When West Virginians began mining and excavating, they unearthed something deeply disturbing: giant skeletons. The shortest of these dead were about 7 ft tall, while the largest neared 11 ft; all were found in or in close proximity to burial mounds. Though several skeletons were not brought to light until the 1800s, the first documented discovery of such remains occurred in 1774, when the Cheat River flooded, exposing parts of the giant’s skeleton when it subsided. In the same area, several more 8 ft tall corpses were uncovered later－locals referring to the site as “Giant Town.” Throughout the 19th century, gargantuan humanoids were being excavated everywhere: Moundsville, Huntington, Fairmont, Wheeling, Rivesville, White Day Creek, Charleston, Morgansville, West Union, and under the Cresap Mound.

Giants are found all across North America, but the Living Towers are West Virginia’s sub-type. It is not known for certain if any giants remain in the world today.

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The Living Towers were a mostly peaceful people, as there were few others near their settlements to…