The Tar River Ghost

The Tar River flows into the Pamlico Sound after crossing much of the northeast part of North Carolina. The river meanders through the fields and small towns on its way to the Sound and was once a major shipping route for tar-laden barges. And as it goes with just about everythingin the South, the Tar Riveris said to be haunted.

During the Revolutionary War, British soldiers captured and killed an Irish patriot fighting against British rule. It is said that the soldiersshot the patriot on th...