Roswell Historic District · Founders Cemetery · Roswell's antebellum mill-village architecture
Roswell Ghost Tour has operated for over 25 years, run by Joe and Dianna Avena, who appeared discussing paranormal investigation on SyFy's Ghost Hunters in 2009. The tour walks roughly a mile through Roswell's historic district, home to a cluster of Greek Revival antebellum mansions and former mill-worker housing that survived General William T. Sherman's 1864 Civil War campaign through the area, and includes a stop at Founders Cemetery, the burial ground of town founder Roswell King. The tour is listed by the Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau (visitroswellga.com) and the DowntownRoswell.com merchants' association as a standing local attraction.
Sources
- https://roswellghosttour.com/
- https://www.visitroswellga.com/directory/roswell-ghost-tour/
- https://www.downtownroswell.com/attractions/roswell-ghost-tours/
ApparitionsUnexplained SoundsFeelings of Being Watched
The operators describe the tour as covering "current paranormal phenomena routinely experienced by Roswell residents, businesses, and our own tour-goers," tied to the antebellum mansions and mill-worker housing that survived Sherman's Civil War campaign through the area, with a featured stop at Founders Cemetery. The guides, who have discussed paranormal investigation experience publicly, frame the tour as blending history with firsthand accounts collected from the community.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing material, not documented history independently verified for this listing; it is included here as a description of what the tour covers, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
Media Appearances
- Ghost Hunters (SyFy, 2009)