Legend states that Mayberry Springs Inn is shrouded in mystery.  Named after David Mayberry, the area still has the creek that bears his name and the deserted house that he built near an old Indian trail.

After the Civil War, many freight wagons and coaches passed through Mayberry Springs to get to the mining towns.  This caused the boarding house to become a gold mine itself for David and his family.  Guests, prospectors and visitors brought in whiskey, poker and more than a few gunfights. 

Supposedly outlaws would wait for the Mayberry Inn guests to take their rooms, and then the bandits would strike.  They would rob and kill the rich after taking their money, and kill the poor for not having any money!

By the time David Mayberry died in 1881, he had quite a reputation as an infidel and was said to have fathered children all over the county.  He was known to have had three wives, but it was said that he had as many as six.  It was rumored that he murdered one of these wives and burned her body in the fireplace.  Perhaps, the lead poisoning from the sixteen bullets in his body was the cause of his demented behavior that so many observed.

Over the years, caretakers of the property have seen and heard many bizarre, unexplained events.  At midnight, it is said that the doors fly open, blowing out any candles or lanterns.  A visitor once reported seeing a body lying in the floor upon entering the front door.  The caretaker came immediately from the cabin next door, but no one was found on the floor, nor was anyone seen leaving the house. 

The present caretaker has heard strange noises coming from within the house during the day, but could not determine their origin.