The Haunted History of Gore Orphanage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ต.ค. 2022
- Orphans in the 1800's lost their lives when their orphanage burned down. Was the fire an accident or outright murder? And what do we make of the paranormal activity that happens near the site to this day?
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John,
Love the merchandise and am wondering if you would ever consider doing a ‘V’ neck Tee-shirt for all of us who feel strangled by round necks. ( There’s another story for you somewhere in there!).
Absolutely adore your podcasts, I follow on U-tube, I know it’s spelt incorrectly but I’m a Brit. What can I say.
Please keep up the great work.
Regards
Michaela - a fan of the channel.
( I would rather watch this than the tv).
So very kind of you to say Michaela! Thank you so much!
I will definitely look into the v-neck T shirts. Thanks for the suggestion!
Hope you’re having an amazing Sunday!
The real horror in the stories is that children were "unwanted" and treated so cruelly. Every child who comes into the world deserves love and good care. The idea that a child's soul would be wandering and lost as a ghost and not in Heaven is so sad!
I agree Mrs. G. Very sad indeed.
My grandpa was put in an orphanage somewhere around 1900, along with his brother and sister, when his mom died. His dad took off and never was heard from again. Gramps bitterly hated his father for the rest of his days; he never talked about what happened at the orphanage but it had to be horrendous. God bless all abandoned children.
Finally, a non clickbait 100% authentic historical take on the "Gore Orphanage". Good stuff
Thank you GoreTorn! Much appreciated!
This story is heartbreaking. Considering all the abuse these kids had to endure it would be more strange if the spirits of the dead didn't still hang out there. The fact that the owner would rent out his kids as slave labor is the most repulsive. That kind of greed boggles my mind.
Me too Scott. It’s sickening.
As horrible as this story was, the true horror is that this kind of thing was not uncommon back then.
Very true
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I like that you call it like it is. If there are ghosts, you say that there's ghosts, and if the history doesn't line up, you say that just as frankly. I appreciate that.
Thank you Dolores! I appreciate your kind words! 😊😊
As a child in the 1960s I attended Memorial school in Cleveland which during the early 1900s was the site of the old Collingwood school which had a tragic fire that killed well over 100 kids and teachers. There were some kids which was said to have been buried on the school grounds and memorial school which I attended always had certain areas of freezing cold spots and strange noises. I do not know what exists on that sight currently. Maybe still a school. Thanks for another great curious history!
From what I’ve seen John, the memorial school and the memorial still exist to this day.
freezing cold means theres a ghosts!!
Such a sad story about the orphans. The torture those children endured. I work in law enforcement and have seen the worst of it being enacted upon the most innocent and vulnerable. It's little wonder why such places have paranormal active. My heart goes out to the children. 💔
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What a sad and twisted story. The words, "an orphanage for 'unwanted' children" haunt me, and send chills down my spine. How sad are those words. What a horrible way to describe the children. I have to admit, I was confused by this story! Were the hand prints on the car real, or was it just part of a fabricated story? It seems that Ohio has lots of Curious History! Very interesting video, well done as usual!
There are lots of car handprint stories around Ohio Kiwi.
Most of them are near a “haunted“ location. Oddly the only way to see them is to sprinkle baby powder on your car to make them appear.
I can tell you that my car had no issues when we visited the site.
What a heartbraking tale, beautifully told, and a perfect example of how events in the past can be miss told and misrepresented and one or two facts can be added to and twisted until a new, false history emerges.
Makes me wonder just how many “historical” facts are actually true. 🤔
Thank you for watching Jay Tay! 😊😊😊
As per usual mind blown! My Grandma told me stories of going to play with the orphans at the orphanage. It was behind a huge fence and the kids were never let out. So Grandma and her brother and sister would sneak to the fence and talk or play with them. The nuns would chase them away telling them not to talk to the "fallen angels". Horrible...You never hear much about that orange either...on the outskirts of Oregon City Ore.
I’ll have to look into it Lisa.
Thank you for watching!
@@CuriousHistoryYT the old Oregon City Orphanage...when I was a kid it was right next to 205 freeway just the skeleton of it...close to the Clackamas river...
Thanks Lisa! 😊😊😊
John, this is a sad and twisted story on these children. The abuse they received was unreal. I could not imagine taking a bath every 2 weeks in the same water. It would have been good to have laws back then on orphanages.
I agree Edward. I’m so glad regulations put an end to the practice.
