After extensive renovation in the past 5 years, the LaRiviere is used presently as a wedding and special events venue and rightly so every proper castle should have great parties and at least one or two ghosts. R 2023 Lee County Virginia Tourism ~ iLoveLee.org ~ All Rights Reserved. Virginia ranks at the top of many Most Haunted lists, and its no wonder. So, Patrick had his basement turned into a sanitarium for Sarah, with her own personal attendant. During the Civil War, the college was used as a hospital where many of the young women stayed to nurse the injured. In either case, the treasure is said to have remained where it had been hidden. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. . Yet the sheer persistence of these stories, and the myriad accounts going back over 200 years are enough to give one pause and wonder if there is perhaps something more to it. Supposedly, this enormously tall, hairy figure has been sighted roaming the woods in and around Saltville and Abingdon over the years. The center also has a frontier museum and a gift shop with unique regional gifts. The people who lived there were nomadic at first, but permanent villages began appearing in the area around five thousand years ago. Still served in the War Between the States. He was married in 1807 to Susannah Ely. According to the 2020 US Census the Lee County population is estimated at 23,238 people. Very pervasive are numerous legends of treasure and loot buried throughout the locale by both British soldiers and pirates. At the park's visitor center, enjoy browsing through the museum, Eastern National Bookstore and Cumberland Crafts. Undeterred, she stomped up the stairs of the Wythe House, where the couple was staying. Lee County is located in the far southwestern corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shares borders with Kentucky and Tennessee. Depending on the version of the tale, the bandits then either headed out to sea and were killed in a storm, or were captured and put to death for their crimes. Sometimes, only the barking of the dogs can be heard reverberating through the wilderness. Most experts believe the treasure is a well-done hoax, as no evidence of a man named Thomas Beale exists. Box 231 Jonesville, Virginia 24263 Telephone (276) 346-0005 Email: leecovahistsoc@hotmail.com Meetings: Our meetings are held at 2:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month at the Historical Society Building on Old Friendship Road. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Special Collections, University Libraries (0434) 560 Drillfield Drive . Below is a review of what was seen on the tour through Lee County. [Virginia? 1995-2022 Ancestral Findings, LLC. It was touch and go, however, and at the end of the last episode, we saw Jeff engaging in a ritual involving three huge-mongous grapevine wreaths. The name of the Chief is unknown. A statue called Virginia Mourning Her Dead has been seen with what appear to be tears, supposedly crying for the teenaged cadets lost in the battle. One such woman, Beth, fell in love with a seriously injured Union soldier who had been captured and brought to the hospital. You may even run into a little girl. 2.7K Activity No new posts today 6 in the last month 2,708 total members No new members in the last week Created 6 years ago Group rules from the admins 1 Attachment Unavailable If a post says attachment unavailable, it can be deleted.