Fallsville, Ohio

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Fallsville
Location within the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39°17′13.23″N83°37′52.72″W / 39.2870083°N 83.6313111°W / 39.2870083; -83.6313111
CountryUnited States
State Ohio
County Highland
GNIS feature ID1053230 [1]

Fallsville, Ohio was a small town in Highland County in existence from 1848 to 1893. [2]

The area was first settled in the mid-1820s by farmers Simon and Elizabeth Clouser. [2] They built a grist mill which, as it was the only mill in the immediate vicinity, became successful. [2] Around this additional mills were built, as well as stores and a quary. [3] A town was platted in 1848 by John Timberlake with three streets and eight residences in place. [2] Fallsville was sufficiently socially active to have its own literary society. [3] Although a fanciful 1872 column forecast a bright future for the town, Fallsville failed to attract a railroad, and planned-for growth never occurred. [2] A Methodist Church was built in 1891, but the town's last resident died two years later in 1893. [2] [4]

As of 2018 some residential foundations remained, as well as a rusted water tank for the town's horses. [2] As a ghost town, the location has attained a reputation for paranormal activity involving Native Americans, hidden treasure, and descendants of the superstitious Clouser family. [3] [5] [6]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fallsville, Ohio
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Morris, Glenn (2018). Abandoned Ohio: Ghost Towns, Cemeteries, Schools, and More. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 62–63. ISBN   978-1-63499-061-5.
  3. 1 2 3 Moffat, Elle (March 20, 1960). "Was Ohio Bewitched?". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 136.
  4. Von Puff, Theophilus (January 18, 1872). "What The New Railroad Will Do - Letter From Fallsville in 1892". The News-Herald. Hillsborough, Ohio. p. 3.
  5. Brucken, Georgia (July 30, 1967). "Rumor Lives On In Dead Town". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1-B, 3-B.
  6. Caldwell, McKenzie (October 30, 2019). "Fallsville ghost stories?". The Times Gazette. Hillsboro, Ohio. Retrieved October 18, 2023.