Ep. 596 - Haunted Massillon, Ohio

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Massillon, Ohio is located in Stark County along the Tuscarawas River. This was a Quaker town and a canal town that grew and evolved as transportation changed throughout the country. Today, it has a thriving arts and culture scene that embraces its history. Several of the historic buildings in town have ghost stories connected to them. Join us for the history and hauntings of Massillon, Ohio. The Moment in Oddity features Hoss the Hairball and This Month in History features the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention. Our location was suggested by Alexis Balch.

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Music used in this episode:

Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios

(Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

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Rocking Theme 2 created and produced by History Goes Bump
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Transcript

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0:51.3	Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
1:02.2	Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida,
1:09.1	it's the History Goes Bump podcast. Hello, you sputacular people. Welcome to this
1:20.3	596 episode of the History Goes Bump podcast. Ghost tours for the Theater of the Mind. I am your host
1:26.6	Diane. And this is Kelly.
1:28.2	Kelly on this episode, we're heading to a town in Ohio that was suggested to us by our listener.
1:33.5	Alexis Balch, I hope is the right way to say that last name. Or Balk, maybe. Yeah, B-A-L-C-H. Sorry if we
1:40.2	just butchered that for you. A lot of interesting haunts in this town. This is a canal town and just
1:46.0	another haunted place in Ohio. That state has to be one of the most haunted in America.
1:51.2	We're going to have to plan a whole month there. Yeah. Something. It's going to take a while.
1:55.7	Before we get into that, we want to welcome into the Sputacular Crew, Bucky. Wait, Bucky like the truck stop? Okay, so it's not a beaver. I'm sorry, that was rude. But thank you so much for joining the Spooktacular Crew. I literally was just reading an article about Buckees, so that's where my head went. Well, and we've been road tripping and camping a lot, so it's kind of on the mind. I love Buckeys. Yeah, we do. We do love Buckees.
2:19.1	And now this moment, Nottity.
2:25.5	The original Mr. Potato Head included body parts, hats, and the like that could be added to an
2:35.2	actual potato or other vegetable.
2:37.5	But what if those parts were added to a giant ball of hair?
2:41.9	Let us introduce you to Haas the Hair Ball, a Guinness Book record holding ball of hair.
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