Area Investigated: Hope Furnace in southeastern Ohio-Lake Hope State Park
Once an iron furnace town, the area around Hope Furnace was home to workers for the furnace and their families. Legend has it that a workman fell from the top of the furnace into the fiery depths in the 1800's and a ghost can be seen walking near the top of the furnace carrying a lantern.
Investigation: Legends and journal records.
Investigation included exploring the recess cave and area around it.
Types of Equipment Used:
- 1 Cell Sensor EMF Meter
- 1 Electrosensor EMF meter
- 1 Sony EMC-F Omni directional Microphone
- 1 LED micro light red light flashlight
- 1 Pocket infrared non contact thermometer
- Digital Camera
- Dowsing Rod
- Crystal
- Digital Recorder
- Geiger Counter
- Infrared digital camera
- Infrared Movie Camera
Types of Evidence Found:
- EMF spikes in the bottomland below the furnace
- orb-like balls on pictures
- EMF and Dousing Rods reacted in same location near the furnace
- Temperature fluctuations
Hope Furnace picture taken with infrared camera. Although we did not find any evidence of a haunting at the furnace, we did have some paranormal-like activity in the bottomland below where some of the buildings once stood.
Although we usually shrug off most orbs as the hundreds of bugs attracted to the lights and heat from our camera lens and other equipment, we thought this orb appeared a little different. Look to the right of Naturalist Dave Sapienza's left shoulder and you will see the strange light that could not be explained. The picture was taken in the bottomland between the furnace and the creek.
The group investigated the area around the old iron furnace and into the bottomland along the creek-8:00 pm at night.
Seventy-three photographs were taken with an infrared converted Canon Digital Rebel. This enables pictures to be taken in the dark.
Dousing rods were used. The dousing rods moved in full circular motion for at least 7 investigators. A temperature drop with a difference of 15 degrees occurred once here. In the approximate vicinity of the temperature fluctuations, you can see an odd light on the ground.
