Oakwood Cemetery (Hell's gate)

Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg SC.

Oakwood Cemetery, nick named Hell's gate, is one of South Carolina's oldest and largest cemeteries, it dates back to the 1600's if I am thinking right. This cemetery has a reputation for being one of the most haunted places in SC, it is home to a number of ghosts and paranormal activities, it is also home to satanic rituals. There is a place in the back of the graveyard down a hill named Potters Field, where it is said that people perform satanic rituals during the witching hour. How ever, it is also said if you see them you should not go down there or around them, you also should not go alone, they do not take kindly to strangers and have even chased and tried to hurt the people passing through. Many people apparently disturb the grave sites as well and have even dug bodies up and have stolen skulls, many people have reported that when they passed through they have seen people in Potter's field with skulls.

This cemetery is close to Converse College and has been known as a place for those looking to add a little bit of excitement to their lives. The oldest part of the cemetery is said to be the most haunted which according to others, seems to be the children's graveyard or the part where the poorest people were buried.  Many have mentioned having fully charged cell phones and cameras completely die out, even experienced ghost hunters that have come to this area have claimed their equipment was drained of power by being in the cemetery only for a short while. Others have claimed to have been touched, seen orbs, felt cold spots and drops of temperature in a lot of spots, seen shadows, many have claimed that there is something out there that waits and watches them from some unseen vantage point, heard children laughing and singing, some have even said to have seen the ghosts of children playing among the tombstones.

The most noticeable of all though seems to be the spirit of a young boy who was said to have fallen to his death off the hill by Potter's field while his mother was by another grave. Many have reported this little boy coming up to them with a ball in his hands asking them to play with him before he fades away. A lot of people have reported other children coming up to them and asking them to play as well. There is a lot of well known politicians and judges buried in this cemetery as well, but there is also a lot of children and the poor buried there.

This place seems to hold a very eerie feeling and even a sad feeling to others who have been there, I myself have been to this place, but like I said, I wouldn't recommend going there alone if you choose to walk through, not only because of the spirits, but because of the living.