"As the legend goes, the building was originally home to a lodge, where a young bride-to-be named Lydia was staying before her wedding in the 1930s. After she was left waiting at the altar for several hours, Lydia ran back to the lodge in despair. Believing she had been jilted, she took her own life while still wearing her wedding dress. Sometime later, her groom was found in the National Park, where he had actually been killed by an animal."
"If you visit The Greenbrier, staff can point out the area where Lydia passed away all those years ago. They might also regale their tales, which include hearing the ghost cry, seeing her on the stairs, and witnessing items flying off shelves. A former caretaker is even said to have heard Lydia ask him to mark her grave. Additionally, lots of customers have reported seeing apparitions, feeling cold spots, and taking photographs that blur for no reason."
The Greenbrier Restaurant outside Gatlinburg brands itself as a 'food and spirit outpost' serving whiskey and southern fare for Great Smoky Mountains visitors. A local legend says a bride-to-be named Lydia stayed at the original lodge in the 1930s, returned after being left at the altar, and committed suicide in her wedding dress; her groom was later found killed by an animal in the National Park. Staff and patrons report Lydia's crying, sightings on stairs, objects flying off shelves, cold spots, apparitions, and blurred photographs. A former caretaker reportedly heard Lydia ask to have her grave marked. Staff can point out the area where Lydia died and share numerous firsthand accounts of unexplained activity.
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