I am sure you’ve heard a story like this before: A story about some guy or gal who was very frugal with their money, lived a solitary life and was either homeless or lived in a run down house on the edge of being condemned. Then, for some reason, usually old age or some kind […]
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Myths and Legends, Ohioans You Should Know, People
Let’s face a harsh reality – prison life is supposed to be tough. Trust me, if it were easy, then all the celebrities would be doing it, like Martha Stewart, Tim Allen, Mark Wahlburg, Felicity Huffman, Robert Downey Jr., Lori Loughlin, Wesley Snipes, Sean Penn, Christian Slater, that kid who played Crabbe in the Harry
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Ghost Towns and Lost Places, History, Myths and Legends, Places
In February, 2023, the Nation turned their eyes to the state of Ohio after a freight train carrying some really nasty stuff derailed near East Palestine, Ohio and when a bunch of political figures got involved, things got really weird. I mean, super weird. To make a long story short, let’s just say that there
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History, Myths and Legends
There is (or was) a place in Ohio that was so demonstratively evil that the locals stopped referring to it by its name, Boston Mills, and began calling it … “Hell Town” It was the site of a Native American massacre in the early days of the country and now filled with the lost souls
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Ghost Towns and Lost Places, Places
NOTE: The following post deals with a legal subject matter, and as I am not a lawyer, do not seek legal advise here. The information presented here is purely for educational and historical purposes. One day (I’m not sure if it was May 23, 1957 or a few days after that) a lady named Dolly
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History, Landmark Cases
NOTE: The following post deals with a legal subject matter, and as I am not a lawyer, do not seek legal advise here. The information presented here is purely for educational and historical purposes. On Halloween in 1963, a police officer named Martin McFadden was doing his thing in Downtown Cleveland when he noticed two
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History, Landmark Cases
Today we have for you a special treat, a double feature – Two Ohioans You Should Know for the price of one. Meet Jim Springer James Springer was born in 1940. Growing up, most people described Jim as a good boy. He showed some skill in mathematics, but his handwriting teachers felt his spelling needed
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Ohioans You Should Know, People
Columbus Ohio, 1929 In some ways, 1929 was a very strange year. It marked the end of the “Roaring Twenties”, a period of economic prosperity that touched nearly every aspect of modern life. It was truly a time of change. New technologies, from radios to automobiles, would revolutionize the world in new and interesting ways.
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History, True Crime
Welcome To Circleville, Ohio… I Guess Most people tend to describe Circleville, Ohio as a calm and peaceful place. For the most part, it’s just another typical small town in Ohio, located halfway between Chillicothe and Columbus. People who live in the area might tell you about a few restaurants they particularly enjoy, if you
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History, True Crime, Unsolved Unresolved
(Continued from Part I) I decided to split the Circleville mystery into two parts for a couple of reasons. First off, if I included everything I wanted to, the article would have become much larger than I had wanted it to. Secondly, because there has been so much reported on this, through traditional news sources,
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History, True Crime, Unsolved Unresolved