Staring back from above the cracked cement steps, the Fairfield County Infirmary, noted as one of the most haunted places in Ohio, among the former Mud House Mansion, stands silently off Route 37, Granville Pike, waiting for one to take notice. Originally opened in 1828 as a wood-framed structure, it provided a safe haven for society’s misfits and outcasts who needed shelter, support, and treatments for various illnesses. If one managed to be rehabilitated they would be released back into society. If not, they would spend their remaining days relying on the provision of food, clothing, and medical care from the township officer “overseer of the poor,” a position given to the lowest bidder to care for individuals unable to cope with society.