Richland Road near Wopsy Mountain

History & local legend

A derelict house on Richland Road near Wopsy Mountain was known to some local teenagers as the White Lady’s house. Around 1986, three friends entered it while on their way to Bear Rocks. One of them, a Warriors Mark resident who later wrote under the name Big Al, described the visit in a personal account preserved online in 2008.

The building was already deteriorating: saplings surrounded it, the windows had no glass, and a pentagram had been drawn on the floor. The group had brought a single flashlight. While standing together inside, they saw what the narrator described as a woman moving past an open doorway in the adjoining room.

At that moment, their flashlight went dark. Big Al struck it against his hand until the light returned, and the three hurried back to their car. They abandoned the rest of their evening’s plans and went home.