Paranormal Hotspots in Moundsville, West Virginia

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West Virginia Penitentiary

Moundsville, WV

A Gothic former state prison in Moundsville, West Virginia, in use from 1866 to 1995, where hangings, later electrocutions, riots and violent deaths occurred. Now open for tours, it is among the most famous reportedly haunted prisons in the country, with visitors reporting shadow figures, voices and cold spots in the cell blocks and former death-row area.

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