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North Benton, Ohio Ghost Tales | |
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Our home is what was originally known as North Benton Station. Built sometime around 1773 it was originally a stage coach stop for the red Line stage coach line. Originally a one room coach stop and trading post, the proprietors traded with the Hopewell Indians who have a large mound type structure about one quarter mile directly West of the establishment. It was partially excavated by a professor from Ohio State University in the 1940's. All artifacts recovered as a result of that excavation mysteriously disappeared shortly thereafter and were never found. Sometime during the early 1800's the building was added onto and it became a two story building with the upper story being rooms for travelers. In 1893 it caught fire and the upper story was burned off. It was then Howard's Store (source the Alliance Review) with $120.00 damages being done. During the ensuing years it has been a general store, post office, gas station, and was even a haunted house for a short while. My wife and I bought it in late 1990 at which point it was uninhabitable. Over the years we rebuilt it and it became a family home. Over the years we have seen and heard many things. In one room, on a lot of mornings, you can plainly hear 1940's music being played at what sounds like a party. It's just in that one room and you don't need any special equipment to hear it, it's just there. When we began to renovate it we started to hear loud banging, knocking, and footsteps in every area of the house. In the basement area an apparition can be seen on most evenings again, without any special equipment, it's just there. I love to scare our friends with it. We tell them the story and, of course they don't believe it and, one day, when they are in the basement alone they will see the apparition and it's really funny when they come upstairs, almost white, and tell us of their experience. We love our ghosts and are perfectly happy with them staying here as they have become part of the family. .
- Ghost picture submitted by Bill
BIGGER SIZE PICTURE HERE
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