Off Trout Run Road in Hellam Township, Pennsylvania, there is a place secluded and surrounded by forest said to be a gateway into Hell. Legend tells of seven gates needed to be crossed before a portal will take you directly there. The history of the location, filled with anger and violence is said to be what caused the portal to open but is there any truth in the history that is told?
Find out if there really is a gateway to Hell on today's short episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters.
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Sources
https://www.hellamtownship.com/
https://puzzleboxhorror.com/seven-gates-of-hell-urban-legend/
http://www.weirdus.com/states/pennsylvania/local_legends/seven_gates_of_hell/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hellam-township
https://yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/seven-gates-of-hell-a-history-mystery-of-mythical-proportions/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellam_Township,_York_County,_Pennsylvania
06/05/21 • 6 min
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Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters - The Seven Gates of Hell in Hellam, Pennsylvania
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Ep. 32 The Seven Gates of Hell, Hellam, Pennsylvania
(00:01.1 - 00:11.1)
The ancient Celts believed in thin places, locations on earth where the distance between Heaven and Earth was so close it allowed you to peer into the other side.
(00:11.1 - 00:18.0)
The Greek myth of Orpheus tells of his trek into Hades from a cave on earth to save Eurydice.
(00:18.0 - 00:24.3)
These stories are often rooted in metaphor or to illustrate a moral lesson
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