The video below is a night vision video shot in the music room. We have slowed this down so you are able to see it. It appears to have the form of 'ectoplasm' for lack of a better way to describe it. Sorry about the poor video quality - we have upgraded our cameras!
This second video was also taken with night vision. Just before we pan the camera you can see a white mist in the bottom left of the camera frame. Poor quality video but the mist is clearly visible.
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The History: According to the Middletown Historical Society Poasttown is an unincorporated community located in northeastern Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio, on State Route 4, about one mile north of Middletown. It was laid out in 1818 by Peter Post as the town of West Liberty. In August of 1848 he was named the first postmaster of Poasttown. His salary was $57.20 a year. There being another West Liberty in Ohio, it was at this time that the U.S. Postmaster asked the name of the village be changed, and everyone agreed it should be called after its founder, Poasttown.
In 1851 the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad was built just north of the village, making Poasttown a shipping point. The Poasttown School opened in 1937 near the railroad tracks, replacing an old one-room school that had served the community for many years. The old one-room school became the Grange Hall, and later the Madison Fire Department. The Claims: Numerous paranormal groups have investigated and have posted videos and recordings of their findings including EVP’s and full apparitions. Other claims include shadow figures, K-2 activity, being touched and the sounds of lockers closing. Batteries are said to drain easily and punching bags hung in one of the classrooms are said to move on their own. Claims are that the spirits of Poasttown are from train crashes in the area and from a small child falling to her death on the stairs. We did locate evidence of deadly train crashes on July 4, 1891 (4 deaths) and July 4, 1910 (19 deaths). Poasttown staff classified the story of the small child falling to her death as urban legend since they have found no evidence to prove it. Our Findings: We arrived at Poasttown Elementary School after dark on a very cold February 28, 2014. We were met by caretaker Darrell Whisman who, along with other staff members gave us a detailed history of the school and candidly discussed the claims of fraud that had been brought against him. The tour he and his staff provided was one of the best of any facility we have ever investigated. They pointed out areas where evidence contamination was likely (for example where car lights could be mistaken, where voices from outside could be heard, noisy heating vents, etc.). While we are experience investigators, this information would be very helpful to more novice hunters. During the walk-through we did have several personal experiences. We clearly heard the sound of an old fashioned intercom even though it is disconnected and the sound of lockers closing. As we were leaving two of our investigators heard what they described as ‘the building sighing’. Our audio captured voices, doors slamming and footsteps. Our video captured a mist in the nurse’s office and something akin to ectoplasm in the music room. We were able to debunk the K-2 claims. It appeared to us that there is a large amount of electrical wiring throughout the building and that is what is causing all the K-2 activity - at least for us. We were treated very well by Darrell and staff and will definitely be back! |