Miami Mysteries and Ghost Stories

Miami Mysteries & Ghost Stories contains photographs and information connected to mysteries associated with Miami University. Additional materials may be available from the Miami University Archives

Thobe's Fountain
Before his death, stonemason Harry Thobe gave the University a little something to ensure that his name would continue to be spoken by future generations.
 
Ogden Hall
Legend has it that Ogden Hall is surrounded by an underground wall. Is this fact or fiction?
 
Ghost Biker
Many people have gone on to the hereafter while traveling the roads around Oxford. According to legend, some have managed to come back.
 
Henry Snyder
In 1898, the fresh remains of popular chemistry professor Henry Snyder were discovered in his Brice Hall laboratory. Was it a suicide, an accident, or something more sinister?
 
Ron Tammen Disappearance
In 1953, Miami student Ronald Tammen vanished from his Fisher Hall room, never to be heard from again.
 
Peabody Hall
In the nineteenth century the antics of Miami men were a frequent source of irritation to Western College for Women president Helen Peabody. Now it is said that her ghost regularly returns to Peabody Hall to seek its revenge.
 
Reid Hall Murder
Two hand prints serve as grim reminders of grisly events that occurred on campus in 1959.
 
General
Dr. Shriver discusses events surrounding Ron Tammen and Lottie Moon.
 

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