Ep. 623 - Haunted Hanoverton, Ohio
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Diane Student
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Hanoverton is a village in Ohio that is over 200 years old and has a deep connection to the canal systems. The village was a safe haven for runaway slaves and a thriving port. The most historic street in the town is Plymouth Street, which features many century homes and twenty-two buildings that date back to the very early years of the village. There are legends about a witch, haunted houses and a haunted tavern. Join us for the history and hauntings of Hanoverton, Ohio! This Month in History features the Fold-Out Piano.
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you sputacular people. |
| 0:02.1 | Welcome to this 623 episode of The History Ghostbump Podcast. |
| 0:06.4 | Ghost Tours for the Theater of the Mind. |
| 0:08.1 | I am your host, Diane. |
| 0:09.2 | And this is Kelly. |
| 0:10.3 | Kelly, on this episode, we're heading to Ohio. |
| 0:12.9 | It just has so many haunted places there. |
| 0:15.7 | This one was suggested by our listener, Anthony Wallace, and it's Hanoverton, Ohio. There's a couple of legends here, |
| 0:23.6 | some haunted locations, and a really uniquely named tavern, which we'll bring up when we get there. |
| 0:30.8 | Oh boy. Looking forward to it. |
| 0:35.3 | History tells the story of the world and of our lives. Sometimes that history goes bump in the night. |
| 0:45.1 | Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida. It's the history goesump podcast. And now this month in history. And now this month in history was suggested by Michael Rogers. |
| 1:19.6 | In the month of February on the 18th in 1935, the fold-out piano for Invalids was debuted. |
| 1:28.3 | The compact instrument was designed for bedridden patients. |
| 1:31.3 | The piano extended towards the patient's hands, with the keyboard often slanted at an angle. |
| 1:37.3 | One of the first models made an appearance at the British Industry Fair in 1935. |
| 1:42.3 | These pianos were created to allow long-term patients with limited mobility |
| 1:46.6 | to play the instruments while lying down. Many of the patients that initially played the fold-out |
| 1:52.2 | pianos were convalescing from polio. The design of the instruments was very unique. They looked like |
| 1:58.7 | a traditional upright piano, but the keyboard portion would fold out |
| 2:02.8 | and extend. The base was situated at the foot of a patient's bed with a keyboard stretching |
| 2:07.9 | all the way up to the player's hands as they reclined on their pillow. Sounds very comfortable. |
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