Rogue’s Hollow is, depending upon who you ask, one of the more haunted places in the state. There is no shortage of tales that include words like “murder” or “ghost” or “curse” or “moonshine” or, I kid you not, “headless horse” (not headless horseman, sorry Ichabod Crane fans). Even though the town no longer exists […]
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Ghost Towns and Lost Places, Myths and Legends, Places
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
When we think about potentially supernatural cryptids, like Bigfoot or The Loch Ness Monster or that stupid gremlin who lives in your dishwasher that steals tupperware lids, they usually are little more than a side note of history (and maybe geography). We’ve all heard the legends where some people are out hiking and camping and
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History, Myths and Legends
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
I know, I know … talking about Cryptids usually causes people to roll their eyes and start thinking about more pleasant topics, like the best ways to watch paint dry. We’ve all had to sit through one too many stories about someone seeing “Bigfoot” but by the time they grabbed their cellphone to take a
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History, Myths and Legends, Places
What makes a person legally insane? That is a question that has plagued our courts for as long as anyone can remember. The unfortunate reality is that sometimes, it’s not always an easy question to answer. Not only is it a legal question, but an emotional one, a moral (or maybe even religious) one, but
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History, Myths and Legends, People
When I was growing up in the Cincinnati suburbs, I remember hearing occasional playground talk about a mysterious portal to hell in the nearby suburb of Blue Ash. They said it was in a tunnel or cave. They said it was a place where Satanists met to summon The Devil Himself. Dark Magic was practiced
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History, Myths and Legends
The Story It all started with a newspaper article … from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. (Yes, the Brooklyn in New York). Dated November 4 (1889), the article states that Deputy United States Marshall Williams of Cincinnati removed a man named James Brown from the Ohio Penitentiary. Brown was described as a deranged man being transferred
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History, Myths and Legends, People
Waynesville is a small village in Warren County that, according to the 2020 census, houses a little shy of 3,000 souls. It is located around the intersection of US Route 42 and State Route 73. At first glance, it appears to be a reasonably typical village, but if you look a little deeper you will
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