Episode 38: The Haunted Legacy of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park looks like just another abandoned carnival ground, but its soil hides a chilling past. Built in 1926, the park saw at least six children die in tragic accidents—a girl struck on the swings, two brothers falling from the Ferris wheel, and others lost to the water. When attempts were made to revive the park decades later, excavations revealed thousands of Native American skeletons buried beneath the rides Long before the park, the land was marked by bloodshed—in the 1700s, the Clay family lost three children in violence. Today, rusting rides sway without wind, pinwheels spin at unseen commands, and visitors claim to see the ghostly figures. Some call it cursed, others call it haunted—but all agree: the past at Lake Shawnee refuses to rest...Wilderness Bonescapes Outdoor Sales ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wildernessbonescapes.com/outdoor-stuff-on-sale⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/arya/mlp⁠⁠encoding=UTF8&purchaseType=MTRIAL&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dbb68da43653929fb3e8e59c2c5c70fe&language=enUS&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Kindle Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/subscribe/ku?shoppingPortalEnabled=true&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=a7af85340487b2c5ca0fba05a7b31d39&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Amazon Music Unlimited ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited?&linkCode=ll2&tag=wildernessbon-20&linkId=dadc11e13b402d23e3446ad1517a5dd4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠....Sources:1.           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keTZdWmD0dg&t=8s2.           https://visitmercercounty.com/blog/the-mysterious-history-of-lake-shawnee-abandoned-amusement-park/3.           https://www.wvlakeshawnee.com/faq/history/4.           https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/lake-shawnee-amusement-park/5.           https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/10/26/abandoned-west-virginia-amusement-park-has-a-bloody-history/6.           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR92BYmIKo&t=50s7.           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR92BYmIKo&t=50s8.           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_amusement_park_accidents9. https://daily.jstor.org/luna-park-and-the-amusement-park-boom/Chat GPT was used to enhance this episode