Lake Shawnee, WV The abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement park has a long and sordid past that has lead many of its visitors to believe that the land it sits on is perpetually haunted. The park is normally closed to the public but it is occasionally opened for tours, paranormal investigations, and during October its annual “Dark Carnival”. The sordid tale of the abandoned Lake Shawnee Amusement Park begins in 1775 when the Clay family became the first white settlers in the area. Several years later, in August of 1783, the Clay’s property was attacked by the Shawnee Native American tribe. As a result of this attack, two of the Clay children were killed on site, and the third was taken prisoner and later burned at the stake in what is now known as Ohio. The property has been said to be haunted since the attack..Shortly after opening though disaster struck. A delivery truck was driving through the park and struck a young girl riding the swings fatally wounding her and killing her on site. Several years later another disaster struck, when a young boy drowned in the amusement park’s pool.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:02:31 +0000
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