Fielder Allison Jones (August 13, 1871 – March 13, 1934). Born in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, he started out his baseball career playing for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas in 1896. In 1901, he joined the Chicago White Stockings in the ne...w American League, where he would finish his playing career. Six years after his last game with the White Sox, he joined the St. Louis Terriers of the newly formed Federal League, where he served as a player-manager before the league folded.

Jones managed the "Hitless Wonders" in the 1906 World Series, which was the White Sox' first World Series win. That year, the White Sox had a team with batting average of 230.

He had one last stint as a manager with the St. Louis Browns, but his earlier success with the White Sox eluded him, as his St. Louis teams never finished above fifth place.

He was head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team in 1910, going 13-4-1 and winning the Northwest championship.

He died in Portland, Oregon at age 62.

                                      Here is the Oswayo Valley Dry goods store/ post office.

                                          Arlington hotel that stood in Shinglehouse, PA.

                                            78th Kinney Reunion at Shinglehouse, PA

                                             Civil War Veterans at Shinglehouse, Pa

                                                  Assembly Park in Shinglehouse, PA.

                           The old Shinglehouse Theatre. Man I wish we still had one of those!

                                              Baseball team in Shinglehouse, PA (1916).

                                            Patriotic Parade early 1900's Shinglehouse, PA.

   Lets first start off with a picture of Shinglehouse's very own haunted house! Back during the first half of the 18th century it is said a man named Dedrick built a large two story house on the Horse Run Road, just west of the Horse Run bridge on a knoll. Mr. Dedrick was known as a very rough hard man. 
In those days pack peddlers were very common. There was one who sold jewelry who made it a habit of spending the night with Mr. Dedrick when passing through this valley. On one such occasion he was seen entering the house just as it was growing dark, and was never seen again.  The house set back some distance from the road with a fine grove of trees in front of it. Soon after Mr. Dedrick sold the house and for several years after the farm and house rapidly changed hands. Some of the owners had it for only four to ten years. As time went on the owners stayed longer periods.  In a northeast bedroom was a large dark spot on the floor which looked like an old blood stain. Try as one might it was impossible to remove this stain as long as the house stood.  From this spot drops of the same stain led out of this room past the head of the stairs, back the length of the stair well to a dark closet over the stair well. Here another large spot was found.  The story became current that Mr. Dedrick had killed the old peddler in the bedroom and dragged the body to the closet and concealed it until he could dispose of it.  Every family that moved in claimed to hear men fighting in this bedroom and to hear one fall and being dragged around the stairs to the closet. Sometimes they could hear someone walking up the path to the front door but could see no one nor any tracks.  In 1852 it fell into the hands of Ira Canfield. He kept it six years and sold it to a Jacob Reckhow. Mr. Reckhow kept it four years and sold it to Anna and Henry Edwards. Within the next ten years Mrs. Edwards died and was buried on the farm.  Mr. Edwards, according to records found, held it the longest period of time. In 1885 he sold it to E. A. Osborn. Mrs. Osborn and Mrs. Anna Edwards were old schoolmates. Mr. Osborn sold out to his son-in-law, Oscar Bailey, in 1898. Mr. Bailey sold off much of the original farm in lots and small plots. Later he sold the house and a few acres to Charles Haynes.  It was while Mr. Haynes owned it that the old house burned. Here's hoping the old ghost was vanquished.  There is the story of the old house! Please enjoy!

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       Hi, I have started this blog to go hand-in-hand with my Facebook page "Oswayo Valley Past To Present"! This blog is going to be on the history of the Oswayo, PA area! I started my interest in history on my local area in 2011 on a school project and it just kind of stuck. I love to research and post pictures and stories that I find about the history of this area. There are many more stories than what meats the eye to this lil' town. That's all for now. I will start to post stories and pictures today. Thanks everyone. -OVPTP