History & local legend
The country roads around Oriental carry a legend of mysterious white dogs. One of its named witnesses was Davy Knouse, who was driving through the woods when a white dog appeared ahead of him.
Knouse stopped his vehicle. According to the story, the animal jumped onto the hood and then the roof before vanishing. Its sudden disappearance turned an encounter with a roadside dog into a local ghost story.
Other accounts placed white dogs near the Shaffer and Knouse homestead. Hunters described seeing them around the full moon, although some sightings were said to happen in daylight. A culvert and a dumping area also appeared among the landmarks used in retellings.
