Springwood Cemetery

Fannie Heldmann drowned herself in the Reedy River in 1889 rather than go through with an arranged marriage. She's still spotted in this historic downtown Greenville cemetery.

Springwood Cemetery is the oldest and largest public cemetery in Greenville, established in the 1820s and containing the remains of many of the city's most prominent citizens. The cemetery's most famous ghost is Fannie Heldmann, whose father insisted she marry his business partner. Fannie was repulsed by the arrangement and reportedly lost her mind planning the unwanted wedding. In 1889, she drowned herself in the Reedy River rather than go through with it. Visitors say her spirit haunts both the cemetery where she's buried and the banks of the Reedy nearby. People have seen a young woman in Victorian clothing walking among the older graves at twilight, and some have heard crying near her headstone. The cemetery is also known for sudden temperature drops and the feeling of being followed along its winding paths.