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Lake Lanier | A Listener Favorite: The Curse Beneath Georgia's Deadliest Lake

7/10/2026 • 37 min

This episode has been one of your most requested since we first released it, so we are bringing it back. Lake Lanier, Georgia's largest lake, is one of the deadliest bodies of water in America, with over 700 deaths since its creation in 1956. But the lake's dark history goes deeper than tragic accidents. Built by flooding entire communities, including a predominantly Black town that was never properly evacuated, Lake Lanier sits atop homes, churches, and even cemeteries. Locals believe the lake is cursed, haunted by the spirits of those whose graves were disturbed. We explore the eerie history of Lake Lanier, the mysterious deaths and disappearances that continue to this day, and the folklore that has made it one of America's most haunted places. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com SOURCES https://lakelanier.com/2024/05/lake-lanier-really-haunted/ https://lakelanier.com/history/ https://medium.com/theundercurrent/forsyth-1912-the-truth-about-lake-lanier-and-oscarville-6f61ec951e11 https://lakesidneylaniermemories.com/before-the-dam/ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lake-lanier-deaths-history-black-town https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/31/us/lake-lanier-urban-legends-trnd https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-113-summer-2021/the-haunting-of-lake-lanier https://lakesidneylaniermemories.com/dam-construction-and-lake-filling/ https://www.npr.org/2016/09/15/494063372/the-racial-cleansing-that-drove-1-100-black-residents-out-of-forsyth-county-ga https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/blog/forsyth-1912-a-timeline-of-the-forced-exile-of-black-residents-from-forsyth-county/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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