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Park naturalists lead free two-hour dusk Haunted Hikes past the Big House, cemetery and Ceely Rose House. Source: Ohio Cooperative Living.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Ohio Cooperative Living notes Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall married here in 1945 and that Ceely Rose poisoned her family here in 1896 (Ohio Cooperative Living). The ODNR marker at her house says she was 23 (ODNR marker, via HMdb).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
Public access
Open to the public Ohio DNR runs Malabar Farm as a state park (Ohio DNR). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
Explore more
- More places in Lucas and Ohio
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- Nearby: Ohio State Reformatory (Mansfield, OH), Buxton Inn (Granville, OH), Prospect Place (Trinway, OH), Gore Orphanage (Vermilion, OH)
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