M.A. Kleen

The Major Graham Mansion, located in Wythe County, Virginia, was constructed in stages beginning in 1830 by the wealthy Graham family, who profited from iron production, slave labor, and extensive land holdings. Major David Pierce Graham, a Confederate officer and iron supplier during the Civil War, expanded and refined the mansion throughout his life. The home later passed to eccentric law professor Reid Fulton in the 1940s, then to Dr. Chitwood, who secured its place on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1989, it was purchased by entrepreneur Josiah Weaver, who hosted music festivals and a popular haunted attraction. The mansion is rumored to be haunted by several spirits, including Clara, a child secretly tutored and possibly hidden after death by Major Graham’s sister; the tormented Martha Graham, whose madness led to her confinement in the home; Fulton himself, with his bizarre habits; and the mysterious Weeping Bride, eternally watching for a lost love. These lingering presences continue to draw visitors eager to experience the mansion’s tragic past and ghostly legacy.