The haunting of the Forks of Cypress is described by visitors and locals as featuring a crying baby and a glowing, swaying lantern light, which are attributed to the drowning of a family and the ghost of an enslaved person. Other reported phenomena include a white mist emanating from the creek and general spectral activity near the former plantation site, where only the columns of the 1830 Greek Revival mansion remain after it was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1966. Visitors have reported hearing the cry of a baby on the bridge near the plantation. A light that sways back and forth, mimicking a lantern, has been seen in the woods, which some believe is the ghost of an enslaved person who would check the grounds each night. A white mist has been observed coming from the creek near the site. The Forks of Cypress was a large plantation established in 1818, featuring a unique Greek Revival mansion completed in 1830. The mansion was tragically destroyed by a lightning strike in 1966, burning to the ground in less than five minutes. Only the columns and foundations of the mansion, along with the plantation cemetery, remain on the site. One legend states that a family drowned in the creek by the plantation, which is said to be the source of the baby's cries. The swaying lantern is often linked to the ghost of an enslaved person who carried a lantern when checking the grounds.