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Hauntings at the United Sates Air Force Museum

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Nine member crew of the Lady Be Good, lost April 1943 in the Libyan desert.

The wreckage as it was found in 1958 by a British oil exploration team.

Lt. Robert Toner's diary found among the remains of the crew in 1958

Lt. Tone's final entries

Ceely Rose House at Malabar Farm

Ceely Rose House

Rose family tombstone

Rose family tombstone

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Rose family tombstone

Rose family tombstone

Rose family tombstone

Located in Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Rose family tombstone

Ceely's father David Rose

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Ceely's father David Rose

Ceely's brother Walter Rose

Ceely's father David Rose

Ceely Rose herself

Ceely's brother Walter Rose

Ceely's brother Walter Rose

Ceely's brother Walter Rose

Ceely's brother Walter Rose

Ceely's brother Walter Rose

Bloody Bridge of St. Mary's

History that's very much alive...

History that's very much alive...

History that's very much alive...

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History that's very much alive...

History that's very much alive...

Plaque erected by Auglaize County Historical Society in 1976

View of bridge over canal

History that's very much alive...

View of bridge over canal

The current bridge was buildt in 1996.

Newspaper illustration

Ohio's now defunct canal system

View of bridge over canal

Depiction of Jack Billings printed in the Akron Journal 10 Dec 1894

Ohio's now defunct canal system

Ohio's now defunct canal system

Ohio's now defunct canal system

View of tow path

Ohio's now defunct canal system

Ohio's now defunct canal system

This photo taken from Bloody Bridge facing north.

Cincinnati's Music Hall

Rumor has it spirits linger...

Rumor has it spirits linger...

Rumor has it spirits linger...

 Listen to this episode on your chosen podcast platform, or to download it, click here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/8734191-cincinnati-s-music-hall.mp3?download=true 

Freight Elevator

Rumor has it spirits linger...

Rumor has it spirits linger...

Pictures of the freight elevator where paranormal investigator Dan Schneider heard loud disemobied bangs and other sounds.

Freight Elevator

Rumor has it spirits linger...

Historic Floor Plan

Second angle of the freight elevator.  Photos courtesy Dan Schneider.

Historic Floor Plan

Historic Floor Plan

Historic Floor Plan

Running a holiday sale or weekly special? Definitely promote it here to get customers excited about getting a sweet deal.

Aerial View

Historic Floor Plan

Drawing late 1800's

Have you opened a new location, redesigned your shop, or added a new product or service? Don't keep it to yourself, let folks know.

Drawing late 1800's

Historic Floor Plan

Drawing late 1800's

Gilboa's Haunted Cholera Cemetery

We've been fighting infectious disease for a long time...

We've been fighting infectious disease for a long time...

We've been fighting infectious disease for a long time...

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Dr. Thatye's original broken tombstone

We've been fighting infectious disease for a long time...

We've been fighting infectious disease for a long time...

Harman Cemetery.  Pictured is the original broken tombstone for Dr. Gustavus Thatye, seen learning against stones on the Kisseberth family plot.

Close-up of Dr. Thatye's tombstone

We've been fighting infectious disease for a long time...

Close-up of Dr. Thatye's tombstone

Dr. Thatye's original tombstone

Dr. Thatye's original tombstone

Close-up of Dr. Thatye's tombstone

Poem written by  Anna Kisseberth in honor of Dr. Thatye's selfless sacrifice

Front of New Tombstone

Dr. Thatye's original tombstone

Front of New Tombstone

Through the generousity of Ohio Folklore listeners, a new grave marker is slated to be erected in November, 2021.

Back of New Tombstone

Dr. Thatye's original tombstone

Front of New Tombstone

The back of the new tombstone will include a sumary of Dr. Thatye's life and scarifice in his efforts to save Gilboa residents who suffered during the cholera outbreak.

Moonville Tunnel

Some spirits are still waiting for that next train...

