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In 1863, West Virginia seceded from Virginia at the height of the American Civil War. Consequently, the new state had a shortage of various public institutions, including prisons. From 1863 to 1866, Governor Arthur I. Boreman lobbied the West Virginia Legislature for a state penitentiary but was repeatedly denied. The Legislature at first ...
West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, the scene of three deadly prison riots in 1973, 1979, and 1986, [148] is said to be haunted. [149] Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston is a previously abandoned psychiatric hospital that is purported to be haunted due to the many deaths of patients which occurred there. [150]
Tip of terror: Gettysburg isn't the only haunted location in Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is widely known to be one of the most haunted places in America. The ...
West Virginia State Penitentiary. Moundsville, West Virginia The looming Gothic-style prison opened in 1876 and closed in 1995. During that time, there were 94 executions and 36 murders within its ...
West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. It makes sense that prisons, with their pasts filled with unhappy prisoners, seem to become haunted in their later years, and it’s ...
Villisca Ax Murder House: Villisca: Iowa: United States [4] Waverly Hills Sanatorium: Louisville: Kentucky: United States [17] West Virginia State Penitentiary: Moundsville: West Virginia: United States [9] Westminster Hall and Burying Ground: Baltimore: Maryland: United States [19] Wilson Hall: Athens: Ohio: United States [6]
The PRS goes ghost hunting in one of the most allegedly haunted locations in the United States – the West Virginia State Penitentiary. Psychic Michelle Belanger and Father Bob Bailey join the team. Psychic Michelle Belanger and Father Bob Bailey join the team.
Take a virtual tour of the country by seeing the most haunted houses in every state. There are grand mansions and quaint historic homes, but they have one thing in common: a lot of ghosts.