Heading for a court appearance to finalize the proceedings, he had his diver chase her cab into Eden Park, where it crashed. By the time he got out of prison, she had filed for divorce. Imogene and her paramour essentially took George’s money. In 1925, George wound up in the pokey at which point his wife Imogene started an affair with a federal agent. The building today is considered to be one of the most haunted in America.Īs our friend Dan Smith of Haunted Cincinnati Tours told us on Episode 5 of The Cincy Shirts Podcast, the Eden Park gazebo is supposedly haunted by the ghost of Imogene Remus, the wife of famed bootlegger George Remus. As 2016, bones, quite a few of them, were still being unearthed during renovations. By the time Music Hall acquired the land, the grave markers were long gone, and the building was built on top of the old cemetery. The city then began using it as a pauper’s cemetery for about 20 years before turning the land into a park. Part of the property had previously been used by the nearby hospital as a cemetery for indigent people. The residents fell short, and Springe made up the difference, paving the way for construction to begin of Music Hall to begin in 1876. He offered to pony up $125,000 if the community could raise the same amount. in the 1870s, at the behest of Reuben Springer, a wealthy Cincinnati resident and patron of the arts, a hall to replace the rickety old Exposition Hall was planned. In any case, many have reported seeing Jane, usually wearing a blue dress, in that area of the park.īuild on a pauper’s cemetery and see what happens. Many history buffs dispute this, though, claiming the house was likely built long after Jane’s parents left the area for Illinois. It is said that her family lived in the house that is now surrounded by Fort Coney near Soak City. She’s buried in the cemetery by the park’s new entrance near Great Wolf Lodge.Īs the story goes, she drowned in a pond near the area that today is the White Water Canyon ride. She was just over 5-years-old when she passed away on what is now park property. The most notable ghost is that of Missouri Jane Galeener. Long before Kings Island started its annual Haunt event, spirits were reported roaming the park. However, things go bump in the night (and sometimes the day) all over the Tristate, particularly at the following locations. When people think of haunted cities, Cincinnati doesn’t usually come to mind, at least not as much as, say, New Orleans, Savannah, or Gettysburg. Image courtesy of Haunted Cincinnati Tours
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