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Stroud’s Run Phantom Buffalo and Buried Treasure

ATHENS • OHIO

Strouds Run State Park near Athens carries two unusual strands of local folklore: stories of a phantom buffalo and tales of treasure hidden somewhere in the surrounding hills. Both traditions fit the broader body of...

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Tinker’s Hollow Gold Ghost

BEDFORD • OHIO

Tinkers Hollow, an old settlement area in southeastern Cuyahoga County, is associated with a persistent lost-gold story and a ghost said to remain near the place where treasure was supposedly hidden. The setting has genuine...

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