Ghost stories, haunted places in Gastonia, NC

For some, the month of October is about pumpkin-flavored pastries, corn mazes and sweater weather.

For others, it is about haunted houses and scary stories around the campfire. For those looking for a fright this month, here is what to know about six reportedly haunted places in Gaston County.

Dallas-Cherryville Highway - Lee Lingerfelt

In 1901, Lee Lingerfelt was returning to Dallas late at night from a party he had attended in Cherryville. He and his friends had quite a few drinks at the event and drunkenly stopped at the Van Sellars store for a late night snack along their route, according to Alexander Brooks, the Gaston County Museum’s community engagement manager.

A fiddle player named Mike Eaker was staying in the house attached to the Van Sellar store on the same night and was w