The Haunting of Octagon Hall, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!
Octagon Hall Museum in Franklin stands as one of the most distinctive historic homes in the South. Built between 1847 and 1859 by Andrew Jackson Caldwell, its striking octagonal design is matched by a history shaped by war, division, and loss.
During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces occupied the property, leaving behind stories that still echo through its halls. Reports of unexplained footsteps, shadow figures, voices, and direct encounters have been tied to members of the Caldwell family, enslaved individuals who once lived and worked on the land, and soldiers who passed through during one of America’s most turbulent eras.
Museum Director Bear Gaunt discusses the documented history of the property, the paranormal activity reported by staff and investigators, and how the museum balances preservation with its reputation as one of the most haunted buildings in Kentucky. Is the activity residual energy from a divided nation, or something more present and aware?
For more information about tours and paranormal investigations, go to octagonhallmuseum.com
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| 0:00.0 | Today on The Grave Talks, a conversation about the Octagon Hall Museum with museum director |
| 0:07.2 | Bear Gaunt. |
| 0:10.6 | The Octagon Hall Museum is a unique antebellum landmark in Franklin, Kentucky, and it's known |
| 0:17.2 | for its Civil War history and its paranormal activity. |
| 0:22.1 | Andrew Jackson Caldwell began building |
| 0:24.5 | this unique family home in 1847. |
| 0:27.6 | It isn't your typical home with four exterior walls. |
| 0:30.8 | This home is built with eight walls, |
| 0:33.2 | making it octagon shaped. |
| 0:35.2 | The construction wasn't completed until 1859. During the Civil War, |
| 0:40.9 | it was occupied at different times by both the Confederate Army and the Union Army. The Octagon Hall |
| 0:47.3 | has also been a Masonic temple, a hospital, and is regarded as one of the most haunted places in the south. Over the years, there's |
| 0:56.8 | been more than 1,000 paranormal teams investigating this unique building. There are many stories of |
| 1:02.7 | the ghosts that still haunt the building from the Caldwell family, slaves, Confederate, |
| 1:08.7 | and Union soldiers who have all never left the property. |
| 1:12.6 | I'm Carol Hughes, and on this episode of The Grave Talks, the history and the hauntings of the Octagon Hall Museum with Bear Gont. |
| 1:21.2 | Hey, Bear, how are you doing today? |
| 1:23.3 | Hey, Carol, such a pleasure to be with you on Grave Talks. |
| 1:26.1 | I'm really excited to have you here today. |
| 1:28.4 | This is going to be a very interesting conversation. |
| 1:32.8 | What's your background? |
| 1:34.3 | As museum director, were you planning on getting involved with a place known for paranormal |
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