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Ghosts and legends of Northern Ohio / William G. Krejci.

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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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