Rotherwood Mansion
The Rotherwood Mansion, off Netherland Road, is said to be haunted by a young woman who died in the river that runs beside the mansion. Her father, a wealthy land owner, frowned on her love with a soldier, and forbade them ever to see each other. One night before going to war, however, the young soldier came to see his lover. The woman’s brother found them, fought the young soldier, and threw him in the river. The soldier was then swept away with the current. Heartbroken, the women, threw herself into the river to find her beau. She drowned trying. Now it is said that she can be seen, walking along the river at night, carrying a lantern, looking for her lost love. She is said to wear a long white dress, that may be a nightgown.
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Hannah says: |
July 3, 2011, 5:14 pm |
My older sister knows the keeper of the mansion who takes care of it during the day and nightime. she says she doesn’t believe in the ghosts, but sometimes feels wierd prescences.
Amber says: |
November 12, 2011, 10:42 pm |
Can you rent this place out for the weekend for a birthday party?
tina says: |
March 10, 2012, 2:36 pm |
me and my family lived in the area of the mansion in the 80′s i dont know much about the mansion. but i do know that the park across the street was a place we loved to go. there was a large swinging bridge that we liked to play on. we went there one day im not sure of the date but i think it was in 86 or 87 and there were police cars everywhere they told my mother that we couldnt enter the park because a young girls body had been found on the other side of the bridge at the waters edge. later we heard that she had been beaten to death by her boyfriend. if anyone had a reason to haunt that area i think it would be her.
have seen many ghost in east Tn. says: |
May 4, 2012, 3:34 am |
i have true tales that will make tour hair stand up allover your whole bodyan they are all true.
chance says: |
May 4, 2012, 3:56 am |
church hill tn. is crazy haunted.There is a house on river rd haunted bigtime from afamily in the mid 1800s onthe way to church in horse and carrigr when the horse got spooked and bucked up plipping the carrige over killing the family close to home. I have honestly had encounters in the home. the owner was going to burn it down but didnt even want to step foot on theproperty so he rented it out for $100 a month and is a very nice chunk of land, the ghost messed with the guy living there now and he almost moved instantly untill we told him to hag up alot of mirrors so therefor he did and hes still there,Ican give evry detailed acount but its time to hit tha sack,watchout for incubus or suckubus. CHANCE
chance says: |
May 4, 2012, 4:28 am |
there is a dungeon in the mansion to beat the slaves and no matterwhat the bloodstains wtll naot come out of the walls,the shackles aere told to still be there. Burt Reynolds was going to buy it but it creeped him out with its history.There has alo been some really big country stars also backout. The last buyer was a homosexual,when he purchaced it against his brothers advice the first thing he did was change the three leaf clover pon down by the river by filling one of the clover leafs to make it look like a ***** and testicals,Kingsport did not like that but there was nothing they could do, he owend it, needless to say I guess the spirits didnt either because about a month later he died of aids oight after he had it remodeled. His brother never stepped another foot in that place again,he auctioned it of very fast,sleep tight. CHANCE
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Amie says:
April 26, 2011, 11:48 am
This is the creepiest place I’ve ever been to. I have visited the Rotherwood mansion back in the 1990′s. We purchased tickets that went on a tour. There was only certain rooms you could go in of course. When you first go in there is a beautiful but creepy mural of time long ago.. With horsedrawn buggies and slaves working. It feels like someone is watching you the whole time I was in there. My sister has been in the tunnel below the house. She says she has seen a black dog with red eyes! I wish the would make a movie about the true story was a great movie it would be!!