The Tradewater River is so called because Native Americans used to come to the Big Bend of this river to trade with each other and the whites. It circles a small town called Dawson Springs on three sides on its journey to the Ohio River. There are many tall tales about the region around the Tradewater. Some, like mine, are made up. But, as with any historic place, there are bound to be ghosts. These stories should make you shiver.