Historic downtown McDonough square · Camp Creek Trestle 1900s train wreck · McDonough Civil War-era history
Southern Ghost Tours is co-owned by Tara Nestich, Tricia Bowman, and Kiersten Frisby, with a stated goal of bringing visitors to downtown McDonough while showcasing local businesses. The company's flagship Haunted Ghost Walk runs each Friday and Saturday night, covering roughly 90 minutes of downtown McDonough's history, including the area's Civil War history and its Indigenous inhabitants.
The tour references the town's 1900s Camp Creek Trestle train wreck, and notes that a building which once served as the city morgue following the wreck is now a well-known local restaurant. The company has been covered by Explore Georgia (the state's official tourism site), Macaroni Kid McDonough-Stockbridge, and We Are Henry, and maintains an active TripAdvisor listing with visitor reviews.
Sources
- https://mcdonoughghosttours.com/
- https://exploregeorgia.org/mcdonough/outdoors-nature/trails-tours/southern-ghost-tours-and-entertainment
ApparitionsUnexplained SoundsFeelings of Being Watched
The operator's route material centers the 1900s Camp Creek Trestle train wreck, noting that the building later used as the city's morgue for the wreck's victims now operates as a restaurant, with reported unexplained activity tied to that history. The tour also references the town's Civil War history and Indigenous inhabitants as historical backdrop for stops around the downtown square.
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
- Explore Georgia
- Macaroni Kid McDonough-Stockbridge
- We Are Henry
