THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Z. D. Ramsdell House is said to be haunted by businessman Z. D. Ramsdell, whose presence is reportedly still felt throughout the historic home. Visitors have described unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures, and an eerie feeling in several rooms.
Businessman Z.D. Ramsdell’s home was completed in 1858, and rumor has it it was built on the site of an Adena Indian burial mound. It was said to have contained a hidden basement used in the Underground Railroad. Ramsdell died of tuberculosis in 1886, and although the restored house is now a museum, the Ramsdell family is believed to still live here in spirit. Witnesses report doors and lights that work by themselves, the sound of moaning and chains rattling in the basement, and apparitions of slaves.