
SC's Most Haunted
Season 2 Episode 7 | 5m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Discover some of South Carolina's most haunted places From The Sky.
There's a plethora of stories revolving around the world of the unknown in South Carolina. From the ghost pirates of Charleston to the lizard man of the swamps, this state has been the perfect place for these legends and mysterious tales to take root and grow in chilling detail. Now, it’s time to discover some of South Carolina’s most haunted places… From the Sky!
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From the Sky is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.

SC's Most Haunted
Season 2 Episode 7 | 5m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
There's a plethora of stories revolving around the world of the unknown in South Carolina. From the ghost pirates of Charleston to the lizard man of the swamps, this state has been the perfect place for these legends and mysterious tales to take root and grow in chilling detail. Now, it’s time to discover some of South Carolina’s most haunted places… From the Sky!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ eerie music ♪ There's a plethora of stories revolving around the world of the unknown in South Carolina.
From the ghost pirates of Charleston to the lizard man of the swamps, this state has been the perfect place for these legends and mysterious tales to take root and grow in chilling detail.
Now, it's time to discover some of South Carolina's most haunted places From the Sky!
♪ opening music ♪ ♪ One of the most talked about ghost stories in Anderson, South Carolina, is the haunting of Crybaby Bridge.
♪ Rumored to be originally built in Virginia in the early 20th century, this truss bridge crosses the Rocky River at scenic High Shoals point.
Aside from being a rusted relic that was replaced by a cement bridge in the 1980s, there isn't much to see save for some expressive graffiti.
The legend surrounding the bridge, however, is as notorious as it is ominous.
There are several different accounts of the legend.
One version is about a mother and her baby getting into an accident at the bridge while another more sinister story insists that the baby was thrown into the river below.
Regardless of what variant of the legend is told, people have experienced some strange occurrences.
There have been reports of a woman dressed in white searching for her missing baby on the bridge, as well as a ghostly cry emanating from the water.
Could people actually be hearing the cry of a ghost baby or are they just being scaredy cats?
(cat meows) ♪ eerie music ♪ In Sumter County, there's one historical church with its own supernatural story.
Built in 1846, the Salem Black River Presbyterian Church was founded by Scotch-Irish settlers in what is today Mayesville, South Carolina.
This building was the successor of another church constructed 44 years prior and played an integral part in developing the rural community.
Constructed using brick from local clay deposits, the Salem Church remains mostly unaltered and is one of the oldest brick churches in South Carolina.
During construction, the "“Old Session House"” located at the rear of the church was built containing a large, donated library.
Stories tell of a priest of the church who lost his entire family to the plague.
Unable to cope, his spirit lingers on.
There have been sightings of a dark figure and flickering lights inside the Sessions House.
People have also experienced cold spots and malfunctioning electronics when walking amongst the moss-covered tombstones in the graveyard.
♪ ♪ music ♪ Known for being a rough-and-tumble place in the antebellum south, Edgefield has had its fair share of grisly characters.
None, however, are as infamous as Becky Cotton also known as "“the devil in petticoats"”.
As legend goes, Becky was a "“Black Widow"” who killed her husbands out of resentment or for financial gain.
Her crimes were horrific, using axes, needles, and poison to murder her spouses.
It is said that she dragged the lifeless bodies to a deep section of Beaverdam Creek outside of the town known as Beck's Hole.
Now a part of Slade Lake, it's been said if you listen close enough, you can hear the wailing of Becky Cotton's husbands echo across the water.
When she was finally caught, her charm and beauty seduced an all-male jury that acquitted her during the murder trial.
Unfortunately for Becky, her foul deeds finally caught up to her one day when her brother, knowing what evil lied behind her pretty eyes, killed her on the courthouse steps by bludgeoning her with a rock.
♪ Whether it's a haunted bridge, ancient church, or killer bride, these spine-tingling stories make up just a modicum of the strange and spooky happenings that have taken place in South Carolina.
Whether these tales can be explained or have any truth, remains a mystery best seen, From the Sky!
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From the Sky is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.