I used to live in West Virginia for about twelve years and I heard and read on my own about creatures that skulk about in the Mountain State as well as the spirits that will hopefully find peace.
(Photo is my moms).
After the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was constructed in the early 1820s, a legion of poor people moved into a series of abandoned storage sheds situated near the tracks. The legend tells the story of a woman named Jenny who caught fire one evening while eating dinner, and in an attempt to put herself out ran towards the tracks and was hit by a passing train. She died on impact and was buried in an unmarked grave. To this very day engineers are said to see Jenny's burning body running onto the tracks on the anniversary of her death.
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