Photo taken by Mike Wenzlick showing light anomaly within the tunnel

Photo taken by Mike Wenzlick showing light anomaly within the tunnel

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Photo taken by Mike Wenzlick showing light anomaly within the tunnel

Photo taken by Mike Wenzlick showing light anomaly within the tunnel

Photo taken by Mike Wenzlick showing light anomaly within the tunnel

This photo supposedly shows the oft seen swinging light, representing a handheld coal-lit lantern

Photo claiming to capture spirit known to haunt Moonville Tunnel

Photo taken by Mike Wenzlick showing light anomaly within the tunnel

Photo claiming to capture spirit known to haunt Moonville Tunnel

Original souce unknown

Historic photo showing tracks

Plot of small cemetery located near the tunnel

Photo claiming to capture spirit known to haunt Moonville Tunnel

Plot of small cemetery located near the tunnel

Plot of small cemetery located near the tunnel

Plot of small cemetery located near the tunnel

Another historic photo

Plot of small cemetery located near the tunnel

Plot of small cemetery located near the tunnel

Video of Moonville light anomaly shared by Ohio Exploration

Also available at: https://www.ohioexploration.com/structures/moonvilletunnel/

Ohio State Remformatory

Redemption denied...

Photo from newspapers at the time of his apprehension

The tragic story of Louis Hand

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The tragic story of Louis Hand

Photo from newspapers at the time of his apprehension

The tragic story of Louis Hand

School photo

Photo from newspapers at the time of his apprehension

Photo from newspapers at the time of his apprehension

Photo from newspapers at the time of his apprehension

Richard Stober was Hand's unassuming victim.  Hand was executed in the electric chair now on display at Ohio State Reformatory.

Darke County Children's Home, Greenville, Ohio

Darke County Children's Home, Greenville, Ohio

Photo from newspapers at the time of his apprehension

This institution was later found to have neglected and abused children in its care.  Louis Hand had been a ward there.

22 Oct 1943, Tampa Tribune

Darke County Children's Home, Greenville, Ohio

Boys Industrial School, Lancaster, Ohio

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Boys Industrial School, Lancaster, Ohio

Darke County Children's Home, Greenville, Ohio

Boys Industrial School, Lancaster, Ohio

Louis Hand had attended this school before being sent to work as a farm hand.

The Ghostly Legacy of John Kerr

Resident Ghost of Columbus' North Market...

Resident Ghost of Columbus' North Market...

Resident Ghost of Columbus' North Market...

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Excavation during Sewer Project, May 2001

Resident Ghost of Columbus' North Market...

Resident Ghost of Columbus' North Market...

Weller & Associates

North Market today

Resident Ghost of Columbus' North Market...

Historical Marker mentioning John Kerr

Historical Marker mentioning John Kerr

Historical Marker mentioning John Kerr

Historical Marker mentioning John Kerr

Many important Ohio settlers hailed from Ireland

Early Columbus map

Historical Marker mentioning John Kerr

Corner of North Market

Shows the area of North Market.

Corner of North Market

Historical Marker mentioning John Kerr

Corner of North Market

The very location where John Kerr's ghost is most often spotted, walking down the sidewalk in period clothing.

South Main School

South Main School, 437 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio

South Main School, 437 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio

South Main School, 437 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio

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Frontal View

South Main School, 437 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio

South Main School, 437 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio

Historic photo

South Main School, 437 S. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio

Historic photo

Photo in use

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Historic photo

Special Thanks to Fringe Paranormal

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This episode would not have been possible without the help of the Fringe Paranormal team!

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Rouge's Hollow

Ohio's own Wild West...

Historic photo of original site

Ohio's own Wild West...

 Listen to Rogues Hollow on your chosen podcast platform, or download the episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2892655-rogues-hollow.mp3?download=true

Map of the site

Historic photo of original site

Ohio's own Wild West...

Historic photo of original site

Historic photo of original site

Undated Photo of Samuel Chidester, original owner

Undated Photo of Samuel Chidester, original owner

Undated Photo of Samuel Chidester, original owner

Undated Photo of Samuel Chidester, original owner

Wheel for the mill

Undated Photo of Samuel Chidester, original owner

Historic view of Doylestown

Historic view of Doylestown

Undated Photo of Samuel Chidester, original owner

Historic view of Doylestown

Fallsville Christmas Ghost

Grab some eggnog and take a good listen to this one...

