Camden Park is a 114 year old amusement park in Huntington, WV, that started as a stop on the Camden Interstate Railway. It has a number of vintage rides and a retro feel that families love for the nostalgia.
What many people don’t know is that it’s also an ancient burial ground.
Welcome to Camden Park in Huntington, WV.
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Many visitors enjoy a day at the park, and don’t even realize that it surrounds an ancient Indian Burial Mound.
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A map of the park will show you where to find it.
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Although it blends in with the landscape of the park, the mound can be seen if you know where to look.
Camden Park You can get a peek at it here from the Flying Scooters.
It’s similar to the larger Grave Creek Mound that is in Moundsville, WV.
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Because of the mound and the bodies buried under its surface, the park is rumored to be haunted.
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Visitors report seeing ghosts, or feeling a cold presence.
Camden Park WV/Facebook Pictured: not the actual ghosts.
Although it seems a little spooky to us now, the mounds were never meant to be threatening. They were built as a way to honor the Adena people’s most respected leaders, much like the ancient Egyptian pyramids.
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Camden Park
You can get a peek at it here from the Flying Scooters.
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Flickr/Martin Lewison
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Pictured: not the actual ghosts.
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