Goll’s Woods is a park area with a small cemetery near Lockport, Ohio. It is located in Fulton County 1-1/2 miles north of Archbold, Ohio then 3 miles west on Township Rd F, and 1/4 mile south on Township Rd 26 to the parking lot. The trail system is present. From Archbold in Fulton County, go north on State Rte 66 for 1-1/2 miles to Township Rd F, go west for 3 miles to the junction with Township Rd 26, go south about 1/4 mile to the preserve parking lot located on the east side of the road.
Goll’s Woods is said to be haunted by Mr. Goll as well as several other spirits including a young child. It’s possible that some of these ghosts have wondered from the Goll cemetery which sits in the Goll’s woods.
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The Golls were one of the first families in Williams County; legend says that they were eventually banished into the woods. The father was the last to die, and he is said to haunt the woods. In addition to this, the cemetery is haunted by balls of light, and a big black tombstone near the center is always warm to the touch.
TOGHS lead investigator Butch went to visit the Goll’s woods one evening in May 2009. He was accompanied by Alan and Dan who help our group with investigations from time to time. Butch was not expecting to do a documented investigation but took EVP equipment as well as a digital camera. Butch visited the cemetery first. While audio recording his visit and taking digital pictures Butch found that his equipment began to malfunction. His recorder began to shut itself off several times despite being checked previously. His digital camera also began to malfunction while in the cemetery. After realizing that this place had some type of paranormal activity to it Butch decided to investigate further and came upon an abandoned house and barn in the woods.
Once Butch, Alan and Dan went inside the old home the activity increased. Butch found the air heavy and very hard to breath. He never said anything to his group members at the time but was quickly told the same thing by them. Butch’s equipment began to malfunction again throughout his investigation of the home and wished he would have brought more equipment with him to document his findings. Although Butch had a hard time getting his camera and EVP equipment to function properly he was able to take several great photo’s as well as capture a voice of a young child saying (yes) to his question I think your in here with us aren’t you? TOGHS will be investigating the Goll’s woods again this summer and will share our findings with you once we finish.
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My name is Brittany. My great grandma was buried here. Her name would be Sara..her maiden name is Goll actually. I’m not sure if i’m related to the current owners, but I once was. my friends & I are planning on going here, and we were wondering if there are hours for the cemetery? AS in, are the closed at night or something? PLease email me or add me on my myspace and message me
thank you!
Hi. My name is Corey. Me, some friends, and my cousin Codey went to Goll Woods a while back and we experienced the paranormal there also. We entered the Cemetery and ammediately started hearing voices and seeing strange, unexplainable balls of light. We then proceeded to the house. We entered the house and I started having breathing problems and headaches. It was just uncomfortable. We headed upstairs and started hearing voices from downstairs, so we went downstairs and found nothing. So we went down to the basement. I felt a sudden building of pressure. I got teary eyed for no reason. And at the same time, my cousin Codey got pushed down the stairs leading to the basement. He was the only one taunting Mr. Goll. Coincedence? That’s up for you to decide. Well, after our paranormal encounter we explored the basement and started hearing thuds from the first floor so we went upstairs and yet again found nothing. We decided our investigation was at an end so we packed up in the van and went home.
well in august me and a few friends went to golls woods and we heard vices in the cematray and balls of light then we went to the house and i didnt fell very well and we went to go scare our freinds and i got pushed into the window and on accident and had to go to the emcrengey room
I always to to golls woods, and i don’t see any balls of light nor hear voices…
we didnt hear anything!
My name is Jacob
When I went to Goll Woods, we walked Toadshade Path, it was dark outside, as soon as we entered the trail i was ready to leave 5 minutes in my uncle and I heard a women screaming Bloody Murder, it was terrified, so we looked for cars headlights, anything that may have been the cause. Nothing just darkness…so we hauled ass back to the car, but the doors would not open we would unlock it then it would lock up and not let us in, like someone was trying to keep us there, I am returning a little later today
I will write another review
My name is Chris,
Handful of my friends and I went late at night. Witness the mist at the grave sight then started hearing a lady singing in a soft voice. We all quieted for a moment then ran to the car. On our way by the gravestones my buddy in front of me tripped as I passed him. I heard him yelling at somebody as he stood up then he joined us by the car(he had the keys, we had to wait for him!) As he approached he turn white realizing that we where all accounted for and he was the last to make it back to the car. He said he tripped over someones legs and jumped up and said “You better get up, Dude! I got the keys and I’m leaving!!”
None of us have ever quit recovered.