Lake Lanier is considered the most dangerous lake inside the state of Georgia. The lake has been the sight of numerous drownings, sometimes several in a week.

When the lake was formed and created, it displaced several graveyards. This fact has fueled several theories that there are angry spirits in and around the water of Lake Lanier. The lake is even home to a phantom nicknamed, The Lady of the Lake.

The Lady of the Lake

In 1958, Susie Roberts and Delia May Parker Young both drowned inside of Lake Lanier. Susie, wearing a blue dress, lost control of her car while crossing the Lake Lanier bridge.

Since the crash, people have reported seeing a lost woman in a blue dress missing both of her hands. 31 years after the crash, Susie’s car was found inside of the lake. They recovered Susie’s body from the lake. She was found wearing a blue dress and missing both of her hands.

Lake Lanier’s History

Lake Lanier is a manmade lake which was created in the 1950’s by flooding the valley communities including Castleberry Bottom. The Army Corps of Engineers created the lake in hopes of providing the city of Atlanta and other surrounding counties with power and water.

The government offered locals money for their farmland, many of which had been in their family for generations. 700 families sold their land to the government which resulted in over 56,000 acres.

As the family’s land filled with water in 1956, people jammed the bridges and roads and watched their history vanish underwater.