"200th like here" btw the background music is great for these videos. Creepy, atmospheric, and not too loud. The orphan part was just horribly sad. The Sprungers were pure evil and cruel. One has to wonder where their souls are now.
Thank you for your support Midnight Ventures!
Yep I wonder about their souls as well. Hmm
Wow, great story but a little sad as well. Really interesting. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you for watching! 😊😊😊
I really like the history stories of Ohio! Born and raised. Thank you!
Thank YOU Michele!
Fantastic video! I have to say you had me worried there at first talking about Old Man Gore ... I was like "uh oh" ... then you explained the real history! I worked at Cedar Point back in 2005 and visited the site a few times, which spurred my interest into doing some research. This is definitely a place where the true history is much more interesting than the legends...
Thank you Patrick!
I agree. The truth is definitely more interesting. Those poor kids and what they endured!
@@CuriousHistoryYT I also believe there are at least rumors of the marked graves of the Wilber children on the property somewhere, but it has been so long since I've been there I can't remember if we actually found them or not when we went exploring. I do remember hearing or seeing somewhere too that Thomas Edison may have been involved in investigating the old mansion with his ghost communication equipment as well.
Also since I'm assuming you're in or around Ohio, a great location for you is Hotel Conneaut in western PA... lots of interesting lore around that building and it is an absolutely creepy place to visit.
Thank you Patrick! I will put the Hotel on the list!
I’m from Ohio and used to go to the site often when I lived back home. I’ve heard screams while walking in the woods. The energy around the site is heavy and I had anxiety while I was there. It’s been over 3 decades since I’ve been there. I’ll never forget the sound of screaming children.
Your comment has given me chills!
Remember going down with dates in highschool to sit down in the valley. There’s a overpass down aways from the site. The sound of the cars echo through the valley and that’s where the sound of children screaming come from. Brings back memories jumping the guardrail at the end of those poor people’s driveway to experience the legend
How sad. But aren't all orphan stories sad?
I would think so Liz.
I want to thank you for these stories my Native Indigenous dad used to tell me stories but after losing him I miss hearing the stories listening to you tell them cheers me up
Thank you for another interesting video. What tragic stories, those poor children. I find it so shocking that, even today, some profess to be 'godly or religious' and yet perpetrate hideous crimes. Best regards.
Thank you Dawn!
I agree.
There is an orphanage somewhere that did burn up, I remember learning about it. But didn't think it was that one, maybe people got the two orphanages confused.
Yeah I’m not sure CP368. It wouldn’t surprise me though.
Also many people get the Collinwood School fire and the Orphanage mixed up for some reason. 🤷♂️
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You just dropped a bombshell for me. "No Gore Orphanage? Whaaaa??😨"
That's some good storytelling right there.
Thank you Dara! I really appreciate it! 😊
Thank You for the history of the Gore Orphanage! It seems like it was forgotten with time. Well done! 🤜🤛
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
There seems to be so many legends based around atrocities committed against the helpless and innocent. I wonder why that is.
That is an excellent question!
Driving on Baird road at this moment. The road right next to gore orphanage, my grandpa and my grandma used to sit down there on the road back when they were young. This road definitely has some interesting history!
Building fires were horrifyingly common, but...
Hillegonda & Triphenia are mouthfuls for sure!
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Well done & fascinating video as usual. I had forgotten alot of the story, but I did remember that there was no "Gore Orphanage", in name. Seems like it was just a conglomeration of the street name & the fact that an Orphanage once sat there a century ago. Tragic story tho.
Thank you Timo! Much appreciated!
My Aunt Ann and her husband David bought that property 1959 1960? I was just a kid.
Goodness how awful 😖, those poor little ones, bless there hearts, 🙏
I’ve been there five or six times. Me and my friends never felt anything sinister there. Although, me and my buddy got chased out by who I presume is the owner of the property at the dead end of the road.
Oh my you got me!!! 😂 I thought you were going to go for the sensationalism of the story all “Ghost Adventures” like. I should have known better. You are spot on as usual!!! Bravo! I found the children’s grave nearby and the statue appears to be crying.
Jphn Thank you for doing it. I look forward to hearing about the history of Ohio. I miss seeing Ohio that was the thing and since I found your channel it something I am not missing anymore plus made friend along the way 💋💋💜💜🐾stay safe and huge hugs my dear friend.
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Thank you for watching Michaela! 😊😊😊
Your stories are always very interesting. Thanks, John.
