Stories

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And, like many locations with a long history, the Pufferbelly Restaurant is believed to be haunted! In an article from the Kent Daily Star about Kent's Haunted Pub Crawl, two ghosts are mentioned. The first is simply that of a train conductor 'who loved the station so much he refused ever to leave,' even in death. The second ghost is that of a young woman who died on the nearby train tracks. She and her boyfriend had been out drinking one night, and stopped their car on the tracks. The girl fell asleep, and unable to be woken up, was hit and killed by a passing train. Somehow she made her way to the Pufferbelly restaurant.

In a recent interview with TV2, the owner and manager of the Pufferbelly claim that the most haunted hot spot of the building seems to be the dungeon-like basement, where the ghost or ghosts like to play harmless pranks on unsuspecting employees. There's even mention of an apparition wearing a hat...

Added by: sdonley on 01/16/2018 DB#: 1352
Source(s): http://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2015/03/the-pu...

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Cheryl Cone, a volunteer to the Kent Stage, led our group to the farthest back room inside the Pufferbelly, where the Spiritual Insight Ghost Hunting Team had a computer and a storyteller waiting, along with Octoberfest beer samples.

An employee wrote out the story of a girl who was killed by a train. She was parked on the tracks with her boyfriend, drinking. She fell asleep and was unable to be woken up by the train’s horn or by her boyfriend, who jumped out of the car and fell into the river. The train instantly killed the girl, and her ghost haunts the Pufferbelly.

An old train conductor is said to haunt the restaurant, too, as he loved the station so much he refuses to ever leave.

Added by: sdonley on 01/16/2018 DB#: 1353
Source(s): http://www.ksualumni.org/s/401/index.aspx?sid=401&...

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Paranormal Claims

Here are the paranormal claims for this location. These have been found through Internet research, reports from members, or reports from personal interviews. To add a claim, please contact PANICd.com, and we will review and add your information.

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Claim #	Added	Added By	Claim
2667	01/16/2018	sdonley	Employees have reported the apparition of a former train conductor.
2668	01/16/2018	sdonley	Employees have reported the apparition of a young women who was killed on the nearby tracks.

Paranormal Evidence

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Additional Resources

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Wikipedia Photo Added: 08/03/2017 By: sdonley	Photo of this location on Wikipedia.
Kent and the Erie Railroad Added: 01/16/2018 By: sdonley	A great book about Kent & the Erie Railroad
The Pufferbelly Restaurant in Kent, Ohio | Paranormal Added: 01/16/2018 By: sdonley	Article about paranormal activity.
Historic Kent train depot to get new Italian spot | Crain's Cleveland Business Added: 01/16/2018 By: sdonley	Kent resident and PGA golfer Ben Curtis is among the owners of Treno Ristorante, which will take over the site that was the longtime home to the Pufferbelly.
Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State: The Pufferbelly Restaurant in Kent, Ohio Added: 01/16/2018 By: sdonley	Blog post about this location.