This is the hauntings list for Delaware County. Remember that some of the places listed are merely legend or hearsay, but many are genuine and documented haunts. If you know of any more hauntings or legends for this county, please submit them to our Hauntings Submission Page.
Delaware
Blue Limestone Park - This park is said to be the home of many ghosts. The back two quarries are particularly haunted as is the tunnel leading to them. During the 1920s, it is believed that there was a major train accident at the site. This may account for some of the ghosts who haunt the place. The area is also known for cult activity and violent deaths. Witnesses have reported unintelligible voices in the middle of the tunnel and loud bangs. (Thanks to Emily Blasko for the additional information).
Highbanks Metro Park - A Bigfoot-like creature is said to lurk in the woods of Highbanks Metro Park. It is said to be white in color and has been witnessed by several people. Mysterious energy fields are scattered throughout the park, especially around the ancient Adena Indian Mounds.
Panhandle Road - A ghostly figure has been seen in a home along this road.
Perkins Observatory - The observatory is haunted by Hiram Perkins, who was a math professor at OSU.
Pirate's Mansion - As legend has it, a pirate by the name John Robinson once lived near the Scioto River, just south of Delaware. His castle-like home burned down many years ago, but the ghost remains. Apparently Robinson enslaved a woman to be his lover. She was sometimes seen walking the banks along the river. She mysteriously disappeared one night, never to be seen alive again. Her ghost now walks the banks of the river. Some have reported hearing bloodcurdling screams coming from the area. When investigated upon, nothing can be found. Robinson was said to have murdered her.
Stagecoach Stop - An old brick building at the corner of US 36 and South Section Line Road was used as a stagecoach stop many years ago. The building is reportedly haunted by those who once stayed there.
Strand Theater - Built in 1916, the theater is haunted by several spirits. One of the specters is sensed to be a mean ghost. Several people have seen this ghost in the auditorium, lobby, concession area and backstage areas. Another ghost known as Rodney enjoys messing with projection equipment and moving things around in the projection booth. The scent of a former owner can sometimes be smelled as well.
Wal-Mart - Third shift employees have reported hearing the faint sound of a radio in the lawn and garden section and footsteps on the roof of the greenhouse. (Thanks to Brian for submitting this haunting).
Kilbourne
Delaware County Home - This is an old building with a lot of history. Part of the building dates to Civil War times. It was used as a hospital during the Civil War and prior to closing, it was an old folks home. Many people died there over the years. Behind the home is a building that was converted from holding mentally ill patients in the 1800s to a garage. The high bricked in windows are the evidence. In the field northeast of the building are several burial plots (a potters field) for people who died in the home.
Hogback Road - Just a short ways from a parking area on the side of the road is a hill where satanic rituals are said to take place. One man who was playing his guitar on the hill was escorted back to his vehicle by 20-30 people wearing black robes. They told him never to return on a Sunday and to never return to the hill again. (Thanks to Dan Kilner for submitting this story). Also, at one residence close to an old Indian burying ground people have reported seeing a transparent apparition with an Indian-like headdress that dashed across their living room from out of one wall and into another with nothing but a cold 'chill' thereafter.
Ostrander
Crybaby Bridge - Just outside of Ostrander on Stover Road is a bridge where a man is said to have killed his baby. Legend has it that if you drive across the bridge between 11:30pm and Midnight, you can hear the baby crying and feels as if your car is trying to be swept off the bridge. Some say that when the water is low enough, one can see a baby carriage in the water beneath the bridge.
Ostrander Road Schoolhouse - This old schoolhouse is said to be haunted by a little girl who was pushed down the stairs. She can be heard playing the piano, bouncing basketballs in the gym, and typing on an old typewriter in the gym office. During the night, some have reported seeing a lady in a white dress dancing on the front lawn.
Rathbone
Hill Cemetery - This cemetery that overlooks the Scioto River is said to be haunted by the spirits of children buried there. Weird sounds and darting shadows have been seen in the wooded area surrounding the cemetery. Cold spots can be felt at various locations throughout the grounds.
