This week we look at the Moundsville Penitentiary! This place has some crazy, violent history and some cool hauntings to go along with it



 



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Sources




https://apnews.com/article/2cfbb30129be29455e39395bfb1b3da1




https://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/wheeling-history/west-virginia-penitentiary/3897




https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/02/us/west-virginia-inmates-take-14-hostages-in-riot.html




https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/12/26/The-bloody-New-Years-Day-riot-at-West-Virginia/3304535957200/




https://www.liveabout.com/haunting-ghost-stories-west-virginia-penitentiary-972979




https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/west-virginia-state-penitentiary




https://www.legendsofamerica.com/west-virginia-penitentiary/




https://www.hauntedrooms.com/west-virginia/haunted-places/moundsville-prison-west-virginia-state-penitentiary




https://www.post-gazette.com/life/holidays/2015/10/24/West-Virginia-prison-offers-spooky-Halloween-offerings-and-thrills/stories/201510240010