Historic Rugby Village, Part One | The Grave Talks
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🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!
Tucked into the quiet hills of Northeast Tennessee, Rugby is often whispered about as one of the most haunted towns in America. Founded in 1880 by renowned author Thomas Hughes, Rugby was envisioned as a utopian village—a place of equality, culture, and harmonious living far from the industrial chaos of England.
But the dream didn’t last.
Disease, hardship, and tragedy soon followed. A devastating typhoid outbreak claimed the lives of many early residents, and the once-hopeful experiment slowly unraveled. Today, Rugby feels suspended in time. Its Victorian-era buildings remain remarkably preserved, its population hovering around just 75—depending, some say, on who you count.
Visitors and locals alike report unexplained activity throughout the village: footsteps in empty rooms, voices carried on the wind, and shadowy figures glimpsed where no one should be. Nearly every building has its own ghost story, adding to the sense that the past never truly left.
In this episode of The Grave Talks, we explore the lingering spirits of Historic Rugby Village with Miranda Young, uncovering why this quiet town may still be home to those who never moved on.
For more information on Rugby, visit their website at historyhighwayshaunts.com or find them on Facebook at Historic Rugby After Dark. For more information on Miranda Young, you can search Ghost Biker Explorations on Facebook.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on The Grave Talks, the historic rugby village, a conversation with Miranda Young. |
| 0:19.9 | Some people call it one of the most haunted towns in America, rugby Tennessee, nestled in the quiet corners of northeast Tennessee. |
| 0:30.3 | Founded in 1880 by the renowned author Thomas Hughes, rugby was envisioned as a utopian village, a beacon of harmonious living. However, Hughes's |
| 0:41.4 | dreams were dashed and tragedy struck when typhoid fever claimed the lives of many of its |
| 0:47.4 | early inhabitants. Today, Rugby stands frozen in time, its Victorian charm preserved amidst the rolling hills and |
| 0:56.2 | whispers of the past. Its population is just 75, and perhaps more, if you count the spirits |
| 1:04.0 | that allegedly linger among its quaint streets. For those intrigued by the paranormal, |
| 1:10.6 | Rugby offers an irresistible invitation. |
| 1:14.0 | Here, the veil between the worlds is said to be thin, with hauntings reported in almost |
| 1:19.4 | every building in this tiny town where the past is alive and the spirits seem to roam freely. |
| 1:27.2 | Today on the Grave Talks, we explore the ghosts of the historic and the spirits seem to roam freely. |
| 1:34.6 | Today on the Grave Talks, we explore the ghosts of the historic rugby village with Miranda Young. |
| 1:43.5 | Well, Miranda, thank you so much for joining me yet again. |
| 1:49.5 | And if people haven't listened yet, we have two other episodes that Miranda and I did. |
| 1:52.4 | And one is called Ghost Biker Explorations. |
| 1:57.1 | Would you call that like your hobby? |
| 1:59.5 | I don't know. |
| 2:03.4 | Do you have time for a hobby? When do you fit your ghost biker exploration stuff in lately? Well, you know, we're still running strong with ghost biker. You know, we had a |
| 2:09.9 | great sixth season. You know, I'd say it definitely started as a hobby. I never would have thought |
| 2:16.9 | that that would have led to my full-time job, |
| 2:21.6 | you know, of running the jail and then now the location we're going to talk about tonight. |
| 2:28.2 | It's, they all kind of go hand in hand together, but both Christy and I decided that whenever we formed our |
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