Tennessee Tall Tales, Scary Stories and folktales from American Folklore

Choose a Tennessee Folktale below:

Casey Jones
Death of a daredevil railman.
Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn
When Dawn freezes, Davy Crockett decides to do something about it.
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett Bests Mike Fink
Mike Fink tries to scare Miz Crockett and gets a scare of his own!
The Wampus Cat
A hunter meets a terrible beast in the woods of Tennessee.

You can read more Tennessee folktales in Spooky South by S.E. Schlosser.

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