

https://ahc.alabama.gov/CahawbaHistoryFacts.aspx History of Old Cahawba

https://www.ruralswalabama.org/attraction/old-cahawba-park/ Old Cahawba near Orrville, AL (site of Alabama’s First State Capital)

https://countryroadsmagazine.com/travel/getaways/alabama-s-ghost-capital/ Alabama’s Ghost Capital

https://www.al.com/living/2016/08/7_weird_things_youll_learn_at.html 7 weird things you'll learn at Alabama's most famous ghost town, Old Cahawba

https://cahawba.com/ Old Cahawba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn_N82i5iHw Alabama's CREEPIEST ghost town?! The stories of Cahawba

https://www.nga.org/governor/william-wyatt-bibb/ Gov. William Wyatt Bibb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp Wikipedia: Will-o-the-Wisp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzHqcffT3bY Cahaba, Alabama | A Horror Story | Nosleep | Scary Story

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/8ikstn/cahaba_alabama/ Cahaba, Alabama