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Richloam General Store

This old general store stands in the Withlacoochee State Forest east of Ridge Manor. The Richloam General Store once held the post office for the small town of Richloam. In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) decided to relocate its depot in Riverland to Richloam. Soon after, in 1922, Postmaster Lucius Sidney “Sid” Brinson

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Indiana Ghost House

I was traveling through Indiana to the Initial Point in the Hoosier National Forest. 37 was closed at a bridge and I was detoured down winding Forest back roads. I came across a big old house and stopped to get a pic. I noticed someone or something was looking back at me from the window.

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Lost In Ohio Book Giveaway

here is an opportunity for you to win a copy of my new book Lost In Ohio. It is full of interesting places and stories from the Buckeye State and available on Amazon HERE I hope you will take a look at my new book. Whether you from Ohio or not, it is full of

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Washington Island Stavkirke

Washington Island sits off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. At the heart of the island is the Stavkirke. It is a modern building but it was constructed to replicate old Norse Christian churches. It was constructed in the late 1980s using timber harvested from the Island. It has twelve 18 foot tall pine posts

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The Most Haunted House in Indiana

The small town of Cayuga is in the western heartland of Indiana near the Illinois Border. The cross shaped house is said to be the most haunted house in the Hoosier State and was featured on the first episode of the History Channels The UnXplained  hosted by William Shatner. Called the Willows Weep house it

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The Abandoned Minnesota Lighthouse

An old brick tower stands on Minnesota Point which is a great sand bar near Duluth that separates Superior Bay from Lake Superior. The tower is the remains of the Minnesota Point Lighthouse. Built in 1858, it was the first lighthouse in the North Star State and the starting point where Lake Superior was first

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The Zig Zag Highway

At the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula is probably the most famous section of road in the Dairyland State. Shortly before Wisconsin Highway 42 ends at the ferry for Washington Island is a section of road the winds its way through the trees. It is a unique section of road that zig zags back and

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The Mystery of the Stone Merchant Ball

The historic cemetery in Marion, Ohio covers over one hundred fifty acres and has numerous headstones and monuments. One monument in particular has intrigued people ever since it was placed in the cemetery over a century ago. Charles B. Merchant was a prominent resident and businessman in Marion. When he died in 1896, his family

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The Seiberling Mansion

Kokomo Indiana’s Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood has a number of old historic houses but there is one mansion that stands out among them. The magnificent home was built in 1889, by Monroe Seiberling who was the owner of the Diamond Plate Glass Company.  The Romanesque Revival – Queen Ann style mansion has 27 rooms and

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Hotel Hell

Northwest of Manitowoc, is the Manitowoc County Cherney Maribel Caves Park. Near the entrance to the park are the stone ruins of an old building. They look like some sort of medieval castle, but it was actually a hotel back in the day. Because of its tragic history and unique look many people believe it

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