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Ghosts and legends of Northern Ohio / William G. Krejci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krejci, William G., 1975- author.
- Series:
- Haunted America Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghosts--Ohio--Anecdotes.
- Ghosts.
- Parapsychology--Ohio--Anecdotes.
- Parapsychology.
- Legends--Ohio--Anecdotes.
- Legends.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Haunted America, 2019.
- Summary:
- Hauntings and eerie tales abound in northern Ohio.Chillings legends, mysteries and hauntings.Does Esther Hale, believed to have been executed for witchcraft, really haunt Columbiana County's Bowman Cemetery?Is Lonesome Lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal as haunted as rumors say?.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- CHAPTER I: HELLTOWN
- A Legend Retold
- Origin of the Story and Name
- Crybaby Bridge
- The Road to Hell
- The House in the Woods
- The Murder Bus
- Cultists' Church
- Haunted Cemeteries
- The Slaughterhouse
- The Toxic Waste Dump
- A Legend Concluded
- CHAPTER II: WITCHES' GRAVES
- The West Branch Witch
- The Cedar Grove Witch of Peninsula
- The Witch's Ball of Valley City
- The Witch's Grave of Olmsted Falls
- Mary Jane's Grave
- The German Witches' Graves
- The Bowman Cemetery Witch
- Real Witches' Graves
- CHAPTER III: RAILROAD GHOSTS
- The Ashtabula Bridge Disaster
- The Republic Horror
- Ghostly Wails at the Front Avenue Crossing
- Arcadia's Headless Ghost
- The Sprightly Specter of Conneaut
- The Kipton Collision
- Death on the Doodlebug
- The Alphabet Railroad Powerhouse
- CHAPTER IV: CRYBABY BRIDGES
- The Storied Bridges
- Other Haunted Crossings
- Actual Incidents
- True Cases
- CHAPTER V: HAUNTED TAVERNS AND LODGINGS
- Wolf Creek Tavern
- West Richfield Hotel
- Punderson Manor
- Old Stone House Bed and Breakfast
- Rider's Inn
- Unionville Tavern
- CHAPTER VI: HAUNTED CEMETERIES
- Wolfinger Cemetery
- River Styx Cemetery
- Cholera Cemetery
- Showman-Edwards Cemetery
- An Angel at Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Abbotts' Tomb
- CHAPTER VII: CANAL GHOSTS
- Wilson Feed Mill
- The Ghosts of the Lonesome Lock
- Deep Lock and Quarry
- Johnnycake Lock
- Akron Civic Theatre
- Clinton Guard Lock Mill
- Warehouse on the Canal
- Lock 4 Park
- Bucklin's Lock
- Gretchen's Lock
- The Tragedy of Jake's Lock
- CHAPTER VIII: GORE ORPHANAGE
- The Legend of Gore Orphanage
- The Sprungers
- The First Orphanage
- Lorain County.
- Rosedale
- The Deaconess Hospital
- Investigation and Other Troubles
- The Orphanage Meets Its End
- The Final Disposition
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4396-6798-5
- OCLC:
- 1122856275
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