Katherine. The mistress of the old postmaster. The ghost of the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art. The post office was built in 1908. In the 1960s it was transformed into a library. Now it is the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art. While the building’s role in Marietta has changed, there is one entity that is rumored to remain. According to stories, Katherine was the mistress of a postmaster. The postmaster’s wife found out about the affair and shot Katherine in the building. Katherine is said to still reside in the building. Lights being redirected, books falling, voices—Katherine is rumored to make her …

In 1890, 20-25 people died in a fire at Schillings Hardware Store. The cause of the fire was a woman smoking over a barrel of kerosene, said  Chuck Volner, a paranormal researcher for more than 30 years. Volner is founder and director of Southern Paranormal Examinations And Research, Inc., S.P.E.A.R., which is based in Marietta. "There weren’t that many people in the building, but when the kersoene exploded, it exploded," Volner said. "Flames went everywhere. It just went going and going and going." Since the fire, the spelling was changed slightly, and the business was turned into the …

Before it was the Marietta Trolley Co., it was a gas station—something that is obvious when you look at the structure. What many visitors to the trolley company may not know is that more than just the structure of the gas station remains. Roland, a mechanic who was killed in 1928 when a car fell on him, still makes an appearance at his former workplace from time to time, said Chuck Volner, a paranormal researcher for over 30 years and founder and director of Southern Paranormal Examinations And Research, Inc., S.P.E.A.R., which is based in Marietta. Share your ghost stories with us in the …