Fallsville | |
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Coordinates: 39°17′13.23″N 83°37′52.72″W / 39.2870083°N 83.6313111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Highland |
GNIS feature ID | 1053230 [1] |
Fallsville, Ohio was a small town in Highland County in existence from 1848 to 1893. [2]
The area was first settled in the mid-1820s by farmers Simon and Elizabeth Clouser. [2] They built a grist mill which, as it was the only mill in the immediate vicinity, became successful. [2] Around this additional mills were built, as well as stores and a quary. [3] A town was platted in 1848 by John Timberlake with three streets and eight residences in place. [2] Fallsville was sufficiently socially active to have its own literary society. [3] Although a fanciful 1872 column forecast a bright future for the town, Fallsville failed to attract a railroad, and planned-for growth never occurred. [2] A Methodist Church was built in 1891, but the town's last resident died two years later in 1893. [2] [4]
As of 2018 some residential foundations remained, as well as a rusted water tank for the town's horses. [2] As a ghost town, the location has attained a reputation for paranormal activity involving Native Americans, hidden treasure, and descendants of the superstitious Clouser family. [3] [5] [6]
Fallsville | |
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Coordinates: 39°17′13.23″N 83°37′52.72″W / 39.2870083°N 83.6313111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Highland |
GNIS feature ID | 1053230 [1] |
Fallsville, Ohio was a small town in Highland County in existence from 1848 to 1893. [2]
The area was first settled in the mid-1820s by farmers Simon and Elizabeth Clouser. [2] They built a grist mill which, as it was the only mill in the immediate vicinity, became successful. [2] Around this additional mills were built, as well as stores and a quary. [3] A town was platted in 1848 by John Timberlake with three streets and eight residences in place. [2] Fallsville was sufficiently socially active to have its own literary society. [3] Although a fanciful 1872 column forecast a bright future for the town, Fallsville failed to attract a railroad, and planned-for growth never occurred. [2] A Methodist Church was built in 1891, but the town's last resident died two years later in 1893. [2] [4]
As of 2018 some residential foundations remained, as well as a rusted water tank for the town's horses. [2] As a ghost town, the location has attained a reputation for paranormal activity involving Native Americans, hidden treasure, and descendants of the superstitious Clouser family. [3] [5] [6]