Every year the township of boston, ohio is flooded with calls and tourists wanting information and directions to the dreaded helltown. This post is so questionable that i had to go look up your post history just to see whether it was a legit post. Even helltowns spooky name is the result of, rather than the source, of all these urban legends. Additionally, many of the abandoned structures were torn down in summer 2016 and the area is largely part of cuyahoga national park. Dec 19, 2019 helltown ohio is located just west of brandywine falls in boston township. Destination america ignores, rewrites history with helltown my. In the 70s, boston township was the site of a government buyout, and subsequent mass eviction of citizens. According to this movie, they were attacked by something that killed and took the bones of one of the teenagers.
The area was abandoned in 1974 after president gerald fords. Investigating the real story behind ohios helltown. The movie s premise, investigating what happened to a group of teenagers who were attacked in boston, oh, south of cleveland. Nov 25, 2019 in november 2019, we started receiving queries about a travel channel television documentary called helltown that supposedly showed the strange goingson in an abandoned town in ohio. Start by selecting add to favorites on the info screen of any. Sep 26, 2019 boston township in summit county, ohio is known by another name, helltown, thanks to legends and folklore about socalled hauntings and satanic activity in the area. Helltown s01e01 in 1974, president ford ordered the evacuation of boston, oh. If you have been wondering if the helltown teenager death 2016 story is real or fake, what the true story behind the boston ohio teenager killed really is, here is all you need to know. Helltown, as referred to in this article, is an area in boston township, summit county, ohio, known formerly as boston, ohio. There are many legends involving helltown, from government conspiracies to satanic worship the village of boston, was founded in 1806 and flourished until 1974 when a national park was created in the area by the order of president gerald ford. See more ideas about ohio, abandoned and haunted places. The name helltown reminds me of the silent hill movie.
Boston township in summit county, ohio, is known by another name, helltown, thanks to legends and folklore about socalled hauntings and satanic activity in the area. Local legend associates the area with satanists and hauntings. The areas most often associated with the hell town legends are boston township and boston village, as well as portions of sagamore hills and northfield center townships. Boston mills was once a thriving paper mill settled first in the 1820s. These stories are generally considered fakelore, resulting from the empty buildings that stood as a result of a mass eminent domain seizure of homes in the area during the designation of the cuyahoga valley national park. With terry brandon, michael lipka, darren white, derek bogart. From cleveland, the area is a quick 30minute drive down i77 south. Destination america ignores, rewrites history with helltown by strangeandspookyworld posted on january 9, 2018 june 1, 2019 note. None of the people in the movie exist outside and everything is scripted. Does helltown film document weird happenings in abandoned. At that time, it was believed that the country was developing too much land and we werent creating enough parks.
From akron, ohio, its a mere 20minute drive north via either riverview road or oh8 north. During the summer, the road to helltown is paved with good intentionsand other tourists and vacationers visiting the national park. There was even a clip about how i believe 4 teens went out searching in the dark and discovered something that was unhumanly. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of tcf music pub inc, ascap fox music. Today it sits as an abandoned town, with empty buildings and nature taking over the land, but the town is anything but dormanttales still emerge of things in the. Based on centralia, pennsylvania, where a coal mine has been burning since may 1972. A sheriff showed up, apparently the place is wired with motion sensors. Though certain events in this film are fictional, the town of boston, ohio was real, and was forcibly evacuated by the united states government. Creepy movie, not great ratings, but worth a watchimo. Helltown destination america documentary fake helltown. In 1974, president ford ordered the evacuation of boston, oh, and conspiracy theories as to why have floated around for years.
The township was founded in 1806, and since that time the national park service has taken some abandoned areas through eminent domain. Hundreds of accounts of hauntings, monsters, and satanists are part of its long and storied history. Helltown, ohio is the name given to the ghost town of boston village, ohio. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
The mysterious legends surrounding helltown, ohio the. Boston township in summit county, ohio is known by another name, helltown, thanks to legends and folklore about socalled hauntings and satanic activity in the area. May 10, 2016 helltown is one of the most legendary areas of ohio. Helltown originally aired on destination america in 2017. The residents of the area were indeed forced to abandon their homes by the federal government, but not because of a chemical spill or supernatural coverup. Sep 23, 2019 helltown is the nickname given to the abandoned area of summit county in ohio that included boston village and boston township.
Theories as to why include, the military coverup of a possible mutation. Helltown movie, which originally aired in 2017 on destination america recently aired on travel channel. In 1974, president ford ordered the evacuation of boston, oh. Boston township in ohio was one piece of land that was acquired for this. Helltown, ohio is an abandoned place with a big population. As most ghost hunters, website hosts and researchers are well aware, many of the stories sent in from the general public often are little more than warmed over urban legends that are widely known around the country. Destination america ignores, rewrites history with helltown. See more ideas about haunted places, abandoned places and spooky places. Boston township in summit county, ohio, is known by another name, helltown, thanks to legends and folklore about socalled hauntings and. The movies premise, investigating what happened to a group of teenagers who were attacked in boston, oh, south of cleveland. Although the producers avoid being specific about which events in the film are fiction, there is no record of a teenage girl killed in the area by a wendigo. The 2000 census found 1,664 people in the township, 1,062 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Travel channel aired a film titled helltown on september 22, 2019. Helltown is the nickname given to the abandoned area of summit county in ohio that included boston village and boston township. Helltown tv movie 2017 helltown tv movie 2017 user. If you saw the movie on the travel channel, you might have wondered whether the story is real or fake. Helltown is one of the most legendary areas of ohio. The township was founded in 1806, and since that time the national park service. One of the most comprehensive online resources for the truth behind helltown has been written by james willis on his ghosts of ohio website, detailing the many legends as well as the history of the area. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. It wasnt always called helltown and that is not its official name, but the legends surrounding the nowabandoned town make helltown a far more appropriate name.
