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š± What eerie stories still haunt Stanardsvilleās historic Lafayette Inn?
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- What eerie stories still haunt Stanardsvilleās historic Lafayette Inn?
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ā¢ 10 Historic Virginia Inns Where The Ghost Stories Might Actually Be True (myfamilytravels.com) ā Stanardsvilleās own Lafayette Inn is spotlighted among Virginiaās most storied historic inns, with chilling tales of a reappearing bloodstain and a troubled Confederate soldier said to roam its halls. The article tours ten haunted inns statewide, but gives special attention to the innās deep local history as a stagecoach stop, hospital, and early communications hub. 
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