Uptown Centerville historic commercial district · Benham's Grove
Centerville, Ohio, part of the Dayton metro area, preserves a historic Uptown commercial district along North Main Street dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Washington-Centerville Public Library has organized the annual Ghost Walk on Main for many years as an October fundraiser, using costumed storytellers and reenactments to bring local history to life along an Uptown route; participants split into seven groups that each start at a different stop and return to Benham's Grove, with fresh stories and a different order each year. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Washington-Centerville Public Library, Centerville-Washington History, Town Hall Theatre, and a rotating Heart of Centerville/Washington Township business charity partner. The event has been covered by the Dayton Daily News.
Sources
- https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/learn-about-the-ghosts-of-centerville-during-history-walk/57OR3WHLR5AFZJT66AN7U7K5QU/
- https://wclibrary.info/ghostwalk/
The walk uses costumed storyteller guides to lead small groups that each start at a different stop along an Uptown Centerville route, with reenactments drawn from the town's extensive local history. The library has not published a fixed list of stops, as the route and reenacted figures vary from year to year.
This is the event operator's own framing, not documented paranormal history independently verified for this listing; it is included here as a description of what the walk covers, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
