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Okay, so it's not what I normally post here... but hey, anything with a name like Moonville must be kind of werewolfy, right? *chuckles* I'd intended to post this on halloween, but I'm lame and stuff. Anyway, about the tunnel...
Most people have never heard of Moonville, Ohio… That may be because no one has lived there for decades. In the 1800’s, Moovnille used to be a mining town, but it only lasted about a century. Today, only the scantest remnants linger, ranging from the cemetery, to a few telephone poles, to the Moonville railway tunnel.
However, what usually catches people’s attention is that the tunnel and surrounding area is haunted by several ghosts, with accounts dating back to 1894. They range from a railroad engineer (theorized to be Frank Lawhead) that warns people to stay out of the tunnel, to a lantern-carrying brakeman, to a lady that smells like lavender.
Now, I didn’t see any ghosts, but, I’ve never seen one, so that’s nothing new. I’m just not cool that way, I guess. However, there are a lot of wildflowers, and something that did smell a lot like lavender out there along the Raccoon Creek. To be honest, the weirdest thing out there was something that smelled vaguely like ozone, and the scariest thing was the narrow, twisting, turning, one-car gravel path, riddled with blind corners that leads up to the tunnel. However, it’s a really beautiful place, and in addition, there’s a lot of really fascinating graffiti on the inside of the tunnel. If you’d like to see a crappy video of walking through the tunnel, please go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fRVqs5Sts
Should I ever have the means to do so again, I hope to get back out there. Now, I traveled out there for research purposes, but, if you’re in the mood for a pretty drive and a trip to a Ghost Town, maybe you should make a daytrip out to Moonville. After all, Halloween’s coming up…
Guide To Ohio University Ghosts & Legends -- Craig Tremblay
Ghosthunting Ohio On the Road Again -- John B. Kachuba
Weird Ohio -- Loren Coleman, Andy Henderson, James A Willis
Vinton County Marketing director Brandy Betts in the podcast Experiencing Vinton County
Another shot of the Moonville Tunnel: http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.c.....nnel-328922253
Most people have never heard of Moonville, Ohio… That may be because no one has lived there for decades. In the 1800’s, Moovnille used to be a mining town, but it only lasted about a century. Today, only the scantest remnants linger, ranging from the cemetery, to a few telephone poles, to the Moonville railway tunnel.
However, what usually catches people’s attention is that the tunnel and surrounding area is haunted by several ghosts, with accounts dating back to 1894. They range from a railroad engineer (theorized to be Frank Lawhead) that warns people to stay out of the tunnel, to a lantern-carrying brakeman, to a lady that smells like lavender.
Now, I didn’t see any ghosts, but, I’ve never seen one, so that’s nothing new. I’m just not cool that way, I guess. However, there are a lot of wildflowers, and something that did smell a lot like lavender out there along the Raccoon Creek. To be honest, the weirdest thing out there was something that smelled vaguely like ozone, and the scariest thing was the narrow, twisting, turning, one-car gravel path, riddled with blind corners that leads up to the tunnel. However, it’s a really beautiful place, and in addition, there’s a lot of really fascinating graffiti on the inside of the tunnel. If you’d like to see a crappy video of walking through the tunnel, please go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fRVqs5Sts
Should I ever have the means to do so again, I hope to get back out there. Now, I traveled out there for research purposes, but, if you’re in the mood for a pretty drive and a trip to a Ghost Town, maybe you should make a daytrip out to Moonville. After all, Halloween’s coming up…
Guide To Ohio University Ghosts & Legends -- Craig Tremblay
Ghosthunting Ohio On the Road Again -- John B. Kachuba
Weird Ohio -- Loren Coleman, Andy Henderson, James A Willis
Vinton County Marketing director Brandy Betts in the podcast Experiencing Vinton County
Another shot of the Moonville Tunnel: http://nashoba-hostina.deviantart.c.....nnel-328922253
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LMAO! You know I have not even played the game- yet I know all about it. Its such a rage I guess.
I tend to stay away from things that disquiet the soul, Slenderman being one of them I am sure!
So the point is to get away from Slenderman, right? WHat if you run right at him? Anybody try that yet?
Lol, I might take your advice about dressing up as Slenderman and creeping around at night. But it would be just my luck some crazy furry would start shooting at me and I would run into a tree. I do think it would be funny to have a Slenderman costume and just stand in the parking lot of my complex, staring up at balconies. Lol, would not take too long for somebody to notice!!!
Anthony
I tend to stay away from things that disquiet the soul, Slenderman being one of them I am sure!
So the point is to get away from Slenderman, right? WHat if you run right at him? Anybody try that yet?
Lol, I might take your advice about dressing up as Slenderman and creeping around at night. But it would be just my luck some crazy furry would start shooting at me and I would run into a tree. I do think it would be funny to have a Slenderman costume and just stand in the parking lot of my complex, staring up at balconies. Lol, would not take too long for somebody to notice!!!
Anthony
Is the tunnel part of the Interurban trolley system that used to run through Ohio? THere's a great one at Black Hand Gorge as well, though you can't walk through it (the other side is owned by a private developer and they guard their property jealously, though they never, AFAIK, actually developed it).
It's no surprise that you might not SEE the spirits and ghosts. We each perceive them differently.
You might smell them, or hear a creak in the floor or a scuffing sound of a show against the ground.
Me, I usually feel them. Vibrations through the floor. That sense that someone is watching you. A chill or a bruch against your arm as the walk (I'm not sure that's the right word I think "pass" is a better one) by you. That's how I perceive them.
You might smell them, or hear a creak in the floor or a scuffing sound of a show against the ground.
Me, I usually feel them. Vibrations through the floor. That sense that someone is watching you. A chill or a bruch against your arm as the walk (I'm not sure that's the right word I think "pass" is a better one) by you. That's how I perceive them.
Moonville Tunnel, I may go through under threat of death (if I'm allowed to just sprint through it).
One place I will NEVER go, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCE is The Ridges...
I've dabbled in the paranormal investigation stuff before, and it taught me one thing: There exists powerful medicine out there, with which one should not fuck.
One place I will NEVER go, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCE is The Ridges...
I've dabbled in the paranormal investigation stuff before, and it taught me one thing: There exists powerful medicine out there, with which one should not fuck.
For some reason, haunted places never really seem to have a poor effect on me. Thus far my experiences with them have been quite pleasant.
The Ridges is quite a drive for me, so I'll likely not make it out there, but I wouldn't turn down the opportunity to study some urban decay and old archetecture.
Oh, there certainly is powerful medicine out there. But I'm of the opinion that most things you shouldn't fuck with, supernatural or otherwise.
The Ridges is quite a drive for me, so I'll likely not make it out there, but I wouldn't turn down the opportunity to study some urban decay and old archetecture.
Oh, there certainly is powerful medicine out there. But I'm of the opinion that most things you shouldn't fuck with, supernatural or otherwise.
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