Lore 233: Down to Earth
Lore
Aaron Mahnke
4.6 β’ 46.9K Ratings
ποΈ 31 July 2023
β±οΈ 27 minutes
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Summary
A lot of our darkest stories come from within. But one event in 1952 sparked a panic that came from without. And the legacy it's left behind is both fascinating and chilling.
Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by GennaRose Nethercott and music by Chad Lawson.
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| 0:43.0 | I don't know about you, but I love a good mystery. |
| 0:46.0 | From watching Goonies as a kid to growing up with Indiana Jones on the big screen |
| 0:51.0 | and even the national treasure films, I feel like I've constantly been surrounded |
| 0:55.0 | by compelling mysteries. And believe me, I'm not complaining. |
| 0:59.0 | So I have to wonder how the early settlers of West Virginia must have felt |
| 1:03.0 | when they started to spread out and explore. |
| 1:05.0 | Only to discover mysterious objects scattered all across the region, |
| 1:10.0 | large stones along riverbanks, and flat surfaces inside caves, |
| 1:14.0 | all bearing an intriguing puzzle. Petroglyphs. |
| 1:19.0 | Now on the surface, they aren't too cryptic. |
| 1:22.0 | These are carvings and drawings left behind by the Ojibwa and other Algonquin tribes |
| 1:27.0 | that once lived in the area. They capture pieces of their mythology |
| 1:31.0 | and document these significant animals that made up the world around them. |
| 1:35.0 | At the same time, though, most people who stumbled upon them didn't know any of that. |
| 1:40.0 | They just saw ancient carvings in a landscape they had just entered |
| 1:44.0 | and it made them feel much less alone. They made them nervous. |
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