The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BROWN MOUNTAINS LIGHTS

A MOTHER AND SON WERE LOST ON BROWN MOUNTAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA. STRANGE LIGHTS RESEMBLING AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS ARE OFTEN SEEN ON THE MOUNTAIN. THERE ARE NO ROADS, NO PHOSPHORUS DEPOSITS AND NO GAS PRODUCING CONDITIONS, BUT THE LIGHTS APPEAR. THE STORY IS THAT THE HUSBAND AND FATHER SEARCHES FOR THE LOST ONES AND THE LIGHTS ARE HIS.

Submitter comment:

INFORMANT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE STORY, BUT SHE HAS SEEN THE LIGHTS.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE