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Southern Gothic

Legend of the Bell Witch

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7975 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 1817 the family of Tennessee farmer John Bell came under the attack of a brutal entity; a haunting which became so infamous, it purportedly caught the attention of a future president, gripping a small community for years, and terrorizing the Bell family for generations. An entity that has since become known as the Bell Witch.  Help Southern Gothic grow by becoming a Patreon Supporter today! Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast Join our Facebook Group! If you are a sponsor looking to advertise on the show visit Airwave Media or email contact@airwavemedia.com for information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.6

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1:09.5

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1:24.0

Cheers and have a safe tomorrow. The Red River runs for over 100 miles through South Central Kentucky in Middle Tennessee.

2:06.6

A tributary to the Cumberland River, it's named after the river's unique watercolor,

2:11.6

caused by clay and silt deposits containing iron oxides.

2:18.3

In 1778, Thomas Kilgore built a fort on the banks of the Red River, near present-day

2:26.3

cross plains.

2:28.3

But native hostility was so great, he abandoned it in less than a year.

2:40.1

A scenario that played out over and over for the next decade till unfair treaties and American coercion

2:43.6

pressed the native tribes west.

2:47.5

By the time Tennessee was granted statehood in June of 1796, this region, which would become

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