My Paranormal investigation research part 1

So when people think of haunted Georgia they think of Savannah. What they don't know is there are places 5ish hours north that is also very haunted. I have been wanting to go into Atlanta and around that area to do investigations. In this series I'll do my research and when I do the investigations I'll do updates.

In this post I will start with how I found the historic covered bridge district and the history of it so if that doesn't interest you, you can scroll down to where I talk about the reasons why it may be haunted and what is said to happen there.

I found this place by accident, sort of. I was dating this guy on the west side of Atlanta over near Smyrna. I used to drive through the Smyrna area and pass by this sign that says "historic covered bridge district". There is a few structures that are a part of this area, one of the main structures is the Concord bridge. It's the last covered bridge in Cobb county and it's still open to traffic. It's also the busiest covered bridge in the state and has been hit a bunch by trucks and tractors that are too tall to go through it but try anyway. There has been a bridge here since the 1840s but it possibly hasn't always been a covered bridge. Before the bridge was built people crossed over Nicklejack river upstream a little bit at the present day Silver comet trail crossing. After bridges were built they had to be rebuilt on occasion because of flooding. In the 1800s there were so many children then died in the Nicklejack river near the bridge or on the bridge. The present day bridge was built around 1891. It survived the floods in 1913. It became a historic place on November 24th, 1980. The East-West Connector was built in 1997 to help with traffic on the bridge.

One of the other building in the district is the Concord Woolen Mill. This was a mill based area. This is also not the only mill in this historic district, there were Grist mills, saw mills, cotton mills, and woolen mills. The mills in the area used the water power from Nickleajack creek. In the 1860s there was a devastating war in the area. Many of the mills were on the Sherman's battle maps. After the end of the war Atlanta began reconstructing itself as a manufacturing center of the south. The grist mill in front of the miller’s house was built 1850s. It had a water wheel on one side, fed by water from the dam upstream from the covered bridge. Due to the water supply, the mill was able to do large business of grinding corn and making flour. The last miller removed the wheel and all equipment when he sold the property. This grist mill is probably the mill depicted on battle maps prepared by Sherman's engineers when invading Atlanta in 1864. This structure is on private property so I won't be able to investigate it.

The next structure in the district was John Gann house. It was built in the 1840s by State Senator John Gann on land awarded in the Gold Land Lottery of 1832. The house survived the Battle of Ruff’s Mill. One of the partners in the Concord Factory also lived here. This is also on private property so this will not be a part of the investigation. Henry Clay Ruff house is another house in the district. The earliest deed on record is May 17, 1856. This house has been extensively renovated over the years. It was owned by one of the first grist miller, Henry Ruff. This house is also on private property and will not be a part of the investigation. John W. Rice house was built by one of the owners of a mill in the area. It was put on to the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1983. It will not be a part of the investigations because of it being on private property. Martin Luker Ruff house belonged to Ruff's family who moved to the area to establish many mills along the creek. The property was won in the 1832 land lottery. It is again not open to the public so it will not be a part of the investigation.

So the reasons that I think that this area is haunted are very simple. I mentioned before in this post that children have die in the creek possibly around the covered bridge. Kids also got hurt in or around the mills. Tragedy usually breeds haunts. Young life lost usually means unfinished business which also means haunts. Roads bring accidents which will bring haunts. People lived, worked and died in this area so that brings haunts and residual energy. Residual energy will bring spirits.

I could only find one thing that is said to happen in this area and that is if you go to the concord bridge and park your car on it and put a snickers bar on your car then kid spirits will come get the snickers bar. I also heard it works if you park near the bridge. The bridge is busy so I would be careful testing this out.

I hope you enjoyed this post and I look forward to maybe investigating this area soon.