In 1926, CT Snidow began developing an amusement park in Mercer County West Virginia. The park was popular throughout it’s existence, however, there were a number of tragic events that occurred on it’s property that would ultimately lead to it’s closure. The park officially closed shortly after in 1967.
The park remained abandoned up until the mid 1980s when Gaylord White and the White family decided to buy it to restore and turn into an amusement park. The park operated from 1987 to 1990. In the early 1990s while working on a tract of land for mud bogging they began finding artifacts likeArrowheads, pottery, and tools so they decided to stop and hire professional help figure out what they were finding. A team from Marshall University came in and spent several years excavating artifacts and then bodies… The site of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park was also the site of a Native American burial ground.
Special thank you to Chris White who did a fantatic job with the tour and was kind enough to allow me to film him for a special story. Book a tour of your own using the link below and also be sure to go to the Dark Carnival!
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6 сен 2024
