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Apparitions filed in Ohio

Ohio files 22 dossiers under this claim — a visible figure, full or fleeting, reported by a witness. It is the most common shape a report takes in the archive, and the Ohio shelf runs the same range as the national one: nameless shapes in hallways, figures identified across decades of separate sightings. The dossiers note who reported it and when; what was seen is left where the record leaves it.

22 dossiers5 counties covered64% open to visitorsProspect Place — deepest file
Mansion
High confidence

Prospect Place

Trinway, Ohio

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

5 claims · 2 legends→
Historic Site
Medium

John Rankin House

Ripley, Ohio

The Ripley hilltop house where the Reverend sheltered ~2,000 freedom seekers.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Medium

Erie Street Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

The 1826 cemetery—where Chief Joc-O-Sot waits to go home.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Site
Medium

Collinwood school fire site

Cleveland, Ohio

March 4, 1908—the fire that killed 172 children.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Historic Site
Medium

John P. Parker House

Ripley, Ohio

The freedman’s house—the inventor who rowed hundreds to freedom.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Hotel
High confidence

Landoll's Mohican Castle

Loudonville, Ohio

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Lighthouse
Medium

Marblehead Lighthouse

Marblehead, Ohio

Ohio’s oldest lighthouse on Lake Erie—keeper Wolcott’s first light.

1 claim · 1 legend→
University
Medium

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio

The 1833 college—first to admit women and Black students—dense with lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
University
Medium

Marietta College

Marietta, Ohio

The 1835 college on the Muskingum—dense with river-town lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Temple
Medium

Kirtland Temple

Kirtland, Ohio

The first Mormon temple—1836, still standing.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Amusement Park
Medium

Chippewa Lake Park

Chippewa Lake, Ohio

The 1878 park abandoned in 1978—nature took the midway.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Amusement Park
Medium

Geauga Lake

Aurora, Ohio

The 1887 park that became SeaWorld’s neighbor—closed 2007.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Amusement Park
Medium

Idora Park

Youngstown, Ohio

The 1899 park that burned with its carousel still inside—1984.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Amusement Park
Medium

Euclid Beach Park

Cleveland, Ohio

The 1895 Cleveland park—the Humphrey popcorn and the rocket ship ride.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Historic Site
Medium

Col. William Hubbard House

Ashtabula, Ohio

The lake terminus—where fugitives boarded boats for Canada.

1 claim→
Historic Site
Medium

James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Mentor, Ohio

Lawnfield—the president’s home, kept as he left it.

1 claim→
Historic Site
Medium

Rutherford B. and Lucy Hayes’ Home at Spiegel Grove

Fremont, Ohio

Spiegel Grove—the 19th president’s wooded estate.

1 claim→
Cemetery
Low

Mount Unger Cemetery

Blue Creek, Ohio

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Prison
Medium

Lima Correctional Institution

Lima, Ohio

Prison associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Cemetery
Low

Chestnut Grove Cemetery

Ashtabula, Ohio

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Beach
Low

Walnut Beach

Ashtabula, Ohio

Beach associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→
Bridge
Medium

Bloody Bridge

St. Marys, Ohio

Bridge associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

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