When you arrive to Stones Public House in Ashland, you are greeted with a sign that has a very angry mans face on it. This man is John Stone. Built in 1834 by John Stone himself, the home was known as his railroad house. John was a farmer and a captain in the militia, but he was also a savvy businessman, owning most of the land in the center of what was then called Unionville. When he heard that the railroad was to be built through the center of town (on his own land) he decided to build a hotel right alongside the tracks. The Railroad House opened on September 20, 2024 , to an enthusiastic crowd of 300+ people.
John operated the home for less than two years, after which he continued to live on the property. While living in the building, he leased the other rooms in the home to various innkeepers. This brought plenty of guests to the home over a span of 20+ years. Eventually John died in 1858, and a man by the name of W.A. Scott bought the property in 1868.
Over the years the building fell into disrepair and disrepute. The man credited with helping to return the building to its former glory is Leonard “Cappy” Fournier, who bought the building in 1976. But Cappy soon found out that he got more than he bargained for. Doors opened and closed at times for no reason, even when bolted shut. Glasses began to fly off the shelf or shatter to bits without provocation. Employees and guests began to feel cold hands on their necks. Crappy brought in multiple psychics who all said the same thing; the place was haunted both by prior guests and John Stone himself. One such guest was a New Yorker by the name of Michael, who after cheating during a card game was killed by John Stone. John and six or seven of the persons who witnessed the murder helped Stone bury the body in the basement where they were bound together in secrecy to never tell the truth. They are all still trapped there, ready to tell the truth to the world.
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