NiteWatch participated in the Old Wilkes candlelight ghost tour of downtown Wilkesboro, NC
and enjoyed legends of the Old Wilkes Jail which housed Tom "Dooley" (Dula), the Tory Oak of
revolutionary war fame, the Tory Oak Room at the old Smithey hotel, the Old Town cemetery
and many other locations.  Tom Dooley's trial and subsequent hanging for the murder of his
sweetheart, Laura Foster, shortly after the Civil War has been a debated subject for over a 
century.  We saw the painting of Ben Cleveland whose eyes are purported to follow women
across the room. Many strange occurrences have been reported in the upstairs halls of the 
Old Smithey Hotel, now the Tory Oak Restaurant. The Tory Oak is the site where tories 
(people loyal to King George) were hanged.



Ben Cleveland 







Our Ghost Tour Guide 








The Tory Oak (Grafted from original tree) 








Living Quarters 















Dooley Cell 







Smithey Hotel ceiling mural 







Smithey Hotel Haunted Hall 







19th/early 20th century Wilkes Co. Sheriff's