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A candlelit walking tour of Lewisburg's National Register district, with stops at the General Lewis Inn and the 1800s Lewisburg Cemetery.
Departs from the General Lewis Inn, 301 E Washington St (Lewisburg Historic District), Lewisburg, WV 24901
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
About $20 per adult; children under 7 free (per published listing). Seasonal, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Access
Limited Access
Sidewalks and brick walkways through the historic district; some uneven surfaces, conducted on foot after dark
Equipment
Photos OK
Set in the Lewisburg National Register Historic District · Incorporates Civil War-era sites tied to the 1862 Battle of Lewisburg · Seasonal candlelit walking tour of local legends
Lewisburg, the seat of Greenbrier County, preserves one of the most intact early streetscapes in southern West Virginia. Its downtown core is listed as a National Register Historic District, with stone and brick structures dating to the late 1700s and 1800s, including the Old Stone Presbyterian Church and a cemetery established in the early 19th century.
The town saw fighting during the Civil War. The Battle of Lewisburg was fought on May 23, 1862, and several downtown buildings, including the Old Stone Church, were pressed into service for the wounded and the dead. That history feeds directly into the stories the ghost walk tells.
The Lewisburg ghost tour is a seasonal operation built around this district. It runs on foot, by candlelight, on Friday and Saturday evenings in the autumn, and departs from the General Lewis Inn on East Washington Street. The route is a self-contained narrative of local legend rather than a tour of a single haunted building, which makes it a useful orientation for a dark-tourism visit to the wider Lewisburg sites.
Sources
The ghost walk is a tour of stories rather than a single haunting. Guides lead visitors through the historic district by candlelight, stopping at landmarks where local legend has attached itself: the General Lewis Inn, where guests have long reported a figure in white and the sounds of a child; the 1800s Lewisburg Cemetery; and other downtown buildings tied to the town's 18th- and 19th-century past.
A first-person account of the tour describes a route that leans on documented local history, with the guide framing each legend against the building or grave it belongs to. The Civil War material, including the use of nearby churches for the wounded after the 1862 battle, recurs through the narrative.
Because it is a walking tour, the phenomena reported are the legends themselves rather than verified events. The value for a visitor is the curated route through Lewisburg's haunted reputation, with the General Lewis Inn and the old cemetery as anchor points.
A guided, candlelit walking tour of the Lewisburg National Register Historic District. The route shares local ghost legends and stops at landmarks including the General Lewis Inn and the Lewisburg Cemetery, which dates to the 1800s. Tours run Friday and Saturday evenings in the fall season, departing from the General Lewis Inn; check ahead for current dates and times.
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