The Spirits of the Smith County Courthouse, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC
The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories
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🗓️ 11 June 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Carthage, Tennessee, is situated at the confluence of two rivers, and it served as a strategic post during the Civil War, acting as a major Federal base in the battle for the Upper Cumberland River region. In the heart of this small town, you’ll find the Smith County Courthouse, constructed between 1877 and 1879, standing proudly on the downtown square. This architectural gem, praised as the "handsomest in the state" back in the day, is a stunning example of the Second Empire style, and it’s no wonder that in 1979, it earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
But behind its elegant façade lies a dark and eerie history. The courthouse, the second to be built on this site, has witnessed public hangings and untimely deaths, leaving restless spirits in its wake, like "Jeff," who seems to rule the third floor, Paul, who tragically died on the first floor during a Christmas event, and a mysterious lady who haunts the stairs.
Today on the Grave Talks, the Spirits of the Smith County Courthouse, a conversation with Steven Denson of Mid-Tenn Paranormal. This is Part Two of our conversation.
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the Grave Talks, we continue our conversation about the spirits of the Smith |
| 0:05.4 | County Courthouse with Mid-10 paranormal founder, Stephen Denson. |
| 0:13.7 | Well, I saw on your Facebook page that you have posed to come meet our new friends on the third floor. |
| 0:23.2 | So was that kind of, you're kind of getting some consistent feedback and activity |
| 0:31.3 | that's happening just on that floor? |
| 0:38.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:38.6 | So since day one that we've stepped into that courthouse and investigated, |
| 0:43.6 | we've always interacted with a man named Jeff. |
| 0:47.7 | His name was Jeff Jones. |
| 0:50.2 | He said he had a box in the courthouse, |
| 0:52.7 | which in the archive rooms, you have personal property of people's as well. |
| 0:58.0 | Like family Bibles, pictures, different things. |
| 1:02.2 | And he said he had a box in the courthouse and told us the number of the box because everything's numbered. |
| 1:09.5 | So we're looking. |
| 1:11.0 | We can't find it. |
| 1:11.7 | He says, I'm buried in the cemetery. |
| 1:13.9 | And the cemetery is like literally 400 foot across from the courthouse. |
| 1:22.0 | And he says, I'm buried in the cemetery. |
| 1:24.7 | I said, okay. |
| 1:25.2 | I said, well, we'll go over there tomorrow and find your grave. |
| 1:28.3 | He was like, you won't find it. |
| 1:31.3 | And which I've never been to that cemetery at this time. |
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