American Legends: Creepy Lake Lanier

With over 600 deaths since the lake's creation, it is no wonder that some consider Lake Lanier the most haunted place in Georgia.

Lake Lanier (named after Sidney Lanier, who was a poet) is a reservoir located in the northern part of the state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake is rather large and has approximately 692 miles of shoreline.

From its construction in 1956 to modern day times, the lake has a dark and troubled past. During its creation the land was flooded to create the lake. Over 700 families had to be relocated.
A beautiful sunset on Lake Lanier

And it wasn't just the families that were disturbed, there were also 20 cemeteries that had to be moved. The problem is they didn't move all of the graves and some are still located at the bottom of the lake.

 
The skeleton of a woman who disappeared in 1958, was discovered by a crew of construction workers and since then people have reported seeing a ghostly female figure on the lake's surface.
This is one lake that I probably won't be visiting anytime soon!

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