Grab some eggnog and take a good listen to this one...

Grab some eggnog and take a good listen to this one...

 Listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, or click here:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902747-fallsville-christmas-ghost.mp3?download=true

 Photo Courtesy throwingsofas @ trover.com 

Susanna Clouser's grave

Grab some eggnog and take a good listen to this one...

Grab some eggnog and take a good listen to this one...

Charlotte Clouser's grave

Grab some eggnog and take a good listen to this one...

Remnants of the Clouser family mansion foundation

Remnants of the Clouser family mansion foundation

Remnants of the Clouser family mansion foundation

Remnants of the Clouser family mansion foundation

Clouser family plot located next to Auburn church

Remnants of the Clouser family mansion foundation

Clouser family plot located next to Auburn church

Path leading to the falls

Remnants of the Clouser family mansion foundation

Clouser family plot located next to Auburn church

See Fallsville Wildlife Area: https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/fallsville-wildlife-area

Egypt Valley

A state park you'll swear can't be in Ohio...

A state park you'll swear can't be in Ohio...

A state park you'll swear can't be in Ohio...

 Listen on your chosen podcast platform, or to download click here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902750-egypt-valley.mp3?download=true  

Scenic Roadway

A state park you'll swear can't be in Ohio...

A state park you'll swear can't be in Ohio...

Photo credit:  https://www.notquitecountrygirl.com/2014/09/egypt-valley.html  

Aerial shot

A state park you'll swear can't be in Ohio...

Grave of Louiza Fox at Salem Cemetery

 Photo credit:  https://www.notquitecountrygirl.com/2014/09/egypt-valley.html  

Grave of Louiza Fox at Salem Cemetery

Grave of Louiza Fox at Salem Cemetery

Grave of Louiza Fox at Salem Cemetery

Her final restingn place.

Salem Cemetery

Grave of Louiza Fox at Salem Cemetery

Plaque marking the spot of her murder

 Photo source  https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2015/06/salem-cemeterys-two-ghosts.html  

Plaque marking the spot of her murder

Grave of Louiza Fox at Salem Cemetery

Plaque marking the spot of her murder

 There is some controversy as to whether this is the exact location. 

Gore Orphanage

Rosedale, circa 1890. The stately mansion where the Wilber family was known to hold seances.

Rosedale, circa 1890. The stately mansion where the Wilber family was known to hold seances.

Rosedale, circa 1890. The stately mansion where the Wilber family was known to hold seances.

 Listen on your chosen podcast platform, or to download, click here:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902753-gore-orphanage.mp3?download=true

Undated photo of Rosedale mansion

Rosedale, circa 1890. The stately mansion where the Wilber family was known to hold seances.

Rosedale, circa 1890. The stately mansion where the Wilber family was known to hold seances.

Grave marking the place where the four Wilber children were buried.

Rosedale, circa 1890. The stately mansion where the Wilber family was known to hold seances.

Grave marking the place where the four Wilber children were buried.

 Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion.  

Grave marking the place where the four Wilber children were buried.

 John and Katharina Sprunger.  Director/Owner Light of Hope Orphanage which purchased the property in 1903. 

 The site as it looks today.  Nothing remains of Rosedale but a few scattered stones from the foundation. 

 What remains of the hitching post which once stood outside the front entrance. 

Ohio Penitentiary

It seems some prisoners never gained their freedom...

It seems some prisoners never gained their freedom...

It seems some prisoners never gained their freedom...

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It seems some prisoners never gained their freedom...

It seems some prisoners never gained their freedom...

It seems some prisoners never gained their freedom...

An inside cell block

An inside cell block

An inside cell block

An inside cell block

Historic street view

An inside cell block

An inside cell block

The Ghostly Disappearance of Ronald Tammen, Jr.

His ghost still roams the hallowed grounds...

His ghost still roams the hallowed grounds...

His ghost still roams the hallowed grounds...

 Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform, or click here to download:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902762-the-ghostly-disappearance-of-ronald-tammen-jr.mp3?download=true   

Reporter Joe Cella

His ghost still roams the hallowed grounds...

