Our next tale comes from Red River Gorge in Kentucky at an area known as Nada Tunnel or The Gateway to The Red River Gorge. This hole in the side of the hill is almost camouflaged by some of the most beautiful plant life Kentucky has to offer and resembles something from a Tolkien-esque novel. The limestone tunnel is approximately 900 feet in length, 13 feet in height, and 12 feet in width. It was named for a logging town located not far from the entrance of the tunnel and was completed in 1911. This passage was created for the Big Woods, Red River, and Lombard Railroad to run steam locomotives to haul timber from the Red River Valley.

Works Cited:

https://www.cliffviewresort.com/things-to-do/nada-tunnel/

https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/7860-nada-tunnel.html

Coffey, Lori, and Ron Coffey. Gateway Ghosts and Locan Legends. Fairy Ring Press, 2009.

Today’s tale takes us to Morehead, Kentucky - a small college town in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest and home to Morehead State University. Originally opened in 1887 as Morehead Normal School for educators, it transitioned to a co-ed university in the 1920s. The campus is beautiful and scenic, covering almost 1,500 acres. As with many college campuses, this one is no stranger to stories of strange occurrences and hauntings.

Works Cited:

http://www.thetrailblazeronline.net/life_and_arts/article_26a01372-77be-11e5-aad5-07414c408af9.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj5TrJXakrM

https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2598&context=trail_blazer

https://kantuckee.com/morehead-ky-mysteries/

https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1144&context=college_histories

Today’s story takes place on Lake Barkley near Eddyville, Kentucky. It involves Kentucky’s oldest prison facility known as Kentucky State Penitentiary or “The Castle on the Cumberland.” This facility was completed in 1886 and is the only state-run maximum security prison.

Works Cited:

http://genealogytrails.com/ken/kypenitentiarypage1.html

https://kyhi.org/kentucky-state-penitentiary/

https://www.southernspiritguide.org/the-groaning-of-the-prisoner-kentucky-state-penitentiary/