Haunted Ohio-Haunted Place
Old Man's
Cave-Haunted Place. . .R ichard
Roe was best known as the hermit who lived in Old Man's Cave with his
hunting hounds in the early 1800's. He spent most of his life dwelling
inside the recess cave located along the north wall of the main gorge. One
winter, he had scrambled down the gorge wall to get water from the stream
below. Upon reaching the water, he realized he had forgotten his tools to
break the ice. He looked around for something to crack the ice and the only
thing he could find was his muzzle loading rifle. Without checking to see if
it was loaded, he began to ram the butt of the gun into the ice. After a few
sharp blows, he jarred the trigger assembly and the gun went off, shooting
him right in the face. Legend has it that those camping at the park
campground have heard the baying of Richard Roe's hunting dogs on full moon
nights crying for their master to return. A
haunted place?
It makes you wonder! |
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