Haunted Ohio: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Buckeye State

by Charles A. Stansfield Jr.

Overview

Dead presidents, swamp monsters, and spying spaceships figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Buckeye State. From across the plains to the metropolitan centers of Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati come a variety of stories and legends, including the phantom in Dayton's Woodland Cemetery who perches atop his tombstone, the pitiful spirits of the Millfield miners, the fearsome ghost of boatman Mike Fink, and many more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493040834
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/26/2019
Series:	Haunted Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,043,913
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Charles A. Stansfield Jr. Taught Geography at Rowan University for forty-one years and published fifteen textbooks on cultural and regional geography. In the course of his research, he realized that stories of ghosts and other strange phenomena reflect the history, culture, economy, and even physical geography of a region.He is the author of Haunted Vermont, Haunted Maine, and Haunted

Jersey Shore and coauthor with Patricia A. Martinelli of Haunted New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

Lakeshore 1

A Presidential Ghost 5

The Vampire Cat 6

Blood Will Tell 7

Tall Corn and Tall Tales 8

The Free-Loving Ghosts 9

The Corpse Who Killed a School 10

The Financier's Ghost 11

A Spirited Argument 12

Blacksnake Sails On 13

Thus Spoke the Unborn 15

Margaret's Cross 16

The Phantom Ambulance 17

The Devil and the Gambler 18

Granny Knows Best 20

Haunted House of Horrors 21

Thanks for the Memories 22

Ohio Valley 25

Watch Out for Mike Fink 29

The Legend of the Shape-Shifting Witch 30

The Warrior's Magical Worm 31

Boat of Blood 32

The Strangled Cat 33

The Traitor's Ghost 34

The Rebs Are Coming! 35

Johnny Appleseed Is Still At It 36

The Love Boat Sails On 38

The Light in the Attic Window 39

The Dog That Chased Ghosts 39

Pale Death 40

The Phantom Barge Mate 42

Cincinnati and the Southwest 43

The Storytelling Spirit 47

The Cider-Drinking Ghost 47

The Preacher and the Hounds of Hell 48

The Phantom Disciplinarian 49

Please, No! No! 50

The Trembling Spirits of Pleasant Run 51

Imprisoned Ghosts 52

The Witches of Jackson 53

Why the Buzzards Keep Returning 54

The Ghost in the Seamless Garment 55

The Spying Spaceships 56

The Spirited Sisters 57

Plain City's Phantom Pilgrims 59

The Gutless Ghost 60

The Compulsive Butler 61

The Protective She-Wolf 62

Desolation 62

Distress Sign 63

Whoa! 64

Marmalade Still Knows 64

The Long-Winded Grace 66

The Ghosts Who Haunted Congress 68

Columbus and the Western Heartland 71

Swamp Monsters 75

Awakening the Spirits of the Serpents 76

Pursued by a UFO 77

The Witch of Marion 78

The Free Spirit 79

The Wicked Witch of Westerville 80

The Gray Ghosts of Camp Chase 81

The Dead Shot 82

The Spirit of the Peaceful Warrior 83

The Bairdstown Curse 84

Shades of the Miami Massacre 85

The Shadow of the Hawk 86

Second Sight 87

Eastern Heartland 89

Ghostly Moans of the Milifield Miners 93

Toasting a Hanging 94

Strike! Strike! 95

The Chief Who Lost His Head 96

The Mystery of the Tombstone Snakes 97

The Cursed Wayfarers' Inn 98

The Murderous Newcomer 99

The Devil and the S Bridges 100

The Ghost of the Frustrated Diplomat 101

The Lexington Serpent 102

The Trembling First Lady 103

The Most Patriotic Ghost 103

Does John Brown's Body Still Moulder in His Grave? 105

The Shadow of the Shenandoah 106

Recommended Reading 108

Acknowledgments 110

About the Author 111

Editorial Reviews

To his Haunted Jersey Shore and Haunted Vermont volumes, ghost stalker Charles Stansfield now adds Haunted Ohio, a fearless stroll through phantom precincts in the Buckeye State. Always on the lookout for a good story and a lingering spirit, he regales us with eerie tales about spirits and spooks who refuse to leave the room.