Bellwood mansion

[jackie]

bob wrote:

<quoted text> if it exists, why can it not be located. fact is i have asked 314k times on the net where it is. the mailman doenst just throw the mail on the side of a deserted run down spooky dirt road in the middle of the woods. what road is it on?

Bellwood mansion is located off of bellwood landing road which is off of old hwy.79 dover,tn.

[Chloelove]

Does anyone know if their is what looks like an old stable of some kind behind or near the house?

[kas61]

Chloelove wrote:

Does anyone know if their is what looks like an old stable of some kind behind or near the house?

No there is nothing like that around the house.

[ZIGGY]

my name is greg and i am with S.E.P.S. the team would love to do an investigation at the mansion. so if any one can help us with contact info or a way to get into it thats legal please email me at [e-mail]

[Debra]

When I was trying to find history on the place I saw an old fireplace that someone might have "helped" themselves to. The owner was a man by the last name of Bell no relation to the famous Bell Witch family. He was a Presidential candiate against Lincoln and Stephens though he obviuosly didn't win. He was the last hold out for succeeding from the union. When he finally signed he quit politics for good. Though Stewart County had a major Civil War battle at the fort I was surprised there aren't more haunted areas. It is a great area for fishing, camping, and hunting though.:D

[kas61]

Debra wrote:

When I was trying to find history on the place I saw an old fireplace that someone might have "helped" themselves to. The owner was a man by the last name of Bell no relation to the famous Bell Witch family. He was a Presidential candiate against Lincoln and Stephens though he obviuosly didn't win. He was the last hold out for succeeding from the union. When he finally signed he quit politics for good. Though Stewart County had a major Civil War battle at the fort I was surprised there aren't more haunted areas. It is a great area for fishing, camping, and hunting though.:D

John Bell (you are right ... not the one associated with the Bell witch) was the one that lived in the house while the iron furnace (which is at the edge of the property) was in operation. He had a slave uprising and he hung three of them in the trees in his front yard as a statement. Supposedly (I've not seen them personally) but the marks are still in the walls of the basement of the house that held the hardware where the slaves were chained to the walls. My ex husband's family used to own the land and he has spent many a night in it but stated he never saw anything that would indicate an entity of any kind. BTW ... His wife's maiden name was Wood thus ... Bellwood.:-)

[kas61]

ZIGGY wrote:

my name is greg and i am with S.E.P.S. the team would love to do an investigation at the mansion. so if any one can help us with contact info or a way to get into it thats legal please email me at [e-mail]

I'm from the area and happen to know that the owner of the property is Ms Anna Ray Keatts who also lives in the area. You are welcome to contact her but I'm telling you up front it isn't likely she will allow anyone to get on the property. She isn't the most cordial individual and more than a bit eccentric. In fact, there used to be signs up around the property stating that trespassers would be shot. To be honest, I believe you would be wasting your time anyway. I grew up there and lived in the area for 40 years. I heard none of the locals say any anything about the house being haunted and have been to the house MANY times in both day and night. My ex's family used to own the property and we farmed the land surrounding it. The first time I heard anything about it being haunted was on the internet a couple of years ago. This info is still not coming from locals. I believe the story behind the house is more dramatic than the house and property itself. You would be best off to visit the Surrender House downtown or even go out to the national cemetery or the battlefield. That's where you will hear the stories from the locals. Just my opinion.

[old hwy 79 boy]

MACE wrote:

River Road.....Someone lives there now....

its called bellwood landing rd

[old hwy 79 boy]

Chloelove wrote:

Does anyone know if their is what looks like an old stable of some kind behind or near the house?

yes there is an old barn close to the house.

[droc]

Can u see it off bellwood landing road or do u go down a drive way ? And are there a bunch of fields around it?

[droc]

R there nabors ? Is it on the dirt or paved part of the road ? Any other structures close to the house ? Is the iron red? Is there a slave grave yard ?

[ethanslenabeana]

Is there any way that I would be able to contact the owners for a paranormal investigation? I have a group that is extremely interested and would like to set up something.

[kas61]

ethanslenabeana wrote:

Is there any way that I would be able to contact the owners for a paranormal investigation? I have a group that is extremely interested and would like to set up something.

Good luck with that. Only one owner and she isn't one that is known for her cordial disposition. If I was to guess, I would say your chances are little to none.