Revisiting and Remembering Lot 17 Burial Ground in Damascus, Ohio

In a quiet patch of land just south of U.S. Route 62 in Damascus lie the interred remains of many Quakers, people who lived and died at least 150 years ago. When members of Damascus Friends Church decided to expand their church building, the place, known as the Lot 17 Burying Ground, was directly in the path of that expansion.

GYY: The Closed Room at Wilson Hall–Ohio University

Established in 1804, Ohio University in Athens, Ohio is believed to be one of the most haunted campuses in the country.  Furthermore, there is a dorm room on campus that has had so much paranormal activity, that it is now closed off from the students.   This is room 428 in Wilson Hall.

GYY: The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889

On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam and a phenomenal storm led to a catastrophe in which 2,209 people died. It's a story of great tragedy, but also of triumphant recovery. This was one of the worst American man-made tragedy prior to September 2011.

GYY: Announcing Glenn’s Yesteryear

Glenn “the ghost” has been nagging us here at Dark Shadow Ghost Tours for something to do, so we suggested that he helps out with some of our blog posts.   After contemplating for a while, he decided that he would write an occasional column called, Glenn’s Yesteryear, which would feature a historical event from the past.

How you can get your FREE DSGT After Tour T-shirt

Here is your chance to get your own “FREE” Dark Shadow Ghost Tours, After Tour Show, T-shirt.

Doing our part to help the Ohio State Reformatory

Today we received word that our sponsored brick has been installed at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio.

Homes of the Rebel Sharpshooter

On our recent visit to Gettysburg, the DSGT team visited Devil’s Den and the Slaughter Pen, both two different areas of the battlefield which are considered to be “Homes of the Rebel Sharpshooter”.   Is it possible that a soldier could die in two separate locations, and be photographed in both locations, in 1863?  (Of course we had to go there and get our picture taken as well…)