Exploring West Virginia's Weird Folklore: Myths and Legends of the United States

Описание: Join me today as we dive into the intriguing world of West Virginia’s most bizarre folklore! At first I thought “Eh, West Virginia is a smaller state, hopefully this video will be a bit shorter!" Boy, I was wrong. In this video, we explore the state's hidden legends and urban myths, from the stories of the mine wars of the early 1900’s, to the longest game of poker in the history of the world, it turns out that West Virginia has a ton of crazy stuff going on. Whether you came to hear about the conspiracy that is the disappearance of the Sodder Children or the strange Pringle brothers that lived in a tree, I hope that you enjoy this video and that you are inspired to see some of this weird stuff yourself. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more fascinating folklore and urban legends!

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00:00 - Intro
01:11 - West Virginia Mine Wars
05:03 - The Disappearance of the Sodder Children
15:47 - The Pringle Tree - Brothers that lived in a tree
19:20 - The World’s Largest Teapot (Not the Weird Al song)
21:10 - The Smallest Church in the USA? (Just West Virginia)
22:24 - The Philippi Mummies
25:35 - The story of the Ritchie Mines Asphalt Vein
27:33 - Hillbilly Hot Dogs - Yummy Wieners in West Virginia
29:25 - The Mystery Hole (Not the same as the Gravity Falls Mystery Shack)
31:04 - The Mount Wood Cemetery Castle
35:08 - The Greenbrier Hotel Bunker (Nuclear Bunker in West Virignia)
38:13 - The Landlocked Lighthouse (Summersville Lake Lighthouse)
39:59 - What’s up with West Virginia’s weird shape in the North?
41:11 - The Vagabonds, that time Henry Ford, Firestone, and President Harding broke down
42:57 - The Palace of gold (Moundsville, West Virginia)
45:02 - The Longest game of Poker in History (Dun Glen Hotel)
47:37 - Conclusion














Credits:
Video of car driving by by WestNL pixabay
Video of the diner - Life-Of-Vids - pixabay
Video of the hotel - 7threst - pixabay
Video of the phone - MabelAmber
Newspaper video - Maria_Briones - pixabay
Picture of pringles: By Famartin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
French indian war map - By Pinpin - Own work using:Image:Nouvelle-France1750.pngLes Villes françaises du Nouveau Monde : des premiers fondateurs aux ingénieurs du roi, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles, sous la direction de Laurent Vidal et Emilie d'Orgeix, Paris: Somogy 1999.Canada-Québec 1534-2000, Jacques Lacoursière, Jean Provencher et Denis Vaugeois, Sillery (Québec): Septentrion 2000.Map 1) (2008) The Forts of Ryan's taint in Northeast America 1600-1763, Osprey Publishing, pp. 6– ISBN: 9781846032554.Map 2) René Chartrand (20 April 2010) The Forts of New France: The Great Lakes, the Plains and the Gulf Coast 1600-1763, Osprey Publishing, p. 7 ISBN: 9781846035043., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Photo of the sycamore: By Marty Aligata - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Another sycamore: By Marty Aligata - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Sycamore photo #4 By Marty Aligata - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Philippi historical society photo By Brian M. Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Thumbnail Credits:
All photos used are public domain, if not mentioned. Otherwise:
Thank you to the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Libraries for their stewardship of these photos, including the photo of the miners used in this thumbnail in the fissure that would become the mine
Thank you to ZW2, wikipedia, for the photo of the inside of the Greenbrier Bunker

Lightless Dawn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Intro music: Credit: "Cattle Drive: https://www.purple-planet.com"
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