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Thunderbolt, GA
Georgia · Bryan County · Savannah Metro
Thunderbolt is a small town in Georgia with a population of 2,552. Residents earn $69,191 per year, which is 8% below the national average.
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
2,552
Population
1,904/sq mi density
$69,191
Median Income
$43,226 per capita
$303,500
Home Value
$577,755 Zillow
$1,614
Median Rent
31.3% income on rent
68°F
Avg Temperature
308 sunny days/yr
149
Violent Crime/100K
1,121 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.8 / 5.0
$69,191 median income, 3.3% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.2 / 5.0
$303,500 home value, $1,614/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
149 violent crimes/100K (61% below avg)
A
Education
4.4 / 5.0
42.1% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
127
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
13
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Thunderbolt, GA
13 reported haunted locations found near Thunderbolt, GA.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 1790 Inn and Tavern | This Inn was built in 1790 and is haunted by a girl named Anna She was a seventeen year old girl who was shunned after getting pregnant by a sailor. The sailor was said to have jumped out of the third story window and died. He haunts the same room the window was located. Guests claim to lose things such as wallets, ID's, and underclothes. They will later be found in planters or behind bookshelves. People have also reported hearing Anna in the room moving things around. - December 2003 Update... |
| Bonaventure Cemetery | Several ghosts are believed to haunt this old cemetery, including the ghost of a small girl named Gracie Watkins who is buried there. At times she cries in the night, and the life-sized statue of her cries tears of blood if you take something out of its hands. People who visit the cemetery often place presents in her hands such as money, trinkets, etc. There is also a pack of ghost dogs that haunt the grounds. No one has actually seen them, but they run after you and you can hear them barking... |
| Kehoe House Bed & Breakfast | Said to be haunted by the spirits of children. Also, by a "Lady in Gray" who haunts not only the bed & breakfast in general, but particularly room #203. People who have stayed in this room have felt their hands being gently touched and have felt kisses upon their cheeks. All have agreed that she seems to be a very friendly spirit. |
| Main Town Square | a lady once pregnant that had committed a crime. Her hanging was postponed until she had the baby. When she finally had the baby, it was taken away and she was hanged. You can see her wandering through the square crying . if you go up to her she will think you have the baby and will follow you through the square. |
| Ogalthorpe House | It is a college dorm and water has turned on several times, a girl once tape recorded the sounds of her room after things were being rearranged when she left, and she heard only the door shut when she left and then shortly after there were noises of things moving. And there have been whispers in people's ears when they try to sleep at night. Others report the most famous place is in front of room 600 and/or 601. The place in front of the rooms is where a girl jumped and committed suicide year... |
| Pirate's House Restaurant | Pirate Captain Flint haunts this place. And also 12 people from the Ghost Chasing Society of America stayed there for two nights, in the second floor of the restaurant. Two of them were the only ones at the end of the two days. |
| Pirate's House Tavern | The story is this restaurant is haunted by Captain Redbeard (Captain Flint) and was built back in the 1700's, and was originally a pub for sailors. And Captain Flint would go there with his sailors and take women through a secret passage that lead out to the docks and would take them onto his ship. They have had so many reports of ghostly activity on the second floor that they had 12 experts from the National Ghost Chasing Association come and stay in the second floor for 3 days. There was so... |
| Savannah College of Art | Weston House - A dorm for the Savannah College of Art and Design which was formerly the Savannah Weston Hotel. It is located on 231 West Boundary St. and is one of the various areas of Savannah where civil war battles were fought. The old railroad also ran adjacent to it. At all times of the day students hear tapping on the walls, furniture moving in empty rooms, and a singing girl. There have been rare occasions of physical contact, in which students have reported being touched or grabbed. S... |
| Savannah College of Art & Design | Oglethorpe House - Residents saw on numerous occasions the ghost of a little girl, who they believed to be the famous Gracie Watkins of Bonaventure Cemetery because of it's similar appearance to the statue. The ghost was seen at night running away & down a hall & turning a corner, and move out of sight; she has been seen entering rooms & and has been spotted looking at the resident's clothes in the closet. They also report hearing whispers, & seeing the transparent girl kneeling beside their ... |
| The Juliette Low Birthplace | two former owners haunt this house: Sarah Gordon and her daughter-in-law Nellie Kinzie Gordon, who was the mother of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouting. Nellie is said to rearrange furniture, play the piano, and slide down the banister after the museum closes down for the night. Visitors to the place often see Sarah, wearing an old-fashioned dress. |
| The Old Colonial Cemetery | Their have been numerous hauntings seen one is wear a couple was seen walking/floating in the graveyard after it was closed the couple was decapitated ad was missing their arms from the elbow down. (There are graves from before the civil war) |
| The Old Telfair Hospital | Supposedly Mary Telfair also haunts this former ladies hospital. Says she roams the halls in a brown dress. |
| The Telfair Museum | is haunted by its former owner. She is said to roam the housekeeping people from doing what they shouldn't do. If you smoke a cigarette in the house or sit on the wrong chair, you can hear here footsteps coming at you on the marble floors. |