Urban legends tell haunting tales all centered around places of the dead. In Knoxville, Old Gray Cemetery holds a story that is so scary it may just keep you up at night. It may be a beautiful place, but it also holds a dark entity that roams the grounds. Do you dare to look for ghosts at this haunted cemetery in Tennessee?

Knoxville’s Old Gray Cemetery has many beautiful marble statues and headstones.

Shawn Bruzda/ Google With 13 sprawling acres of lush green grass and beautiful blooming trees in the spring, it may seem surprising to hear of the sinister tales surrounding this place.

The graves in the cemetery date all the back to the 1800s, and, during the day, it certainly is a peaceful place near downtown Knoxville.

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But as the sun goes down, there is a lurking figure who looms around the spreading shadows.

Wesley Ledford/ Google The legends call him Black Aggie or Dark Aggie; he is a dark and shadowed apparition in a black robe said to watch travelers. Stories of this dark entity hiding around the tombstones and wandering around the property are very prevalent in The Old Gray Cemetery. It is common to see Black Aggie at dusk.

No one knows why he is there, but he is always watching.

David Hancock/ Google Some say he just wanders around aimlessly as if unaware of those walking through. Others, however, tell a different tale of a much more aggressive ghost. People have had countless stories of Black Aggie chasing them all the way out of the cemetery.

Investigators have speculated that he haunts the grounds after someone desecrated his tomb, but no one really knows for sure.

Marcy/ Google Still, many visitors have felt uneasy walking through the graveyard. It is as if eyes are ever watching each step of those unfortunate enough to cross his path.

Teenagers have claimed to get a picture of this wandering apparition but it has been lost over time.

Marcy/ Google Still, more stories were told of guests hearing their names whispered behind them only to turn and find no one there. Was this really the presents of Black Aggie, or just an overactive imagination?

You have to decide for yourself if you believe the stories coming from this hunted cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee. Take a walk in this beautiful piece of history, but be aware of who, or what might be watching.

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With 13 sprawling acres of lush green grass and beautiful blooming trees in the spring, it may seem surprising to hear of the sinister tales surrounding this place.

Alex Kiestler/ Google

Wesley Ledford/ Google

The legends call him Black Aggie or Dark Aggie; he is a dark and shadowed apparition in a black robe said to watch travelers. Stories of this dark entity hiding around the tombstones and wandering around the property are very prevalent in The Old Gray Cemetery. It is common to see Black Aggie at dusk.

David Hancock/ Google

Some say he just wanders around aimlessly as if unaware of those walking through. Others, however, tell a different tale of a much more aggressive ghost. People have had countless stories of Black Aggie chasing them all the way out of the cemetery.

Marcy/ Google

Still, many visitors have felt uneasy walking through the graveyard. It is as if eyes are ever watching each step of those unfortunate enough to cross his path.

Still, more stories were told of guests hearing their names whispered behind them only to turn and find no one there. Was this really the presents of Black Aggie, or just an overactive imagination?

For more information about Old Gray Cemetery, visit the website and experience this place for yourself — just be respectful of those laying to rest here — and the Black Aggie, too.

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Address: Old Gray Cemetery, 543 N Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917, USA