WHILE THE QUAINT TOWN OF REVENGE IS LITTLE MORE than a ghost town today, the former farming community is nestled in southwestern Fairfield County where Clear Creek meets Middle Fork Creek. Named after a competition between two shopkeepers, the winner took his revenge and named the town…Revenge. The small hamlet never had a booming population; for many years, the only major business was the general store where local farmers could buy supplies. At the time of my story, the Johnson Covered Bridge hadn’t been built, but today it’s considered one of the country’s historic bridges. Adding to Revenge’s image as a ghost town, rumor has it that a woman drowned in Clear Creek during a thunderstorm and now haunts the bridge. While I did take the liberty of adding to the small population for the sake of the story, I hope you enjoy the flavor and history of the not-quite-forgotten town of Revenge, Ohio.

Lisa Harris