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Haunted WV - Lake Shawnee Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/23/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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ExploreWV's
Haunted Challenge


Lake Shawnee


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ExploreWV’s third geocaching series is Haunted WV, which takes geocachers to 20 of the Mountain State’s spookiest locations – that’s asylums, prisons, cemeteries, and much more. Some of these cache sites have even been featured on TV shows such as SyFy’s Ghost Hunters, TLC’s Ghost Adventures, and MTV’s Fear.

Keeping with ExploreWV tradition, there will be a challenge associated with the Haunted WV series. If you choose to complete the challenge, you must “collect the ghosts” in each geocache and place them on an official Haunted WV Bingo Card. The first 100 people to complete the challenge will be awarded a limited-edition Haunted WV t-shirt so you can let everyone know that you’ve been spooked in West Virginia. (Limited sizes available)

To register for the Haunted WV series and to download your Haunted WV Bingo Card, visit us online at Geocache WV. You may also add us on Facebook at Explore WV.

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Lake Shawnee operated as a small amusement park in southern West Virginia in the 1970s and to this day, some of the abandoned rides and ticket booths still stand. In the 1700s, the site was home to the bloody Mitchell Clay Indian Massacre. Story has it that when Indians invaded the village, many were killed and one person was even burned at the stake. Since then, sightings of an apparition of a young girl have been seen and there have also been reports of hearing children’s voices amongst the silence. Today, Lake Shawnee is located on private property but the owner gives private paranormal tours year-round.

Please use etiquette and be courteous when geocaching and place the container exactly where you found it. If there are any problems with the cache including maintenance alerts, please inform ExploreWV as soon as possible. Do not wander far from the cache site and be aware that some of these locations may not be suitable for the faint of the heart.

Special thanks to deizelsmommy for placing and maintaining this geocache.

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