Date: 05/22/2001
Name: Lee
Email: shofter@yahoo.com

Comments:

I have been to moonville a couple of times at night. Although my freinds and I did not see the 4 ghosts moonville I am still hoping to see them. I suggest that you go out there at night, and stand in the middle of the tunnel and turn off the light, and see if anythimg goes on.

Date: 05/19/2001
Name: Jamie
Email: jamie15337@aol.com

Comments:

i would like to tell you a little story about Amzey Kennard. (aka ghost of moonville). my friend is the great granddaughter of Amzey. her mother told us the story a little while back and i thought i would submit since i thought it is interesting myself. well....Amzey worked in coal mines in the late 1920's and was injured. they had to replace part of him skull with a metal plate. after the incident he wasn't all straight in the head. it was mother's day and the Kennard family was all at Amzey's home. it was late morning when he asked his son what time it was. Donald answered Amzey. Amzey said his good-bye's to everyone in the household. the next thing they heard was the horn and screaching of the wheels on the train. i myself have visited moonville many, many of times. i don't find anything spooky about it myself but, however, i'm not superstitious. but i don't doubt anything that these people have seen. but i do not believe that it was done at night ! with a lantern and all that stuff. i do know that Donald had to pick up his fathers body limbs piece by piece and to the day he died he would not speak about it. if you have any questions please contact me at my screenname above. thanks, Jamie

Date: 05/19/2001
Name: Erin
Email: softballgirl44@hotmail.com

Comments:

in know this sounds crazy but i am the great granddaughter of Amzey Kennard. a.k.a...ghost of moonville tunnel. reguardless of stories that are usually false my great grandfather was not under the influence of alcohol. i'm going to tell you the TRUE story of what actually happened to Amzey Kennard. (a.k.a) ghost of moonville. in the early 1920's grandpa had a mining accident and had a metal plate inserted into his skull. he was a very well liked man but after that people look at him as if he were queer in thought. in the early 1930's grandpa was diagnosed with what we now know as prostate cancer. he was in a great deal of pain. he was also a conductor and knew exactly what time the trains would arrive. it was mothers day and the whole family was at the Kennards home. he went around and said his good-bye's to everyone in the household. to the day my mother's dad died which is my grandfather he blammed himself for the death of his father (Amzey Kennard). Am! zey Kennard went out to the garden and asked my grandfather what time it was. and my grandfather answered him. knowing when the trains would arrive this was about to happen. the next thing that my grandfather heard was the horn and the screaching of the breaks of the train. as it turns out. it was broad daylight on mother's day that Amzey Kennard commited suicide. and that is the true story of what happened. if you have any questions or comments please contact me at softballgirl44@hotmail.com. thank you. Erin

Date: 05/18/2001
Name: Alex
Email: indianajones77@hotmail.com

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Wondering if you have ever heard of the haunted school of vinton county. Its off county road 43b. They say that 30 kids were killed there by a teacher and drugg down to the boiler room When you emal me back just put moonville in the subject ps this is the coolest site that I have found yet.

Date: 05/17/2001
Name: Erin
Email: softballgirl44@hotmail.com

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hyi my name is erin and i know all about moonville i am only 14 but i have been out there many times! my great grandpa is the gohost of the tunnel! nobody belveivs me but i can tell you stuff about moonville that nobody knows. my aunt still remembers going out to the hour in moonville. what my mom has told me about moonville is that granpa was a miner and he was in a minning accednet and ended up with a melat plate in his head so no he was a condutor so he knew when the train was coming \! i guess he had cancer and was in a lot of pain and went aroud on mothers day and said his goodbyes! it wasn't at night it wasn't halloween it was just a normal day! i just want to get the story right because it goes against the family name Granpa was not crazy!!!!! thank you for your time! please e-mail nme if you have any qustions!

Date: 05/14/2001
Name: John
Email: coenstine@web43.ntx.net

Comments:

Fictional ghost stories are fun. However there is no such things and people should just stay away from Moonville and leave it be.

Date: 05/14/2001
Name: Dawn
Email: skippydawn_69@yahoo.com

Comments:

