![]() The young lady was ejected, and her neck was broken. On the third bend from the top of this hill west of Morristown, a lightning bolt spooked the horse, forcing the coach to slide. She headed west on what was known at the time as Zane’s Trace to steal away with her lover. Weather permitting, the event will be outside.Īccording to local lore, in 1833, a young lady from a wealthy Wheeling family, who had been courting a younger man of lesser means from Fairview, stole away in the night from her parent’s home in a coach with a particularly energetic horse. Clairsville Area Chamber’s Halloween Bash, storyteller Judi Tarowsky will recount the tragic tale of the murder of Louiza Fox. He will detail the murder trial and hanging of the infamous love-struck killer. On October 27 at 6 pm, Judge Frank Fregiato will present the Infamous Court Case of Thomas Carr. ![]() On October 20 at 6 pm, the Belmont County Spirit Seekers return to the museum for a presentation and demonstration of paranormal investigation equipment.Clairsville, the 132-year-old Belmont County Heritage Museum, the former sheriff’s residence, and the jail have been the site of many violent events.īe sure to visit the museum in October to see the Haunted Hills of Belmont County exhibit, including photographs by Tammy LeMasters Gross of Whispered Tales of the Ohio Valley. The Bellaire House has been dubbed “the most haunted house on the planet.” It continually draws professional and amateur paranormal investigators to what appears to be an ordinary house from the outside.On the other side of the county, in historic Martins Ferry, hair-raising tales include the Chair at Scotch Ridge Cemetery and the Rothermund Ghost.The Egypt Valley Area is rife with other spine-tingling stories, including hellhounds, disappearing houses, and a ghostly severed hand.Two of the most infamous stories that still attract attention and visitors are the legend of Lady Binn (Bend) Hill and the tragic murder of Louiza Fox by Thomas Carr in 1869. ![]() When it comes to ghost stories and haunted sites, Belmont County has many places where legends and lore give way to freight and delight, from the spirits and other creatures roaming Egypt Valley at night to haunted cemeteries and spooky tales. ![]()
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