If you have ever done any traveling, you’re sure to have run across a place with an unusual name. Some of the more famous examples might include places like Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (guess they really loved that game show) … or Nowhere, Colorado which shouldn’t be confused with Nothing, Arizona. Maryland has a […]
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Ghost Towns and Lost Places, Ohio Book Club, Places, What's In A Name
Imagine yourself at some fancy party, perhaps something like the famed Met Gala but somewhere in Ohio … and someone comes up to you and asks, “Hey, complete stranger I’ve never met before, have you ever driven from Moscow to Russia?” What are you going to think? Chances are, if you’re anything like me, your
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Places, What's In A Name
As I began researching ideas of things to write about for The Ohio Project, I came across quite a few references to a place called Laceyville, Ohio. Some referred to it as either a Lost Town or a Ghost Town, while others listed it as “interesting” because it currently sits at the bottom of a
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Ghost Towns and Lost Places, Places
Modern Medicine has come a long way since the 1800s and sometimes it can be hard to really understand what it was like way back when because most of what we understand today was still a mystery at that time. Today, we can look back at many of the “medical procedures” that were being done,
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Places, What's In A Name
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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History, Myths and Legends, Places
Should you find yourself traveling South-East from Cincinnati either along US Route 52 by car, or down the Ohio River via boat, you will come to a small community called Utopia. If you were to stop and look around a bit, you won’t find much there – a few residential houses, a village market, and
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History, Places, What's In A Name
If you should ever find yourself traveling along “The Three C Highway” (that’s US Highway 22 or Ohio Route 3) between the cities of Wilmington and Washington Court House, you’ll drive through a village named Sabina. In most ways, it’s a typical village, just like any of the countless others found across the state with
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History, Places, True Crime, Unsolved Unresolved
When you start looking into the myths and legends of Ohio, you’re probably going to hear about the Dayton suburb of Kettering. Did you hear about the ghost of The Witch’s Tower? Have you seen Frankenstein’s Castle? Don’t go near the Patterson Tower at night, alone. The Hill and Dales Tower is haunted by a
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History, Myths and Legends, Places
If you look at a map of Ohio, you will see that the state has a rather distinctive shape. Look a little closer and it isn’t hard to figure out some of the reasons why. The most obvious would be the southern border that follows the shape of The Ohio River. In the northern part
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History, Places
Along the banks of the Little Miami River, near Loveland, Ohio, you will find something that, at first, may seem slightly out of place. Quite frankly, there aren’t all that many medeival european castles in this part of the world. And what castle wouldn’t be complete without a few myths and legends, and perhaps a
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Ohioans You Should Know, People, Places