The Legend of Rogues Hollow

In northeastern Ohio, not far from Doylestown, there was once an area known for its vibrant and rowdy mining history. In 1828, Samuel Chidester established a woolen mill in the valley, naming it Pleasant Valley. However, as mining activities increased, the area became known as Rogues Hollow due to the unruly behavior of the miners.

Fifty mines emerged in the region, and old maps reveal that the hollow had five saloons located between Angstang Grist Mill and the Blacksmith Shop, one of which was called the Devil’s Saloon. This stretch covered less than 0.3 miles. It wasn’t only the drunk and unruly miners causing chaos in the community. During that brief period, a variety of ghosts and ghouls were said to roam the area, both from the outskirts of town and within it. On certain dark nights, travelers on the roads would sometimes catch a glimpse of the Headless Horse near the Old Oak Tree. This spirit belonged to a stallion that had broken free and galloped at full speed into a low-hanging tree limb, which had severed its head.
Chidester’s Mill had a ghost. During the early times it was in use, a young man was accidentally killed while making repairs on the mill. He fell into the wheel and was crushed to death. After, his ghost would return in the evenings as if to finish the work he had never completed. Even after the mill was no longer in use, folks witnessed a pale figure sitting on a log outside the building before it disappeared.