This is the story of Leah Smock, the Battletown Witch. Leah had the terrible misfortune of being both intelligent and beautiful in 1840 Kentucky. She could also heal with herbs, could predict the future, and was whispered to be a witch.

2022年10月14日 · The legend of Leah Smock is terrifying and intriguing. Folklore says she was the first witch burned in Kentucky. Some say they've seen her ghost.

2024年10月26日 · The legend of Leah Smock has been verbally passed down from generation to generation, since her death in 1840 – Kay Hamilton – Author “Burned as a Witch: the Legend of Leah Smock” The idea of the festival came about by …

2023年10月19日 · Leah Smock, the first witch burned in Kentucky, is still seen wearing a white gown surrounded by a purple haze.

2024年10月27日 · Delving into the legend that has persisted since 1840, Hamilton unravels the story of Leah Smock, a young woman accused of witchcraft by those who feared her "strange ways." At just twenty-two years old, Leah was tragically burned to death by those who believed this was their only escape from the wrath of an evil witch.

Author Gerald Fischer examines the supernatural through historical documentation and research to tell the story of Leah Smock, a Meade County woman burned as a witch in 1840. Her apparition has often been seen at her grave site and roaming the woods of Battletown, Kentucky.

2022年10月9日 · Is the story of Leah Smock, the Battletown Witch. On August 21st of 1840. John and Margaret Anne Smock left to visit the nearby town of Staples. They took two of their three children with them. Why they left their third child home on that August day is a question that remains to be answered.

2016年8月1日 · Leah Smock, the Legend Awakens: Directed by Edward B. Franke. With Morgan Pyle, Shannon Stockin, Nichole Doimer, Caia England. In a hollow, deep in the back woods of Kentucky, there is an unassuming grave of a young woman who died at …

The first sighting of Leah’s ghost was seen by her mother. According to the old legend, Leah’s mother watched the smokehouse burn with her daughter inside. The next day, she confirmed all those rumors and spoke unafraid to Leah’s ghost. Floating over …