![]() The Army Corps flooded farmland bought from hundreds of families to create Lake Lanier. But the true backstory of Lake Lanier, built over an underwater ghost town, is just as interesting. The stories about mysterious underwater sightings are eerie – especially at Halloween. ![]() And the Netflix drama “Ozark,” which has its own high body count, films scenes at the lake. More than 200 people have died in swimming and boating accidents on the lake since 1994, adding to its dark history. ![]() Historians say some unmarked graves and other structures were swallowed up by its waters. ![]() The lake was created in the 1950s by flooding valley communities that contained a cemetery, fueling beliefs that it’s cursed. But supernatural lore and urban legends about the lake have found a receptive audience on social media, where they’ve found legions of believers. To many Georgians the large, serpentine lake northeast of Atlanta is a recreational hotspot, popular for boating and water sports. These and other spooky tales have haunted Lake Lanier, in the foothills of the northern Georgia mountains, for decades. Angry spirits call people home to submerged graves. ![]() Mysterious arms reach out for swimmers from the watery depths. Legend has it the ghost of a long-dead woman roams this lake in a flowing blue dress. ![]()
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