Nightmare in
Newark at the Jail of Terror Opens on October 2
First-ever Haunted House at the
Licking County Historic Jail Showcases the Building’s History and Mystery
NEWARK, OHIO, September 9, 2015 – Already shrouded in mystery from its 126-year
history, this October brings even more thrills and scares to the Licking County
Historic Jail during Nightmare in
Newark at the Jail of Terror, the first
haunted house held at the historic building.
Operating October 2 – 31 on
Fridays and Saturdays (7:30 p.m. to midnight) and Sundays (6 to 10 p.m.), Nightmare in Newark at the Jail of Terror
will provide frights and fun for the entire family with some of the haunted
house industry’s top scares. General admission tickets are $15 with fast pass
tickets available for $25.
Built in 1889, the Licking
County Historic Jail housed
hundreds of inmates throughout the years, including those found guilty of
gruesome and heinous murders. A particularly dark time in the jail’s history
involved Carl Etherington, a Dry-Agent Detective held for protection from a mob
of people who were angry over his actions to make the county alcohol free. The crowd
ambushed the jail, dragged Etherington out to the street, beat him to death,
and then lynched him from a telegraph pole.
Long closed as a jail, the
building has been the subject of many paranormal investigations and was
featured on The Travel Channel’s Ghost
Adventures. These examinations confirmed the jail to be a truly haunted
location with the spirits of the building’s inmates still confined within the
walls, including the ghost of Carl Etherington.
Nightmare in Newark at the Jail
of Terror brings visitors face to face with the sometimes brutal history of the
Licking County Historic Jail, one terror at a time. The event also provides
attendees the opportunity to preserve the jail’s history, with proceeds supporting
the restoration for this significant and historic building.
For more information about
Nightmare in Newark at the Jail of Terror, visit http://wwww.jailofterror.com or call 740-345-JAIL.
The first-ever haunted house at
the Licking County Historic Jail, Nightmare
in Newark at the Jail of Terror will be held Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays, October 2 –31, 2015. As a building already surrounded by mystery and
reports of paranormal activity, the historic jail and its gothic architecture
serve as the perfect backdrop for a Halloween scare. Tickets are $15 or $25 for
Fast Pass. More information will be available at http://jailofterror.com.
About the Licking County Historic
Jail
Opened
in 1889, the Licking County Historic Jail is a pillar of Licking County and
Newark, Ohio’s history. The jail holds many stories including those of justice
(and injustice), fond family memories of staff members who lived in and managed
the jail, and hauntings and paranormal activity reported on the property. The
Licking County Governmental Preservation Society (LCGPS) oversees the jail and
its restoration – so the stories of this historic and monumental building can
continue to be told. For more information, visit http://lcjail.org.
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