Well it was on may 10, 2001 and we (me and my friend Judy), arrived at moonville, and I was interested in it all. There's alot of history that has been forgotten out there, and a city that use to be there. Anyways we went to a set of tressels and that's where we thought was the entrance to the tunnel, after you crossed the creek, it wasn't. After seeing how the water was raging at this set of tressels we decided that it was to high, and just set out to find the cemetary. We drove back to the ranger station to ask where the cemetary was. they told us. I have family from this area, and i am interested in seeing the cemetary for them reasons. However we drove and drove out that road, and ended up a Uncle Bucks. There is the furgesson cemetary out strait across from there, and we saw it. but it wasn't Moonville. So on the way back out, Judy was talking about the tressels we saw and how they didn't have the writing on them. No grafitti (excuse my spelling). So as were driving back out we saw this other road so we stopped, however another set of tressels (judy knew this was it) and I was curious so I tod judy I wanted to see down by the creek so I would be right back, and i took off down beside the creek, after getting there I was just looking around to see if I could possibly see a path or something to the cemetary, cause I had no idea where it was. So I saw a path that went down along the creek and it looked as if it went up to the road, and I then up across the road to the other side of the road, and over the hill. So decided to follow it. (Judy is still waiting at the top). However I proceeded to following this trail, and I went to step up on this pile of debre that was along the way (where the creek had been up and flooded it), as soon as i went to take a step in process I noticed a snake laying right there. I was already in step, and as soon as my foot landed on that debre, I quickly jumped backwards, well my step had bounced that snake up in the air, because of how the sticks were, so has it was in air, I jumped backwards and screamed, and the snake darted toward me, so before it had even hit the ground i was on route very quickly running all the way up that hill on the path, back up along the tressels-- when I got to the top judy was quickly waiting on me, to make sure everything was ok, cause she heard me scream. Well then I had to walk a little bit to get that horrible feeling out of me, so we walked along the road on the opposite side (railroad bed) just a second for me to relax a minute. Well on our way back to the car,cause I said forget the cemetary I had enough and judy had too, we were exhausted from hunting so long. A sheriff pulls up along the side of us with two deputies inside-- we didn't hesitate to stop cause we weren't doing anything wrong. So the officer gets out of this vechile and asked us what we were doing?? I told him about the snake and that we were hunting for the cemetary. the water was high to see the tunnel. We couldnt' get there and that's what I told the officer well needless to say he had an additude at first and told us how we were tresspassing on private property and that we had to get off of it. So we told him that we didn't know the tunnel was on private property and that we were sorry but we couldn't find the cemetary either. Well being a cemetary anyone has the right to go there, and the one officer spoke up and said well actually it's right there. Looking up the way we saw the over covered road, which was the path I saw at the bottom. Well the one officer was nice enough to ask us if we wanted him to take us up to the road and so we wouldn't pass it. However the other officer, was a little more demanding. He asked us why we were going up there, and Judy explained to him that we are doing family ancestor searches on our families and were just curious of whom was up there. we didn't want to bother anything. Well, the little bossy officer, said well I dont' think it would be a good idea for you to be up there at dark. Judy and I looked at each other, and said ok, we were actually on our way out. (it was not even close to dark). However the cop was like well there are witches that are still going out there, and using the tunnel and graveyard for there ceremonies (religion) or whatever. I laughed and told the officer not to worry that we were leaving I had enough excitement for one day, and we could come out to the cemetary some other time. He was all for that. However we were a hop skip and a jump from the cemetary I wanted to go there so bad, but judy and I didnt' think with the officers being so demanding we should go.the officer made the comment "Well, you DON'T NEED TO BE OUT HERE after dark". Just the way that I heard him say it, and the tone he used seemed more like a warning instead of advice. I due beleive that the deputy was just looking out for our safety. I mean two girls by ourselves and no one else. So yeh maybe demanding but I beleive our safety COULD have been the issue. It was just eery.....!!!!!! It was well before dark were talking four o'clock or so. The one officer didn't have a problem with us going up there, and the other one was just absolutly Not for it. Let's just say it was a very intriging adventure. I am still going to SOMEDAY SEE THAT CEMETARY. If you should have any questions you can ask, and i will explain. There are never HOCKING co. Sheriff's out that far, But we dont' know if when we were at Uncle buck and visted that cemetary if they called the sheriff or if the rangers did when we asked for directions. So who knows. Hopefully useful Dawn Please contact me if you should have any idea's of your own. thanks.

Date: 04/28/2001
Name: Katie
Email: katie_crabtree@hotmail.com

Comments:

I am friends w/ Sarah (who signed below). The whole trip was an experience. I tried to go out once again and I almost hit 2 deer. Augh. I am definitely going back again ... we all should meet and go together, that would be awesome...

Date: 04/19/2001
Name: Dan Hopkins
Email: db7219@dragonbbs.com

Comments:

Here I have attached an Aerial Photograph of what Moonville looks like today. I'd aprechiate it if you'd use it on your site. In case you have trouble reading the image (it is all gray) here is a HELPFUL Instruction Kit ^^
[Info on seeing the picture]
On the bottom left corner is an indent in the ground, that is Raccon Creek. A bit further above that are three pillar-like objects. Thats where the old trestle use to be. On each side of this is a dirt path way where the tracks once sat. Also there is a small raised area in the picture where the dirt path 'dissapears' and then 'reappears' on the other side of. That is the Moonville Tunnel.
Hope you enjoyed my small helpful picture. Sorry I did not get a picture of the road but this was the best view of the old trestle and tunnel area I could find. Oh and I will tell you what happens Saturday. I am SOOO excited ^_^

-Danny

Here is the photo submitted to me by Dan Hopkins -
Thanks for the pic Dan.. RICH MOECKEL

Date: 04/19/01
Name: Derick
Comments:

Three friends and myself have recently visted Moonville Tunnel.
It was last week, our spring break, and we all went up together and
arrived around 3:23pm. Nothing spooky occured for us at first but
we did find our way to 'Lovers Leap' rock, which is on the other side of
Moonville Tunnel from your directions. We walked a ways and passed
a mysterious park ranger. He wore a mounties hat like a State Trooper's.
One of my freinds approached him and she was shocked when he started
to walk away from her. She said "Hey" a few times but he kept walking
and then went behind a group of trees off the tracks path.
She went to look for him but he just dissapeared. We got a bit
spooked and decided to walk back to the car. When we got back..the same guy
was standing on the bank looking straight ahead as if he were about to
cross the now downed tresle bridge. We crossed Raccoon Creek and
expected him to be there but he wasn't. After that we just left and went back
to Athens and got something to eat. No one really thinks what we saw
was to weird but I wonder, any ghostly park ranger stories about?

Thanks,

-Derick

Date: 04/18/01
Name: Danny Hopkins
Comments:

Two friends and myself went to Moonville Tunnel in early Feburary while it was still rather nippy outside. We found the tunnel with ease but never thought to bring a camera. The time we got to the tunnel was right at/around 1pm in the afternoon and it was just about to snow. The only things we saw were some chipmunks raceing around the ground and a stray faun. However we heard a scream from the tunnel and even thought it maybe some hunter who was hurt or some thing similar. We didn't find anything (creepy as it was) but we did stumble onto, just a bit ways from the tunnel, a large water hole. The was was very still and chilly to the touch. One of my friends, Donal, decided he'd tie a string around a rock and drop the rock in to see how dee