The Ghost of Grechan's Lock

Just about ready to do a little ghost hunting with the camera at Hambelton's Mill and Grechan's Lock.
Would anyone like to join me?

In 1828, the work began on the Sandy and Beaver Canal, with Edward Gill as the Chief Engineer at the helm.  He was brought over from Ireland, along with his wife and daughter.  His wife died mysteriously on their way across the Atlantic.  Buried at sea, Gretchen was devastated at her mother's loss.  She traveled with her father in the Columbiana County area, staying at whatever town was closest to the particular lock her father happened to be working on. No doubt she stayed in towns like Gilford, New Lisbon, Elkton, and Spruceville.  In fact it was Spruceville (today called Sprucevale) that she was staying when she contracted malaria, a common disease for the time. 

It was severe and many people died from it.  So did Gretchen.  Grief stricken, Edward had her body entombed into the Lock he was working on at the time of her death.  Lock #41
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