My pleasure Roby! Thank you for watching! 😊😊😊😊😊
My two favorite topics. Ghost and history🙂 I had to instantly subscribe. You are a GREAT story teller and this channel is my new favorite!👍💯👻🙌
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Thank you again for a very interesting story!
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I can't think about the Legend of Gore Orphanage without Universal Studio Orlando's Halloween Horror Night house the Orfanage Ashes to Ashes. I can of see who this legend could inspire the creation of the house.
Another great story of history. Thank you even tho sad for all involved. Shirl K - Texas 🐾🐾😎
Thank you Shirl! 😊😊
Sad but very interesting. Thank you for all the research you guys do for us
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Like all your stories well done!
Strange and sad. 😳😭
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Nicely done a very interesting story with a twist 🙂
Thank you!! Glad to see you again! Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!
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The real story is a s depressing as the legend.
Apparently my grandfather and his next younger/only full sister were sent to an orphanage for a while after their father left. From what Mom said, they were only allowed to see each other once a week, and they were somewhere around 5 or 6 at the time, I think. Their mother took them out when she remarried, though I'm not sure that was much better, seeing as how the new husband was abusive. Great-grandma herself was not a nice person, either. (I've never heard Grandpa or Great-Aunt mention it, but that doesn't necessarily mean much.)
So awesome that you are in my neck of the woods in the late 80s in high school in North Olmsted I heard the stories of gore orphanage nice job again on telling this story
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It's not odd that Katarina and Johann both had the name Sprunger in Berne, IN. There are a ton of people there named Sprunger. It's not uncommon for one Sprunger to marry another, and they are usually distant cousins.
That’s my thinking too!
John thanks for another great video :)
Chet from Michigan
Thanks again for your support Chet!
Super. Thank you. Blessings.
Years ago I found a newspaper clipping talk about a unmarked children cemetery in the valley where local farmers and residents would bury their children that passed at birth or within a couple years no headstones were ever placed due to most children didn’t have names or to poor for cemetery burial. It’s said the burial ground is located Just before the bridge in the valley the remains of a old well sits along the road and 50ft off the road in the woods is the site. Over 20 years ago I found the well and beyond that was a clearing in the woods with small mounds and myrtle covering everything. Today their is a path that goes into the woods if you know we’re to look you can see the remains of the old well and the clearing is just about over grown but you can still see depression in the ground the myrtle is still there unfortunately due to flooding the area has change. I wish I could find the article again to back up my story but it’s another legend of Gore Orphanage
Yep we found that place as well. In fact we filmed most of the video there because the site of the old mansion was a busy spot that day. We eventually filmed all of the cut scenes (B-Roll) and the outro to the video from the mansion when people left.
I pray these children find peace.
Amen
Yet another wonderful video from you! I hope you continue to make video's I appreciate the time, effort and energy you put into your video's. Thank you.
Thank you Carol! More coming soon!
I had a friend take me to Gore Orphanage back in college, we stayed after sunset and not a creepy feeling at all
Excellent! I’m glad you could enjoy the place without incident! It’s actually very picturesque right next to the river.
Thank you for watching Stephan!
I went there once. I noticed handprints on my face, when I got home. Some of the female orphans were impressed with my movie star looks, I guess.
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Nicely done 😊
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Im new to your channel but am very much interested and love watching! Thank u
Thank you for watching EKT! I really appreciate it!
Oh My how sad. Cannot imagine the horror and hurt those children experienced . Thank You for sharing your adventures…….
My pleasure Jerry! Thank you for watching!
Great Video👍 Tks
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It's easy to forget that back in the day, children were either useful or considered a burden. Rich or poor. The wealthy/powerful arranged marriages to further ambitions and the poor sent small children out to work in mines or factories or even sold them as indentured servants unless they were more useful on the farm. My parents never completed primary school because they needed to help support the family. That was back in the 1920/30's in the USA.
Great points!
When I first had this pop in my suggested videos to the right, I thought it was a different orphanage and that I had misremembered the name. What is it about orphanages that draw the people to it that misuse the children?
This is the one I thought you were describing:
The Fairmount Children's Home was an orphanage located in Alliance, Ohio on 6774 Union Street NE. The main children's home was opened in 1874 following state legislature that allowed counties to joint together in forming children's home districts.
Yep I know the one. I’ve been told there are no remnants of that orphanage so we opted for what little was left of the swift mansion.
