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Maple Sugar Camps and a Ghostly Night in Mahoning Valley
A first person reminiscence of 1816 Ravenna and the Mahoning Valley sugar camps. Describes camp setup with poplar boil, sap troughs, and kettles, plus the ritual of sugar boiling and stirring off. Recounts a frightful night as Muttinger fears the old squaw ghost after a grave robbery, leading to widespread superstitions and camp breakups.
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Oslo
Mahoning Valley
Wild West
Ravenna
Venee
Western Reserve
Portage County
Gulf of Mexico
New-England - Western Reserve
Forrest
Ohio
Union
Ravenna Noth Isy
Mabouing
Beaver River
Segar
Indiana
Tyre
Iran
Cat Jeanne
Treve
Brocke
Mattinger
Muttinger
Sud
Trenu
Mr. Maotinger
Ald
Mme
Hin
M Nolwd
Egann
Fee
Carp
Gut Srealase
Squaw
Aaid Mattinger
Oly Llurghed
Wells
Wolfe
Captain Smith
Mullinger
Martin
Tal Smith
Brady's Lake
Billy
Asherill
Scrvain
Himmel
Speiattinger Cave
Horeo
Lont
Willy
John Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Muttlager
Stough
Mahoning
Rurnl
Lany
Tita
Geares
Sepp
Jon
Seum
Joe Graves