McAfee Knob
McAfee Knob - James McAfee Sr 1707-1769
McAfee Knob is one of the most photographed spots on the Appalachian Trail as it winds its way through Virginia. It's a feature of Catawba mountain located in Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia. Named after James McAfee. James McAfee was a Scotts-Irish immigrant who settled in the Catawba Valley in the late 1730's.
On July 23, a very pretty woman with an old-fashioned red dress and with red hair will sometimes appear on the knob. Frequently seen by men but not by women, she is supposed to be the spirit of a woman who committed suicide on that date over a hundred years ago. According to the lore, she beckons men to join her in jumping off the edge to their deaths, and supposedly will sometimes try to push them off.
McAfee Knob is one of the most photographed spots on the Appalachian Trail as it winds its way through Virginia. It's a feature of Catawba mountain located in Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia. Named after James McAfee. James McAfee was a Scotts-Irish immigrant who settled in the Catawba Valley in the late 1730's.
On July 23, a very pretty woman with an old-fashioned red dress and with red hair will sometimes appear on the knob. Frequently seen by men but not by women, she is supposed to be the spirit of a woman who committed suicide on that date over a hundred years ago. According to the lore, she beckons men to join her in jumping off the edge to their deaths, and supposedly will sometimes try to push them off.
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