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Southern Gothic

The Devil's Tramping Ground

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7975 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Just fifty miles south of Greensboro, North Carolina, amidst lush pine forests and rolling hills is a large patch of barren nothingness known as the Devil’s Tramping Ground. This empty spot is circular in shape, roughly 40 feet across, and for as long as anyone can remember it has been completely devoid of all plant life. As a result, some legends claim this eerie location is where the devil himself comes to Earth each night to plan his wicked deeds, others that is of a unique Native American origin. 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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The Chatham County, North Carolina, was formed in 1771 amid the rolling hills of the North Carolina

1:26.6

Piedmont, a plateau region nestled between

1:30.7

the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain.

1:37.0

Early inhabitants of the region included both Iroquois and Sioux and peoples, with European

1:43.1

settlers arriving as early as the mid-18th century.

1:47.0

The small farming settlement grew quickly, and by the time North Carolina gained statehood

1:55.0

on November 21, 1789, Chatham County had a population of approximately 9,000.

2:03.6

The But within the beautiful, lush rolling hills of Chatham County is a mysterious aberration that has become the center of one of North Carolina's most infamous legends.

2:42.0

An eerie barren circle of land, where vegetation will not grow, and wildlife will avoid at all cost.

2:56.6

It is a site that has become known simply as the devil's tramping ground. My name is Brandon Sheck-Snyder, and you are listening to Southern Gothic. Just 50 miles south of Greensboro, North Carolina, amidst lush pine forests and rolling hills,

3:43.5

is a large patch of barren nothingness.

3:47.6

This empty spot is circular in shape, roughly 40 feet across,

3:53.0

and for as long as anyone can remember, it has been completely devoid of all plant life.

4:00.4

According to legend, this barren circle of earth is where the devil rises at night

4:06.0

and walks a circular path as he imagines and plots what evil he plans to unleash.

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