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jolennox

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

From the UK but Love travelling especially in America ❤️ And trying hard to reach every state. Love all kinds of animals especially dogs 🐕. Enjoy being entertained so tours are a fav of mine especially historic and paranormal ones. Just found this site

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West Virginia State Penitentiary

Moundsville, West Virginia

West Virginia State Penitentiary

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

Ohio State Reformatory.

Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Reformatory

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Cincinnati Color Building, 1400 block of Vine Street - Charles trained in the gym then on the 2nd floor

Cincinnati, Ohio

Ezzard Charles' Former Boxing Gym

One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.

The Betts House

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Betts House

The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.

Florence Y'all Water Tower

Florence, Kentucky

Florence Y'all Water Tower

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The swing ride

Rock, West Virginia

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The main entrance into the Asylum.

Weston, West Virginia

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

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