Lake Shawnee Amusement Park is an abandoned park in WV. The property has been experiencing tragedy long before the 1700s. now it sits completely abandoned with a rusted swing ride and Ferris wheel. Let's find out why some call this the most terrifying place in the US. We will also be learning the quick history of the Chupacabra.

Due to this episode being so short, I am also posting a bonus episode that I made for my Patreon page. "Island of the Dolls" So please keep an eye out for that one to be uploaded soon.

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History Sources:

https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/history-of-native-americans/history-of-west-virginia-indians.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moundsville,_West_Virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_Creek_Mound

http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/indians/mounds.html

http://www.wvculture.org/history/archives/indians/indland.html#tribes

https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/west-virginia

https://visitmercercounty.com/lakeshawnee/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shawnee_Amusement_Park

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/abandoned-west-virginia-amusement-park-bloody-history-article-1.1497567

https://www.wideopencountry.com/lake-shawnee-amusement-park/

https://www.southernliving.com/travel/west-virginia/elkins-wv

https://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/counties/west-virginia/mercer.html#:~:text=Mercer%20County%20was%20created%20by,at%20Marischal%20College%20in%20Scotland. 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Princeton-West-Virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton,_West_Virginia#Princeton_and_the_Civil_War

https://www.wvpublic.org/radio/2017-05-17/may-17-1862-the-civil-war-battle-of-pigeon-roost-occurs-at-princeton#stream/0 

Ghost Sources:

https://visitmercercounty.com/lakeshawnee/ 

https://the-line-up.com/lake-shawnee-amusement-park

http://lostamusementparks.napha.org/Articles/WestVirginia/Lake%20Shawne%20Amusement%20Park.html

https://www.wideopencountry.com/lake-shawnee-amusement-park/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shawnee_Amusement_Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-CKUFrORsg 

The TV Shows I watched to get more info:

“Portal to Hell” & “The Dead Files” (Now available on Discovery+)

Monster Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra

https://cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Chupacabra

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Chupacabra

Book: “Chasing American Monsters” By. Jason Offutt