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Haunted Marion, Ohio, Haunted America

Rich in history and steeped in blue-collar values, Marion, Ohio, is much like any midwestern city, aside from its abundance of ghouls and unexplained phenomena. From well-known landmarks like the mysterious Merchant Ball to largely forgotten locales like the Quarry
Street Cemetery, Joshua Simpkins of Spookymarion.com takes readers on a delightful journey through Marion�s bizarre history and hauntings. Was President Harding�s death forecast by the
First Lady�s squawking finch�its feathered form now stuffed and encased in the Harding Home�on the eve of the president�s ill fated trip to Alaska? Dare to visit the Mongoloid House or see what goes bump at the empty downtown YMCA. Revisit Marion�s urban legends and discover little-known ghouls that deserve to be heard.

Joshua Simpkins

Joshua Simpkins grew up in Marion, Ohio. He studied at the Ohio State University, receiving a BA in English in 1999 and an master�s degree in education in 2000. He currently resides with his wife and small daughter in Bochum, Germany, where he works as an English instructor.

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