His ghost still roams the hallowed grounds...

 Joe Cella was a reporter with the Cincinnati Inquirer.  He never gave up his search for Ron, and kept a picture of him handy in his wallet. 

Coroner Garret J. Boone

His ghost still roams the hallowed grounds...

Coroner Garret J. Boone

 This 1973 newspaper article from the Journal News pictures Dr. Garret J. Boone, the Butler County Coroner who claimed Ron visited his office five months before his disappearance. 

Fisher Hall

Ron's dorm room

Coroner Garret J. Boone

 This is an undated photo of Fisher Hall as it looked in it's heyday, long before it was demolished in 1978. 

Ron's dorm room

Ron's dorm room

Ron's dorm room

 This is an actual picture of the inside of Ron's room, as it looked on the night of his disappearance on April 19, 1953. 

Public Appeals

Ron's dorm room

Ron's dorm room

 Newspaper articles pled with the public for any information that might lead to his whereabouts. 

Franklin Castle

Cleveland's most famous haunted house...

Cleveland's most famous haunted house...

Cleveland's most famous haunted house...

 Click here to listen to download this episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902765-franklin-castle.mp3?download=true

Cleveland's most famous haunted house...

Cleveland's most famous haunted house...

Franklin Castle Beer

Cleveland's most famous haunted house...

Franklin Castle Beer

Bottoms Up!

Haunted Spaghetti

Pasta, beer and the mafia...

Haunted trolley car inside the Toledo establishment

Haunted trolley car inside the Toledo establishment

 Click here to download the Haunted Spaghetti episode:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902780-haunted-spaghetti.mp3?download=true

Haunted trolley car inside the Toledo establishment

Haunted trolley car inside the Toledo establishment

Haunted trolley car inside the Toledo establishment

Photo of Casper Sacks

Haunted trolley car inside the Toledo establishment

Photo taken by manager Nov. 19, 2013

6 Aug 1923

Photo taken by manager Nov. 19, 2013

Same photo with spectral figure outlined

Photo taken by manager Nov. 19, 2013

Same photo with spectral figure outlined

Same photo with spectral figure outlined

Same photo with spectral figure outlined

Rear of the building

Same photo with spectral figure outlined

Same photo with spectral figure outlined

Faceless Hitchhiker, Clermont County

Careful who you offer a ride...

Careful who you offer a ride...

Careful who you offer a ride...

 Download the Faceless Hitchhicker episode 1 here:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/236393/2902777-the-faceless-hitchhiker.mp3?download=true

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Danny Dobbs

Careful who you offer a ride...

Careful who you offer a ride...

 High School Graduation PhotoSpring 1969 

Bill Caskey

Careful who you offer a ride...

Connie Jo Conner

 High School Graduation Photo Spring 1969 

Connie Jo Conner

Connie Jo Conner

Connie Jo Conner

 In Memoriam Dedication 1970 Yearbook Hamersville High School 

Lena Baynum

Connie Jo Conner

Lena Baynum

 Lena Baynum.  Her body was found by a fisherman on Aug. 31, 1999, just south of Dead Man's Curve 

Connie Jo Conner

Lena Baynum

 Photo documenting erosion of Highway 222, leading the state to reconstruct the highway.  Project completed in September, 1969, one month before fatal accident 

Ghosts of McClure

Carrie's fenced grave

Hollopeter family plot with fenced grave in background

Carrie Hollopeter's Obituary

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Carrie Hollopeter's Obituary

Hollopeter family plot with fenced grave in background

Carrie Hollopeter's Obituary

 Democratic Northwest, 9 Jan 1890 

Hollopeter family plot with fenced grave in background

Hollopeter family plot with fenced grave in background

Hollopeter family plot with fenced grave in background

Crybaby Hill Cemetery

Crybaby Hill Cemetery

Hollopeter family plot with fenced grave in background

William Jones Grave

Crybaby Hill Cemetery

Olive Branch Cemetery

Olive Branch Cemetery

Crybaby Hill Cemetery

Olive Branch Cemetery

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