The hunters say that they are positive that it was no optical illusion, but a genuine wild man,” the article says, “The creature’s arms, they say, were long and hairy, and looked very much like a full-grown gorilla.” (I should note here that several lines of this story seem taken directly from those an 1883 article from the Fort Wayne, Indiana Gazette, which I only know because Chad Arment included the Gazette article in his 2006 book, The Historical Bigfoot. That article sets the action in New Lisbon, Ohio, names the hunters as two Columbiana county men, Bob Bradley and Henry Raush, and describes the wild man simply as “covered with hair and looking like a bear.” This doesn’t instill great confidence in the veracity of either of these stories.) Of those 160 articles, it will probably come as no surprise that the vast majority of them, almost 70, are of the sea serpent or sea monster variety, although when I say “seas monster” I’m here counting large fish, reptile or amalgamated mystery creatures seen not only in the ocean, but also in lakes and occasionally even in rivers. The Cincinnati Daily Star also published the next article from an Ohio paper, 1879’s “Two Terrified Hunters: Chased by an Enraged Maniac on Whom They Fired.” Said maniac is a wildman, which cryptozoology enthusiasts will recognize as a precursor to the modern Bigfoot stories. In Vermont, a pair of hunters saw “a huge, hairy object…spring from behind the cliff and start for the woods, running with the speed of the wind.” Thinking it an animal, the hunteres fired and grazed its arm, at which point it turned and resumed running with the speed of the wind, right at them.

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While driving through a dark road in Helltown you will suddenly feel as if you’re dropping off a cliff. This is partially true, but in reality it’s just a very steep section of Stanford Road. Murder Bus In The Wood Bigley II, James (March 10, 2020). "Minerva Monster: Documentary Film Screening Explores The Local Legend". Cleveland Magazine . Retrieved November 3, 2022. This means it may just be time to break out our headlamps and try to catch one of them in the act! Loveland Frog Men via Wikimedia CommonsOhio can get creepy. Nearly everyone has a story, something they saw in the woods or the side of the road. Something they can’t explain.

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The residents of Helltown would be shaken to their core as their town would be swept up in a national effort to preserve the environment. Big Fish honors in 2015 went to Chance Hurley and Roger Keown with a 73.0-pound brute. The team also won 17th Place with a total weight of 73.0 pounds, proving that it only takes one to win. So, out of all these monster reports that fill this book, are none actually set within the state of Ohio? There are two, both from 1887, one of which I included in my own book, Monsters of Ohio. But what you may not know is that according to cryptozoologists, Ohio is a hotbed for cryptids & creature activity. From Bigfoot-esque monsters to massive, kidnapping reptiles to all other mythological things that go bump in the night, the stories that come out of Ohio are some of the most unique in the country. Helltown Ohio is located just west of Brandywine Falls in Boston Township. Below Helltown is listed on Google Maps, with the marker directly on one of the dead end streets on Stanford road.

You can find a lot of spirited locations all across Ohio! Some of the most haunted places in Ohio that you can visit include: Big Fish for 2016 went to Jody and Tricia “Trish” Beavin. The B’n’M Poles team posted a 53.4-pound monster blue to earn big fish braggin’ rights.

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There once was an old rusting school bus abandoned in the woods of Helltown. Rumors started that this was the hideout of a local serial killer and that he could be found around the bus smoking cigarettes. Punderson Manor (11755 Kinsman Road, Newbury Township, OH): This colorful story begins with a millionaire who began construction on the mansion for his wife in 1925. Today, employees of the resort have told of unexplained happenings, including faucets turning off and on, doors closing and opening, and objects flying across the room.The story goes that in 1944, a circus train car tipped, spilling exotic snakes into the countryside of Peninsula, Ohio. Though most were recaptured, one terrorized the town: a 20-foot python. Monsters on the Ohio 8 brought 180 catfish boats to Owensboro, KY to compete in one of the most anticipated catfish tournaments in the nation. Given the makeup of two- and three-angler teams there were nearly 400 anglers fishing the tournament. As for the Ohio content, there are six entries in the index, but, remember, that’s for the place of origin of the newspaper an article comes from, not the pace where the monster featured in the article hails from. When the Cedar Bog was first opened as a nature preserve in 1942, Ohioans reported seeing a large ape-like creature in the area. After some teenagers went missing at the Bog, the existence of the monster was solidified in the minds of the people. As a tournament angler and director, Wheatley considers the most important part of taking care of fish is from that point when the boat comes out of the water to when the fish gets to the scales and is then returned to the river. With that notion in mind, he does several things to enhance the process.