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Southern Gothic

The Dancing Ghost of Grancer Harrison

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6836 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

For decades, folks traveling along a long, lonely stretch of country road, just east of Kinston, Alabama have claimed to hear the faint sounds of a fiddle playing, or the tap tap tap of dancing feet off in the distance on Saturday Nights. But here’s the thing, these sounds, which seem as if they are coming from a lively party, are in fact emanating from an old, empty country cemetery. It’s said that those who hear this phantom music and dancing steps have had an encounter with one of Alabama’s most well-known spirits, the dancing ghost of ‘Grancer’ Harrison. William ‘Grancer’ Harrison established a successful 2,500-acre cotton plantation on land just outside what is now Kinston. Though a planter, it was said that Harrison enjoyed nothing more than the company of his friends, so much so that several times a month he’d throw parties, barbecues, or horse races for all to enjoy. Harrison even went so far as to build his own dance hall to ensure that fun could be had. When Harrison died he was buried in his dancing clothes and shoes, in a grave near the dance hall to ensure that he would always be part of festivities that occurred at the plantation.  It was said that not long after the parties finally stopped, spectral sounds of fiddle music and disembodied dancing began to emanate from the cemetery on Saturday nights. The parties may be over, but Grancer Harrison ain’t done just yet. Sign up for our newsletter for a chance to win a copy of the latest Morbid Curious! Help Southern Gothic grow by becoming a Patreon Supporter today! Connect with Southern Gothic Media:Join our New Facebook Group! Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Thoughtful driving tips from ESO, number three.

0:03.4

This is Kieran. He's doing 70 on the motorway.

0:07.2

On his way to a cheeky spa appointment, though his diaries as he's visiting a client.

0:12.9

Naughty Kieran, lowering his speed to 60 could save him up to 9% in fuel on the journey.

0:19.9

Enjoy that hot stone massage, Kieran.

0:22.5

Slowing down a little.

0:24.6

Can you feel it?

0:27.9

Rugby's elite are turning up the heat.

0:31.7

Prepare for thunderous velocity.

0:35.1

Scorching power.

0:40.3

International rivalries reign re-ignited. Feel the fire.

0:44.3

The Orton Nation series.

0:48.3

Every match live on TNT Sports.

0:53.3

The... rematch live on TNT Sports. The I'm gonna . ... Although certainly not everything written here is true, one can be assured that most old tales still told about Granser

1:45.6

Harrison have some basis in fact, and many are true in their entirety. From the Montgomery

1:53.2

advertiser, February 23rd, 1969. Happy Halloween, y'all. This month has been awesome, a total blast between the campfire

2:07.3

tales, the tours, and even our live show earlier this month. I'm tired out, y'all. But we've got

2:13.6

this one last night of spooky fun. It's Halloween, so we can sleep tomorrow.

2:20.7

On this episode, we're going to head down to southeastern Alabama, and we're going to explore

2:25.4

the story of a ghost featured in Catherine Tucker Windham's original 13 Alabama Ghosts in Jeffrey.

2:32.4

You all know how much I love her, right? But first, I've got a couple

2:35.9

quick things to tell you about. If you were not able to make it out here to Tennessee to our show

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