@@CuriousHistoryYT There is still a small cemetary across Union Street that is the home of a number of the orphans. It's a very sad place. Three years ago the smaller building was still standing. Urban legend has the Headmaster being lynched in the basement tied to a railing in the wall when the kids revolted. Not sure how true THAT tale is! I have read a few personal accounts from kids that were there and they weren't pleasant.
Maybe I should add it to the list! 🤔
Great Presentation on a strange video.
Again an excellent video rich with history and mysteries surrounding it. Thank you for sharing this with us. My goodness, Gore Orphanage has had quite a sad history, and often myths rise up from this. Certainly seems the land itself has something to it concerning tragedy with young children. Heartbreaking concerning the treatment of the orphan children by the Sprungers. There was no practice of God’s loving grace and mercy by the Sprungers. All of these tragedies can also leave lasting marks upon the land. It’s a good thing no one can live upon it any longer.
The Sprungers were likely referred to as the spiritual references of Brother and Sister as my guess, but who knows for sure. They are likely first cousins who have the same last name. It was once a common practice to marry first cousins even into the late 1800s, as you are likely aware of, but due to health issues of children born to such couples, especially madness, it became frowned upon, then outlawed in many states. Only a few states allowed first cousins to marry.
As for the Wilber family, such a tragic thing to lose beloved grandchildren. Some people to this day practice setting table places for immediate family who pass away, but my thoughts is it can lead to what happened to Grandma Wilber, she slipped from reality into another world within her mind where her grandchildren still were living. Very heartbreaking. Again thank you for the fascinating history. Very well told.
Thank you for this wonderful comment BluberryGirl! I love it!
Yep my guess is married cousins for the Sprungers.
As for the Wibers, it is sad indeed. One angle I didn’t mention was maybe she saw spirits too and indeed her grandchildren were in the house. 🤷♂️
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Yes, I agree that Grandma may well have seen her grandchildren. The bond of love is forever, and I can see they would love spending time with Grammie. That did cross my mind.
I will message Megan after the halloween is over. I saw just a snippet of the video where the family was carving pumpkins (so much fun!!), and it’s a busy time for parents right now who celebrate halloween. Seeing the pumpkins made me think of a pumpkin soup, a pumpkin drink, pumpkin bread and muffins we use to have during the autumn seasons. Loads of yummies! Wonderful seeing GG in that video! Your family is so full of love. It’s wonderful to see. Blessings to you all!
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It's unknown how the fire started but then you go right to the idea that it was started on purpose. This was the 1800s. Heating would be a wood or coal stove. Cooking would be on a wood or coal stove. Lighting would be kerosene lamps. And they were children. Kids still play with matches and, on occasion, burn their homes down. Either way it's horrible that those children burned to death
Amen Kirk.
Truly amazing story one that is most heartbreaking. A child is precious gift and nothing else I have heard stories about this kind of thing going on in orphanage today it's sickening to think that a child goes through this and what must this child be thinking and why it's happening to them very sad
Tough video to research Thom. It’s disturbing to think about what orphans went thru.
Having grown up in the county and heard all the stories, I was bothered when you started with them. But I, too , have done the research, and you were spot on! Still, it’s quite creepy.
Thanks for the validation Ryn. And thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it!
Great vid,sad story.
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Bless you! Thank you so much for your generosity!
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A person has to be a very special kind of evil to mistreat a child, especially an orphaned child. To have had such a poor start in life to start with, only to have their misery multiplied and compounded by the very people who were supposed to tend and care for them. Denying them even the most basic of necessities like food, proper hygiene and decent clothing. I’m sure these people enjoyed the money they received by renting these children out as farm labor though. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at the depths of depravity that some humans are capable of. Very sad, heartbreaking in fact. I know those children have long since passed on, but I do hope that they were able to live on and make a better life for themselves after leaving the orphanage.
Very well said Me Me! Thank you!
Wow very interesting. Ohio has alot of character.
It certainly does! 😊😊😊
What monsters people can be,worse than our worst nightmare monsters
I truly hope the troubled souls of the children will find true love and hope.
I hope so too Jan!
You are a very sweet and nice uncle keep it up I love your video 🙂🙂
Thank you Jhandu!!😊😊
I JUST figured out who, or rather your voice and cadance, remind me of. There was a PBS story teller we used to watch in the 70s. You sound SO like him. As an Ohioian, you must have listened to him at school too.
