GHOST ATLAS LOCATION

Rankin House

Ripley, OH, United States

6152 Rankin Hill Rd, Ripley, OH 45167, United States

Haunting Rating★★★

THE STORY

Reported Haunting

Rankin House belonged to abolitionist Reverend John Rankin, and he was said to put a bright light in his attic window to symbolize to runaway slaves that it was safe to seek shelter here.

Rankin House belonged to abolitionist Reverend John Rankin, and he was said to put a bright light in his attic window to symbolize to runaway slaves that it was safe to seek shelter here. Apparitions of slaves are said to appear on Jacob’s Ladder near his house on moonless nights.

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