MANSFIELD — Mark Sebastian Jordan’s second book with The History Press will be released on Sept. 18. “The Witch of Mansfield: The Tetched Life of Phebe Wise” delves into the folklore of north central Ohio to find the truth behind the legend of Mansfield’s witch.
Mark Sebastian Jordan
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Part III: Finale of the nightmare that walked Murder Ridge near Nellie
Editor’s Note This is Part III of a 3-part series that began on July 2. Part II was published on July 9.
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Fredericktown temperance ladies’ liquor raid ended the party … temporarily
FREDERICKTOWN — Long before alcohol prohibition was tried in the 1920s — and disastrously failed, I might add — the anti- alcohol temperance movement had many advocates. When those advocates were not able to achieve their ends politically, sometimes they took to dramatic action to score their point.