Egypt Valley Paranormal

                                                         

 

 

                                                        

 

 

                                      

This beautiful Victorian residence is located  in historic Mt. Pleasant, OH.

The historic village of Mount Pleasant was established in 1803 by Robert Carothers, an Irishman from Virginia, and Jesse Thomas, a Quaker from North Carolina, and is important for the role it played in the antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad. Incorporated in 1814, the town became a center for pork packing and shipping and was especially successful in the milling industry. The strong Quaker population in Mt. Pleasant preached and practiced its abolitionist views and published antislavery literature, such as Benjamin Lundy's Genius of Universal Emancipation. A station on the Underground Railroad, the town was a refuge for fugitive slaves and a welcome home for free blacks. Local residents built and administered a school for free black children, and in 1848 established a Free Labor Store which sold no products that were produced by slave labor. Rice, for instance, was made by Quakers and cotton was made by German immigrants, but nothing sold in the store was produced from the efforts of slavery. The store remained open until 1857. As an important station on the Underground Railroad and a distinct voice in the abolitionist sentiment, the village of Mount Pleasant played a vital role in the antislavery movement.

The house sits right outside of town and was rebuilt on the foundation of a seminary school that burnt down in 1875. The current owners, Gary and Dave, have taken care to renovate and decorate the house in true Victorian style and it's gorgeous.


The Bainbridge House was built in 1905. The residents still have the cast iron bell from the bell tower in their yard along with a lovely rose garden. In fact, there are crematory ashes from the Bainbridges sprinkled in the garden. Some of this home sits on the original foundation of the school. The home was opened for tours 50 years ago by Adeline Bainbridge, who's ashes are in the garden, and are still available today.

 

                                                                               

                      This is a painting of the original Friends' school.

The Bainbridge family owned the home from 1924 to 2004, when Gary and Dave bought it. They are only the third owners it has ever had and many original furnishings are still in the home.The Bainbridges also owned a coal company in Herrick,Ohio for many years.

   There have been sightings of full body apparitions in the home, male and female, and the ghostly lady is thought to be Adeline herself, but the identity of the man is unclear. Overnight guests have also reported cold spots and have trouble sleeping in one particular bedroom.

Bainbridge Coal Co. Herrick, OH  1934

 

                                                                             

                                                                                                   Joseph Bainbridge, 1934

Date: Oct. 18/19, 2008

Location: Bainbridge House

Conditions: 65 degrees, clear

Investigators:8

Baselines: 0.5

Equipment: ambient/infrared temp, Nightshot/digital video/ 8 mm, 35mm/ digital cameras, digital recorders, EMF meters (K2, natural Trifield, Cell-Sensor), dowsing     rods/pendulums  

Residents report full body apparitions, male & female. The female is thought to be Adeline Bainbridge, due to pictures of her that were left in the house. She was sighted in early 2004, but the male(s) is unknown. He was sighted in 2004 and 2005. Cold spots and disembodied voice are also present and overnight guests report difficulty in sleeping in one particular bedroom. There has been a recent death in another bedroom.

Data: Mostly subjective, except for some odd photos. There was a spike of 4.5 on an EMF meter in the basement. The home has a friendly feeling, but definitely you will think you are being "observed." A possible EVP was noted on the Hi-8 camera, but was very distorted.

 

 

Gary checking out the EMF.    Please ignore the date stamp.

    

 

    Mike was complaining of nausea when this pic of a black mist was taken.

    

 

 This moving energy was present during a dowsing session.

 

This strange mist was captured by the rose garden. It was a clear night with no fog.