Meigs County Ohio Ghosts and Hauntings
Buffington Island Civil War Battle Site - John Morgan
Portland, OH 45770
On July 19, 1863 While trying to cross the rising waters of the Ohio River near a ford called Buffington Island after a Civil War raid into Ohio, Confederate Calvary leader John Morgan and over 2400 of his men were attacked on a flood plain just outside of Portland. An estimated 52-120 Confederate soldiers and 25 Union soldiers were killed on the battlefield. There have been sightings of soldiers seen atop horses and tiny dancing lights in the four acres of battlefield operated by the Ohio Historical Society.
A figure in a brown dress has been seen walking among the graves and shadows dart and weave their way along the wooded hilltop.
Letart Falls Cemetery
Racine, OH 45771
A baby's sobs have been heard and tiny lights have been seen bobbing outside the gates at night.
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy, OH 45769
From 1962 to 2001, the building was the Veterans Memorial Hospital. Now it is used for storage. A little girl has been seen peering through the windows of the Veterans Memorial Hospital. Lights go on and off.
Sliding Hill
Hartford City, West Virginia
Sliding Hill (you can see it from Syracuse in Meigs County or drive along it across the river) is haunted by a murduring thief who still searches for the treasure he buried.