The City of Mansfield Shade Tree Commission has chosen to celebrate our 20 years of being designated as a Tree City USA, with a very special Arbor Day Celebration at the Ohio State Reformatory (OSR). The City of Mansfield Shade Tree Commission was joined by OSR Board members, including Board President Nancy Darby, Executive Director Paul Smith, and representatives of the Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lee Tasseff and Jodie Snavely, as a White Oak was planted commemorating the Shawshank Trail and the filming of the Shawshank Redemption in Mansfield, Ohio 20 years ago....
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Mansfield, Ohio State Reformatory and Shawshank Trail in Wall Street Journal article
The Wall Street Journal published an article called, “Shawshank Residuals” about how the classic movie continues to hold it’s popularity and make money 20 years after its...
Shawshank and NASCAR – That\’s what Mansfield Does!
NASCAR is returning to Ohio in 2013! With a NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series race at Eldora Speedway July 23-24 and a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 16-17, the nation’s top motorsports league is back in Ohio for the first time in five years....
Paranormal convention draws believers to the area
MANSFIELD — October is drawing the Halloween crowd to north central Ohio, and it’s not just to the Ohio State Reformatory. Psychics, ghost hunters and paranormal enthu...
Central Ohio hosts Paranormal Convention, ghost hunts
MANSFIELD — October is drawing the Halloween crowd to north central Ohio, and it’s not just to the Ohio State Reformatory. Psychics, ghost hunters and paran...
\’45 minutes of terror\’
MANSFIELD — The Ohio State Reformatory’s Haunted Prison Experience begins Friday night. “Dead Walk” is sure to scare people who dare to walk through the prison, org...
Guard Room named for Ohio Brass Co.
MANSFIELD — More than 125 years after its inception, the Ohio State Reformatory is still ripe with activity. On Wednesday, a dedication ceremony was held inside the fa...
Brownella investigation yields spooky evidence
Too Much Fun Mobile Tour stops in Mansfield at Ohio State Reformatory
The “Too Much Fun” Mobile Tour, presented by the Ohio Tourism office, made a stop in Mansfield today on the way to the Cleveland Rib Cook-Off. The travel ambassadors got ...
Prison announces Overnight 2010 Ghost Hunt® dates;launches new Ghost Walk experiences
The infamous Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, operated by the Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, today announced the 2010 dates for its wildly popular overnight Ghost Hunts®. Prison announces Overnight 2010 Ghost Hunt® dates; Mansfield, Ohio – The infamous Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, operated by the Mansfield Reformato...