Inside the ‘haunted’ abandoned theme park built on an ancient Indian burial ground where SIX people died in mysterious circumstances
An archaeological dig on the amusement park discovered 13 bodies, mostly children, were buried there
A "CURSED" theme park where six people tragically lost their lives remains deserted after closing 50 years ago.
Haunting photographs reveal the now derelict park in West Virginia, USA, which had previously been home to a Native American tribe.
The Lake Shawnee Amusement park was opened in the 1920s by businessman Conley T Snidow.
But it soon became known for being doomed after a number of freak accidents.
One little boy drowned while swimming in the open-air swimming pool and another girl was run over by a reversing truck as she played on the swing set.
Despite rumours of a strange curse, the history behind the site wasn't found out until years after the park closed in 1966.
More than 20 years later an archaeological dig on the amusement park led to the discovery of 13 bodies, which were mostly children.
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Until 1783 the Native American tribe lived in this particular area of Mercer County where there had been a burial ground.
But the horror went deeper as it later found out the gruesome truth about the site.
When the first European settlers arrived in the area it sparked a violent turf war with the Native Americans.
The head of the tribe, Mitchell Clay, was out hunting when a band of Native Americans reportedly killed his youngest son, Bartley.
During the struggle, his daughter Tabitha was knifed to death before his eldest son Ezekial was kidnapped and burned at the stake.
After burying his children, Clay took revenge by murdering several of the Native Americans.
