Here are a couple of stories that take place near the Halfway Creek Area.

Robert Ackerman, now deceased, related this tale to me several times during his long life. One particularly dark, misty night in the 1940’s as he traveled on Halfway Creek Road a strange, unforgettable event took place.

At this time, Halfway Creek Road was dirt with holes and difficult to travel, especially after a large rain storm.

He slowed his vehicle to cross an old wooden bridge, as soon as his tire reached the first wooden plank a white, headless, womanly figure jumped upon the running board of his old Ford.

Speechless and frightened, he watched the ghostly figure perch there until it jumped off the running board just as he crossed the bridge and was in sight of the cemetery. He declared this to be true even until his death.

Another strange event took place on/around Halfway Creek. This was related to me by two different people and at separate times.

During the mid 1940s or 1950s the folks in the Huger area, between what we now know as Steed Creek and North Hampton would report the sound of screams much like a woman coming from the woods in the direction of Halfway Creek.

It was heard during the late afternoons and would “travel” on the wind in all directions. This upset the locals very much. Soon two groups were united in trying to find the victim behind the hair-raising sound.

As I am told, a group of men took the right side of the road and a group of men took the left side of the road. They searched and searched but to no avail. The screams continued off and on for a while but no human was found. I am told that if you sit in the area of Halfway Creek Road, you may still hear the screams in the late evening of the full moon!  

Everyone enjoys a good ghost tale and it’s even more exciting when it involves an area that you live or recreate in. If you would like to share some of your “hand me down” stories, please send them to me by email. I would love to hear about them.

Robin Blakely can be reached at rblakely@fs.fed.us or by calling (843)336-3248.

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