The BOOK BIRD
Great to be mentioned in the same breath! Thank you DunRovin Station! 😊😊😊
Sad story.
What a plot twist!
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Funny how the real history got overshadowed by a story that the orphanage burned down with all the children perishing inside.
It's good to hear the real story as terrible as the conditions were for those children. Sadly it was a common practice in by gone years and right up to WWI when UK children were sent to Canada for their own 'safety'. Not all those children ended up in good homes. Also look up the Butter Box Babies (Nova Scotia, Canada) I had a friend that was born there and put up for adoption. Operating from 1928-1947. A very horrific real story.
It sounds like the operators of the orphanage had a bit of a fire bug streak, perhaps collecting the insurance money on their buildings when times got tough for them? Just a thought. That couple could of been siblings or even cousins which was not unusual for the time. I had grandparents from the 1600s in Scotland that were of no relation, yet had the same surname of Nelson. A fairly common name even then.
Awesome comment! We will definitely look into the Butter Box Babies!
You can find some of the most interesting stories THANK YOU!! I am so grateful that I found your channel! I am binge watching I have strep throat and am so uncomfortable I can't sleep so your channel has been my best buddy! Being a history buff I love the fact that you research your stories! How can anyone be so greedy that they use children that is disgusting! Thank you,,,, Patricia Gambino Harrington
I hope you feel better real soon Patricia! Strep is no fun!
@@CuriousHistoryYT❤ Thank you so much!
Great video. You may want to check out Kent State University, Kent Campus.
Lots to film in Kent. Hoping to head to Kent this week!
9:14 who’s the creepy lady peeking out the window on the right with a kid to the left of her?? 😬
Also 11:50 looks like a darting orb in front of you - towards the bottom - seemed a bit too quick to be a bug 😅
I’m definitely going to rewatch. I didn’t notice these during editing. Thanks Todd!
Why concoct a story about an orphanage fire that never happened? How bizarre! Then all that evil that existed at the real orphanage...wow! And perpetrated against children?! How 😥 But great story telling and research. Thank you all!
Thank you Rick! I appreciate your support! 😊😊😊
Finally the truth is coming out
how gorey...
PLOT TWIST!!!
Right!?!
Thanks for watching Olivia!
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Very sad😢 many Ignorant people back in the day.
Amen Cher.
hey ch jan here again ever beeen to the Ridges? I was thinking of you guys when i did a little utubing about it They say you cant walk the campus because its the university property. Thought if you hadnt, theres a juicy story because of its terrible past, and the cemetary. Thought id throw it your way☺🙃😉😁 o by the way i live 5 miles from the "Melonhead Farm" ( but thats another story!)
I have several scripts written about the Ridges and Ohio University Jan. Trying to plan out our best time to travel there to film. So much “Curious” history there!
@@CuriousHistoryYT Cant wait--you guys are great masters of story telling--did you get any inspirtions from anyone? Ive made no utubes videos but spoke at our yearly Veterans day breakfasts at our senior center here--in attendence? About 600 vets of WW2 korea Vietnam and no Jan has NO stagefright. When asked who my biggest inspiration was ? Rod Serling!
All i know about Ridges is thats its huge Some buildings torn down, others re-purposed Theyre offering " tours" for 20 bucks--im like you guys--no tours for me--imm on my own and i want to do my own gig!
@@CuriousHistoryYT i think we'd all have a ball if johnny depp joined us--Hollywood Vampires?😆🤣😂🙂🙃
I watched night gallery all the time. For me it was Serling and Leonard Nimoy on In Search Of. Loved those shows in the 60’s and 70’s!
I’ll do tours if that’s the only way to get in the door. Otherwise I will go it alone and set my own pace.
That would be awesome!!!!
Wait! That couple looked alike maybe they were brother and sister after all!?!? Hum!!!! Patricia Gambino Harrington
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Can’t have anything in Ohio man
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Great Story but not all true. No orphanage on the site. Only the Swift stones...
Of COURSE it's on ohio
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No place is haunted by children, . I believe most hauntings if not residual are actually demon's. . Pretending to be kids or our loved ones at time's.
Have you aver thought of making your TH-cam ch a T,V show ??
Hadn’t really considered it Brinn.
Downvote for suggesting ghosts exist.
They do not.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Average legend in ohio 💀
THIS SO TOTALLY WRONG!!!!!
I bet u in New London ohio
Never been there