The Haunted Prison in Moundsville, West Virginia Woolf The haunted prison in Moundsville, West Virginia is said to be one of the spookiest places in all of the area. This particular prison has been listed on the top ten list of the Department of Justice’s as one of the “most violent”. Established in the year of 1866, this facility imprisoned one hundred and nineteen years worth of inmates. Hauntings were reported as early as the 1930’s. In this particular instance, guards that kept an eye out for possible escapees would see an inmate walking along the grounds, near the area that was considered to be “Maintenance”. When these guards set off the alarms and investigated the area more closely, it was determined that there was no living inmate outside the structure. It was during this time that this haunted prison became reputed for having spirits. There is a haunting that is especially frightening that occurs within the walls of the Moundsville Prison in West Virginia. This particular spirit is commonly referred to as the “Shadow Man”. This is because he most often lurks in the midst of the shadows that cast their shade among the halls and cells in the structure. In addition to this, it is said that there are no visible features to witnesses of this ghostly apparition. He seems to be composed entirely of dark, ominous shadow that is highly intimidating to those that lay eyes on him. It is not known who this being may be. Many believe it may be a guard that kept check on cells in life, and then there are others who believe that this may be an inmate, trying to find his way out of the darkness that his soul is lost in. Thousands of individuals have been housed at this haunted prison during their lifetime. According to the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures”, it is estimated that nearly one thousand of these individuals passed away while being incarcerated at the facility. To the individuals who have worked at this structure, those that have researched it, and those that have simply visited the haunted prison, it is believed most, if not all, of the deceased’s spirits linger in and around this immensely ominous structure in West Virginia. It is not unusual for someone to personally witness an intimidating apparition, hear a frightening noise, feel as if they are being watched, or for someone to feel as if they are being followed. Legend tells us that when the Moundsville Prison was constructed, the land that it was built upon once belonged to a group of Native Americans. The Native Americans had constructed a unique burial ground to honor their dead on the land. When ground was broke to start the construction on the Moundsville Prison, the construction crew actually built the facility on top of the sacred burial ground. It is believed that the negative energy emerged from the deceased Native Americans infiltrated the prison, resulting in many paranormal and unusual events that occurred there. The ground had been blessed for those buried there, but an ancient curse was left upon the land to those that disrupted the rest of the Native Americans.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 03:26:28 +0000
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