Investigation Location History

Gill House 342 Harding Way West Gailon, OH 44833   Long before the construction of the Gill House, the Gill family had made Gailon, Ohio their home and even helped mold the town into what it is today. The original Gill family relocated to Gailon occurred around 1818 beginning with David Gill and his brother-in-law,…

Midway Metaphysical 5824 Newton Falls Road Ravenna, OH 44266       Nestled between Akron and Youngstown in Ohio rests an old salvage yard behind the Midway Metaphysical store. Throughout the years the salvage yard was occupied by nearly 1,500 old vehicles on over 13 acres of land. The ground has been saturated by the…

Martinsburg Roundhouse 100 E Liberty Street Martinsburg, WV 25404   Once a great location for a rail yard for both business and supply transportation, the Martinsburg Roundhouse still stands today after its’ closure in the late 1980’s. The history has been well preserved thanks to the state of West Virginia, allowing guests to experience the…

1810 Tavern 234 Bridge Street Beaver, PA 15009 The most recent incarnation of the bar/restaurant is the 1810 Tavern which opened in early 2020. Prior to the 1810 Tavern, the building housed Plated and Poured, The Copper Dog, and Ella’s Coffee Shop. Not a lot is known outside of that for the building itself, but the…

Madison Seminary 6769 Middle Ridge Road Madison Township, OH 44057 The beautiful and well-kept Madison Seminary overlooks the majority of neighboring farmland in Madison, Ohio. Little known to the passerby is that the old building has a long and tenured history steeped with pure emotion stemming from the origination of students’ lives to Civil War…

The Brewerie at Union Station 123 W 14th Street Erie, PA 16501   Serving locals with transportation and goods to national guests as passengers simply passing through the area, Union Station has always been seen as a monument of Erie’s industrialization and a beacon of hope and future for its’ locals. Even as time drew…

Freedom Road Apartments Cranberry Township, PA  After a woman, her fiancé, and their roommate experienced some unexplained activity in their apartment, they sent us some of their security camera footage. Among this footage are some anomalies moving throughout the room. Their cats seemed to notice them and their television even appears to turn on and…

Located on the edge of the original battlefield along Steinwehr Aveneue and Cemetery Hill, the orphanage stands as a reminder of the brutal past that, not only those fighting in the war but also, those who lost parents, family, and loved ones also felt the horrors of the war. The war did not simply end…

The small brick house situated outside the main town square of Gettysburg, PA is overshadowed by the hustling and bustling of tourists and the sheer height of the neighboring hotel. However, the Jennie Wade House is far more than a small brick structure. There is plenty of history that lies within its’ walls and behind…

Prospect Place hosts such a value to not only the area, but all of history as well. Currently as an education center teaching about the Underground Railroad and local history, Prospect Place was once home to a twelve-member family and a stop for an unknown number of slaves on the run. The house served as…

Throughout its’ history, the West Virginia State Penitentiary has seen its share of violence and death.  The amount of inhumane treatment and dangerous living situations actually lead to the prison being named one of the top ten most violent correctional facilities by the U.S. Department of Justice.  This prison is probably as close to the…

105 S Main Street Zelienople, PA 16063 Once a popular and booming local business, the Kaufman House mostly stands abandoned and partially under construction. A fire tore through the building in late 2011 and legal battles have prevented the building from being reconstructed. The historical landmark has been in operation since the late 1800’s and…

Beaver Creek AKA Sprucevale Echo Dell Road East Liverpool, OH The Past Not far over the state line of Pennsylvania resides the remnants of an old town that was built based on an operable and profitable canal system cutting through the Beaver Creek.  The small town of Sprucevale was established in 1837 on the Hambleton…

Standing for more than 130 years, the stone walled structure of the Licking County Jail once housed the most dangerous and deadly criminals in the region. Throughout its’ history, the Licking County Jail transitioned from a small county jail that was not meant to hold these treacherous criminals long term. But as the city of…

Appearing as if an old medieval castle was dropped in Mansfield, Ohio; the Ohio State Reformatory is still a pinnacle landmark of architectural wonder and triumph in the town. Thought of as economical and socially helpful, the reformatory was meant to give troubled youth skills and tools to re-enter society to work in certain trades and…