Urban legends haunt YSU
Russell Howell
Issue date: 10/31/06 Section: ae
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"I buy into the urban legend," said Pat Shively, Center for Student Progress associate director.
The Wick House, or as it was once known as The Wick Mansion, was built in 1906 for Youngstown industrialist Col. George Dennick Wick and his wife Mollie.
It sits on the intersection of Wick Avenue and the eastbound U.S. 422 service road.
According to the urban legend, Mollie and her husband were aboard the Titanic. Mollie was rescued, but her husband wasn't as fortunate. Years later, Mollie died on the second floor of the Wick House. She wanders "looking for her husband," Shively said.
Rumors of a haunting by Mollie's ghost first began when YSU purchased the building as a student housing facility in the 1980s, according to the Vindicator.
Jain Savage, coordinator for Disability Services, said she doesn't really notice anything strange happening.
"She likes us," she said, playfully joking.
Shively went into her basement shortly after her mother passed away and felt the same feeling when she was upstairs in the Wick House.
"I got a feeling like I was walking into a wind tunnel," Shively said.
The third floor is unoccupied now. There are some strange occurrences like things falling, according to Shively.
"It's a very peaceful place," she added.
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The Wick House, or as it was once known as The Wick Mansion, was built in 1906 for Youngstown industrialist Col. George Dennick Wick and his wife Mollie.
It sits on the intersection of Wick Avenue and the eastbound U.S. 422 service road.
According to the urban legend, Mollie and her husband were aboard the Titanic. Mollie was rescued, but her husband wasn't as fortunate. Years later, Mollie died on the second floor of the Wick House. She wanders "looking for her husband," Shively said.
Rumors of a haunting by Mollie's ghost first began when YSU purchased the building as a student housing facility in the 1980s, according to the Vindicator.
Jain Savage, coordinator for Disability Services, said she doesn't really notice anything strange happening.
"She likes us," she said, playfully joking.
Shively went into her basement shortly after her mother passed away and felt the same feeling when she was upstairs in the Wick House.
"I got a feeling like I was walking into a wind tunnel," Shively said.
The third floor is unoccupied now. There are some strange occurrences like things falling, according to Shively.
"It's a very peaceful place," she added.
Top 10 Spooky Movies
10. The Ring
9. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
8. Scream
7. Friday the 13th
6. House of 1000 Corpses
5. Silence of the Lambs
4. Halloween
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street
2. The Exorcist
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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