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Ohio Haunts

Bibliography on ghost sightings in Ohio developed for 2003 Bicentennial celebrations.

Local Haunts

Memorial Hall – Haunted by the spirit of a former custodian who died after a fall in the theater.

Victoria Theater – Said to be haunted by two spirits. One is of an actress who mysteriously disappeared during a performance, the other of a young woman who was assaulted in one of the boxes.

Sinclair Community College – Students and staff have reported feeling a hand grab them while walking through Blair Hall. There are also reports of elevators opening and closing and doors slamming on their own. A spirit dubbed “Mr. Joshua” has been reported in Building 13.

Beaver Creek State Park – Several spirits haunt the locks of the old canal system that runs through the park. The spirit of a young woman who died after her fiancé failed to show up for the wedding still wanders the old town of Spruceville.

Trivia

Abracadabra is actually part of an ancient spell word from Biblical times, roughly meaning “Be gone!”.

Babies born between midnight and 1 AM have the power to see ghosts.
Sprinkle salt on your doorstep to keep ghosts out of your house.
Ghosts are attracted to silver.

Web Sites

www.ghostsofohio.org
www.ghostpage.com/ohio.html
http://theshadowlands.net/places/ohio.htm
www.prairieghosts.com/hauntoh.html

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Swetnam, George
398.25 S975D
An antholoyg of occult folklore of the Upper Ohio Valley.




McNutt, Randy.
977.1 M169G 1996




Cartmell, Connie.
977.198 C327G 1996




Woodyard, Chris.
398.25 W




Woodyard, Chris.
398.25 W




Woodyard, Chris.
398.25 WOODY
Tales of ghosts and haunted houses from around Ohio.




San Souci, Robert D.
SANSO
A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world, including "Apparitions" from Germany, "The Hundredth Skull" from Ohio, and "The Ogre's Arm" from Japan.




Oscard, Anne.
133.109 O818T 1996




Woodyard, Chris
398.25 W
Traditional ghostlore collected from oral histories and family traditions around Ohio.




 
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