text: what is the story behind adams,tn?   lil' samycat is right, adams is the home of the "bell witch".  a great synopsis of the bell witch legend is given on the about.com site, from which i quote:  adams, tennessee, in 1817 was the site of one of the most well-known hauntings in american history – so well known that it eventually caught the attention and then the involvement of a future president of the united states.  known as the bell witch, the strange and often violent poltergeist activity that provoked fear and curiosity in the small farming community has remained unexplained for nearly 200 years, and is the inspiration for many fictional ghost stories, including the recent film, the blair witch project. the facts of the bell witch case share little in common with the mythology created for the blair witch project, except they both attracted a great deal of public interest. and because it really happened, the bell witch is far scarier.   check out the link, it's a great story!