This is the hauntings list for Henry 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.
Deshler
Deshler Station - Ghostly activity is common at this very old bar/restaurant. Footsteps can be heard from the abandoned second floor and cold spots and mysterious drafts are often felt. After hours, two ghostly men can sometimes be seen sitting at the bar. The building was used as a hotel for nearly 75 years before it became a bar/restaurant.
McClure
Carrie's Grave - A girl named Carrie was always picked on other kids, who always pulled mean pranks on her. One of those pranks went bad, and Carrie was killed. Her parent buried her at Olive Branch Cemetery, northeast of town. After her death, kids would go up to her grave and trash it, even breaking her tombstone. Frustrated, her parents built a cast iron fence around her grave to keep the hoodlums out; but they'd just climb over the fence. It is said that one night Carrie came up from her grave, killing one of the kids, her fence post could be seen through the child. Legend has it that you can still hear Carrie scream every night at midnight. Her grave is very noticeable and can be seen from the road. There appears to be a second story about Carrie's Grave, here's how it goes. Carrie was the baby of a mother named Susan and these events were said to have happened in the late 1700s or early 1800s. Susan and her husband had a daughter, her name was Carrie. Carrie had gotten sick from a plague, so Susan was forced to watch her daughter suffer and die. This caused Susan to be in a very uneasy mental state. The local physician diagnosed Susan as crazy and having witch-like traits and was told to seek help. Susan didn't seek help, and she went up to the baby's grave and dug it up, acting like Carrie was still alive. The fence that is built is a smaller version than the 6 foot iron fence that was built in the early 1800's. When Susan and her husband died in the early 1800s of unknown causes, they were buried in the fenced area with Carrie. When one walks around the fence of Carrie's grave, there is a weird feeling like your being followed. On the date that Carrie died, you can see an apparition of a white figure, said to be Susan, from the road side. Which story is true? You decide. (Thanks to Holly Taylor and Anthony Coleman for bringing us this haunting).
Cry Baby Hill - A massacre of babies took place on or near this hill. Unreadable tombstones dot the hill and the cries of babies are often heard there at night. Unknown sounds of things crawling on the ground area also heard at times.
Napoleon
Bernickes Grocery - Whenever it is quiet in the store, one can hear the beer cooler doors open and close, but the doors remain closed.
County Road M2 - It is said if you go to County Road M2 near State Route 424 and park in between the wooded areas, handprints of children and adults will appear on your car. Some witnesses have seen dark figures walking down the road and people running back and forth across the street. Others have heard banging noises on their car before taking off.
Girty's Island - Simon Girty was a man who was adopted by the Seneca. He sided with the British during the Revolutionary War and was present at the gruesome death of Colonel Crawford. His spirit is doomed to polish Mad Anthony Wayne's Cannons every night. Even thought the cannons have long since been removed, Simon still appears there every night at the spot where the cannons used to be.
Scott House - Built in the mid-1800s by General Robert Scott, this house is home to much paranormal activity. General Scott's apparition has been seen walking down the steps, wearing a suit and top hat. There are footsteps in the hallway when no one is there and unexplainable cold spots. Infants have awoken in the middle of the night, giggling at a misty figure hovering above their crib. People sleeping in the third floor bedrooms have reported being levitated during the night. The only two known ghosts of the house are General Scott and at least one of his female servants.
Shunk
Turkeyfoot Creek Bridge - It is said that if you cross the bridge coming from Malinta at night, a ghostly Indian warrior can be seen riding a white stallion along the creek to the right of the bridge. He protects $40,000 in gold that is supposedly buried along the south bank of the creek. Those who look for the treasure have reported being trampled by the specter horse. (Thanks to Jen Ernske for bringing us this haunting).
