Join us October 9-10, 2026 for this fun historical tour!
This spectacular Fall event is brought to you by several community partners. We will be back in 2026, but are seeking community help. Please consider keeping the arts alive in Downtown Youngstown that injects business for the area businesses. This show is the only live street, performance theater in Mahoning County that sells out every year.
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Welcome!
Join us for a thrilling evening of spooky tales and haunted history on the Historical Youngstown Ghost Tour. Explore the eerie streets of Youngstown as our tour leads you through the city's historical and “ghostly” landmarks. Get ready to encounter dramatic spirits, hear their chilling stories, and maybe interact with the “ghostly” world. This in-person event is perfect for thrill-seekers and history buffs alike. Whether you're a believer or a skeptic, this ghost tour promises a night of entertainment!
The Route
2025 Map of the Historical Youngstown Ghost Tour
Walking Tour Schedule
#1 Wick House - George and Mollie Wick
Relive the emotional aftermath of the Titanic tragedy and death of George Wick. Get to know how she survived the famous sinking ship.
#2 Arms Family Museum
Olive Arms and House Staff
Get to know Mrs. Olive Arms and how she built her famous greystone mansion and how became a business magnate in the community.
#3 Romanian Church fka Hitchcock House
P. Ross Berry
Meet P. Ross Berry, the renowned African-American master builder who shaped the heart of Youngstown, brick by brick. Learn how his vision, craftsmanship, and leadership left a lasting legacy in the city’s most iconic landmarks and inspired generations to come.
#4 Fok House
Civil War Soldier
Join the Crowd after a battered Civil War soldier gives his testimony filled with tears and gratitude for winning the North.
#5 Pollock House aka Wick-Pollock Inn
Hotel Guest
Discover the luxurious experience of a hotel guest from Wick-Pollock Inn
#6 Cliffe College - YSU
Esther Hamilton
Meet Esther Hamilton: legendary Youngstown journalist, instantly recognizable in her tailored suit and felt hat, who chronicled the city’s daily life with wit and warmth for nearly seventy years. Her beloved “Around Town” column captured the voices of both ordinary citizens and local icons, making her a central figure in Youngstown’s history
#7 McDonough House
Protester and Steelworker
Witness the spectacle of the aftermath of the Women’s Day Massacre. A female protester fighting the rights of her steelworker husband in 1937.
#8 Butler North aka 1st Christian Church
Caleb Wick
He lived in his stately mansion on Wick Avenue during his later years. After his passing, the site was eventually cleared to make way for the main Butler Institute museum building, which sits directly next to the Butler North church annex.
#9 The Butler Art Museum
Joseph Butler
Stand before the Paramount Theater and meet P. Ross Berry, the renowned African-American master builder who shaped the heart of Youngstown, brick by brick. Learn how his vision, craftsmanship, and leadership left a lasting legacy in the city’s most iconic landmarks and inspired generations to come.
Featured Ghosts of Youngstown's Past
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Sam Warner
The Warner Brothers - Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack - were members of a Jewish immigrant family from Poland that settled in Youngstown in the mid-1890s. On May 14, 1931, the family gathered in Youngstown to dedicate a luxurious new Warner Theater to the people of the city where it all started, and to memorialize Sam, who died in 1927.
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John Young
John Young and his surveying team arrived in the Mahoning River Valley on June 27, 1796, in the area known today as Spring Commons. Young purchased a 15,560-acre township from the Western Reserve Land Company of Connecticut on February 9, 1797, establishing "John Young's Town."
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Margaret Harbison
Margaret was quite shaken by the murder of her lover and desperately wanted to attend the burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She visited the dug grave to place a large amount of flowers there and then waited on the Mahoning River Bridge for the funeral procession, crying quite passionately as they passed by.
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Our Producers
Cindy Castro-DiRusso
Cindy Castro-DiRusso is a Producer, Event Producer, and Casting Director for TV and independent films. After casting a #1 hit for Chef Gordon Ramsay, Kitchen Nightmares, she is now the President and Owner of Smarter Move Talent. Her latest film as an NFT holder, “Calladita” is the first European film funded by NFT's now playing on Netflix Spain. She has produced many indie films that have garnered film festival awards and has created films for "Tubi Originals" that have charted in their top films and have hit #1. She has produced the Youngstown Ghost Tour for 3 years in Youngstown, OH.
