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The Wells Township Haunted House, located in Eastern Ohio, is one of a handful of haunted houses known throughout the country. Having been featured on Rotting Flesh Radio, Hauntworld.com, Haunted Attraction Magazine, Haunted Illinois and so on, has enabled us to grow larger each year and be labeled as one of the BEST HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. One of the largest Haunted House Conventions in the world, the Midwest Haunters Convention brought people from all over the United States, Canada and New Zealand to see our “Old School” style haunt. This place is almost 6400 square feet and over 125 years old. Boasting a huge and true haunted history, The Wells Township Haunted House has been a desired location for multiple paranormal investigation companies and we have been featured on the Global Paranormal Network as a result of the findings. Known nationwide for the live action scenes, misdirection and group interaction, The Wells Township Haunted House will continue to bring fans what they have come to expect from one of the best haunted attractions in the United States.

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One morning in the early 1880’s Mr. James L. Cox, returning home from work in Mingo, found a dead man on the railroad tracks just above town (behind the new building). I was the first person he saw and when he told me about it I wanted to see him also. When the 8 A.M. train came in I got a good look at the body. It was W. H. Steen, a burglar. He had all his burglar tools with him when he was killed. He had been drinking excessively the night before in one of the local saloons and became very inebriated. It being winter the body was kept in the freight depot for two days, swung from the rafters by a rope passed around under the shoulders and arms and another under the legs at the knees. The corpse was placed in a box on Sunday for the trip to the cemetery. The coffin was at least ten feet long and four feet square. It was an old crate that had fruit trees shipped in it.

Building was erected in 1884. It was first a General Store and hosted barges and river workers during that time. At some point it became a furniture store before becoming a heating and cooling establishment. It frequently became the temporary home of transients and other men and women who used the Ohio River as a mode of travel. People who used to be employed by the businesses in the building, those still remaining alive, recall strange sounds and eerie feelings throughout their employment. It was also learned that a worker was killed while on the clock. His family remains in the area and, out of respect, the circumstances behind the death and his name will not be made public.

Wells Township Haunted House 101 Market Street Brilliant, OH 43913

10 Minutes south of Steubenville/Weirton

20 Minutes north of Wheeling/Bridgeport

From Wheeling, WV or Interstate 70

-From Wheeling or Bridgeport, OH, take State Route 7 North (roughly 14 miles) -Take Brilliant, OH Exit, turn left. -Drive into Brilliant and then turn Right at the stop sign near Convenient, turning on Ohio Street. -Drive on Ohio Street until it comes to a "T". Turn Left to get on Labelle Street. -Continue on LaBelle Street, passing the UPS building, Go over the train tracks -Turn left onto Market Street, passing Matthews Chevrolet, Parking is located at the north end of the park

From Steubenville, OH or US 22

-From Steubenville, take State Route 7 South -Take Brilliant, OH Exit and turn Right, passing Matthews Chevrolet, Parking is located at the north end of the park

SIGNS ARE POSTED THROUGHOUT TOWN

DO NOT Map Quest US! They give the wrong directions and send you to a place where the locals say "Nice car, you have pretty teeth, can I have your hair?"

Captain Sean C. Norman
Wells Township Police Department
409 Prospect Street
Brilliant Ohio 43913
(740) 598 - 9602
Email: seancnorman@hotmail.com

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