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Investigation claims in West Virginia

West Virginia carries 5 investigation claims — findings asserted by paranormal groups who worked the ground. The archive files these as claims about an investigation, not findings about physics: who investigated, what they reported and what the record can confirm are three different lines in the same file.

5 dossiers0 counties covered60% open to visitorsWest Virginia Penitentiary — deepest file

Also filed investigation claim:New York22 Illinois20 Hawaii17 Michigan13 North Carolina12 Tennessee12 Kentucky10 Texas9

Other West Virginia shelves:documented legends35 local folklore22 media-reported hauntings16 anecdotal reports14 reported experiences3

High confidence

West Virginia Penitentiary

Moundsville, West Virginia

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

4 claims · 2 legends→

Former Hospital

High confidence

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Weston, West Virginia

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

4 claims · 1 legend→

Abandoned Amusement Park

High confidence

Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park

Rock, West Virginia

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

4 claims · 1 legend→

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

Princeton, West Virginia

The park built on a burial ground—where children died on the rides.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Whipple Company Store

Whipple, West Virginia

The company store where the scrip economy ruled—and the ghosts stayed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Full West Virginia record → state index· Every investigation claim filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive