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This is a really cool part of the local Dayton area and Kettering history.
It used to also be called The Witches Tower by many.
Pretty much all the stories you hear are true!
It used to have a metal door and it used to be open to the public.
Then they started chaining the door and people kept breaking in...so eventually they concreted the door.
This did not stop people from getting in as part of the concrete door was broken out with sledge hammers at least once that I know of and there are other ways people have managed to get in.
I've been inside this tower a handful of times.
I've also been run off by the police a number of times over the years and further up the road at the Patterson monument that ncludes the horse.
Definitely a little spooky but also very neat.
Not gonna lie, it took us a hot second to actually find this because we missed the parking area and went to the next one with the pond and bridge where there was a wedding happening so we had to walk back around thru the woods to the shelter (which was set up for the wedding reception) and finally around the back of the shelter and up the trail to the castle. Whew! We finally found it!
This is such a nice place to walk. The path from the Paw Paw shelter is pretty and shaded. The trail is a little steep at a few points, but our toddlers could handle it because the path is wide enough for walking side by side (while holding a hand). The base of the tower has a nice lookout, too.
This place is awesome as always! This area is my old stomping grounds...always great to see what good Ole Kettering has done with making it Beautiful!!
On a trip to Washignton D.C, we drove through Ohio. My son wanted to go visit, so we did a short detour off the interstate. It's location is a little weird, but the fact it was built in 1930 as a lookout for the Country Club, its position up on a hill, it served its purpose. The doorway is filled with concrete. Due to the fact that people were constantly breaking open the metal gates that were placed over the opening. It does have a spooky vibe to it, and there is one account of a recorded death, the girl wasn't suppose to be inside the building, in 1967. Not sure why they decided to only paint the bottom of structure, but the rock is scorched from the lighting strikes. There is a nice easy pathway with newly built railings leading up to it. We didn't see any ghosts but it would have been cool to see the inside.
