Wayne County Ohio Ghosts and Hauntings
Chidester Mill
Rogues Hollow
Doylestown, Ohio 44230
The ghost of a young man haunted the woolen, sawmill and dye House building once located where the museum now stands. He fell into a wheel and was crushed to death. He was seen in spirited form returning during the evening hours to finish the work he was never able to complete in life.
Crybaby Bridge
Rogues Hollow
Near the mill and spanning Silver Creek is Wayne County's notorious Crybaby
Bridge. The story goes that a young woman was spurned by her
sweetheart when he found out she was pregnant. When the child
was born, she tossed it into the cold waters. If you stand on the
bridge, you can hear the child's wails. And you might even see the
mournful mama. She stands along the edge, staring into the
water, forever lamenting her awful feat.
River Styx Trestle
Rittman, Ohio 44270
The Erie west-bound passenger train No. 5 jumped the track and rolled at a small overpass called the River Styx Trestle on March 22, 1899 near Rittman, Ohio. The Engineer was killed at the wreck. During the years after the wreck, many reputable people heard the sound of a ghostly train crashing in the vicinity.
Citations: Rogues Hollow History and Legends
by Russell Frey