Don't be afraid. Lock the doors. Turn out the lights. Inclimb into bed. It's time for

Hillbilly. Dead time. Stories.

North America has a strong tradition of hauntings. The best known stories come from several types

of locations from Native American hunting grounds to Colonial New England to Civil War

battlefields to antebellum plantations in the south. Some of these plantations have since

been turned into museums or hotels. One of these plantations is in Selma, Alabama.

Selma captured the attention of the entire nation during the civil rights movement with

the Voting Rights campaign in the 1960s. Selma will always be best known for being the

starting point of three marches and support of the African American Voting Rights that

were crucial in President Lyndon Johnson signing of the Voters' Right Act in 1965. While

the Civil Rights movement will always be Selma's claim to fame, there is a former plantation

turned hotel that has some interesting history on its own. In this episode, you will learn

about the Grace Hall Bed and Breakfast Inn. Grace Hall is a beautifully restored

antebellum mansion built in 1857 by Henry Ware. The restoration of the home has been

certified by the Department of the Interior and the houses on the National Register of

Historic Places. There are six bedrooms, all of which are overlooking a flower-filled courtyard.

Common areas are beautiful with thick-laced curtains, period wall paper, and colored window

panels that surround the front door. Selma, which sets high above the Alabama River near

Montgomery, saw its share of squirmishes during the Civil War and suffered significant

destruction. Grace Hall was lucky enough to be one of the homes to survive. Grace Hall

is not the only survivor from the late 19th century. The most well-known spirit here is

Miss Eliza. This was her home during that period. Miss Eliza is not lonely though, she has

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