Boston ohio, the helltown mystery discussionquestion the extreme folklore surrounding the region formerly known as boston, ohio is ironic since the only verifiable legend about the town is that it is deserted for a very frighteningly tragic reason. Formally known as boston township, ohio, helltown is a little rural town, partially abandoned, and is home to many mysteries. Oct 12, 2019 helltown movie, which originally aired in 2017 on destination america recently aired on travel channel. Hell town is the name for a lenape or delaware nativeamerican village located on clear creek near the abandoned town of newville, in the u. Helltown, known formally as boston, ohio, is an area in boston township, summit county, ohio. The socalled helltown is actually the boston mills area of ohio, which was seized by the united states government in 1974 in order to create a national park. Urban legends, monsters, and haunted places in ohio. Mar 18, 2020 this boston township was founded in 1806 and along with boston village, sagamore hills, and northfield center township was often referred to as boston mills. This documentary docudrama explores the different aspects, theories, facts, contradictions and speculations of what may have really happened in helltown 1974 when president ford ordered the evacuation of boston, oh. The area known as helltown is located in the northern part of summit county. Oct 20, 2017 leaked video of the 2016 attack in helltown ohio. What we now know as hell town was the oldest village in the summit county.
Though certain events in film are fictional, the town of boston, ohio, was real, and was forcibly evacuated by the united states government in. Jan 09, 2018 destination america ignores, rewrites history with helltown by strangeandspookyworld posted on january 9, 2018 june 1, 2019 note. A true life ghost townhelltown, ohiois the setting for phil temples paranormalhorrormystery thriller coming soon from eternal press. If you have been wondering if the helltown teenager death 2016 story is real or fake, what the true story behind the boston ohio teenager killed really is, here is all you need to know helltown ohio death. Being that i am from ohio i decided to give helltown a try. Helltown ohio i was watching a show and they were talking about helltown ohio. An investigation into the theories surrounding the evacuation of boston, ohio, in 1974. This boston township was founded in 1806 and along with boston village, sagamore hills, and northfield center township was often referred to as boston mills. This piece originally appeared in the december 2017 issue of the ghosts of ohio newsletter subscribe here to start receiving your very own free issues.
Top 10 creepy stories of the helltown ohio mysterious monsters. Helltown, ohio is an abandoned place with a big population of. Aug 29, 2017 licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of tcf music pub inc, ascap fox music. Terrifying places helltown, ohio strange unexplained. You see, for the good of all was indeed a special about the boston. Another trip to helltown, ohio 2017 update youtube. From columbus, ohio, helltown is about a twohour drive on i71 north.
The site is on a high hill just north of the junction of clear creek and the black fork of the mohican river. I assure you that the movie helltown is to documentaries what ancient aliens is to archaeology. Hell town 1938 dare rudd john wayne and dinkey syd saylor are two friends who love to gamble. Helltown in 1974, president ford ordered the evacuation of boston, oh. The mysterious legends surrounding helltown, ohio the th. Boston township is one of the nine townships of summit county, ohio, united states, about 23 miles south of cleveland. When legend comes to life, helltown ohio, the ghost hunt. The site is on a high hill just north of the junction of clear creek and the black fork of the mohican river after the signing of the treaty of easton in 1758, the lenape were required to move west out of their native lands in. Hell town is a nickname given to the northern part of summit county. Four teenagers were videoing themselves and shooting bottle rockets into an abandoned. Jun 02, 2018 even helltowns spooky name is the result of, rather than the source, of all these urban legends. If you saw the movie on the travel channel, you might have wondered. A former army signal corps member comes forward to shed new light on what might have happened on travel channel s helltown.
Four teenagers were videoing themselves and shooting bottle rockets into an abandoned tunnel in a restricted area of helltown ohio and were. Helltown is actually just a nickname for a part of boston township in summit county, ohio. Needing money and shelter, they travel to montana to visit rudds cousin, tom johnny mack brown. I have experienced much in my explorations of there, some of which i dont care to remember and some of which i can never hope to explain. Theories as to why included the cover up of a mutationcausing chemical spill. Though certain events in film are fictional, the town of boston, ohio, was real, and was forcibly evacuated by the united states government in 1975. Theories as to why include, the military coverup of a possible mutationcausing chemical spill, and boston being taken over by a satanic cult. Mar 20, 2017 helltown, as referred to in this article, is an area in boston township, summit county, ohio, known formerly as boston, ohio. Officially known as boston mills, it was the oldest village in summit county. The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers. These areas are often combined into one large region, which is commonly referred to as boston mills. Helltown ohio is located just west of brandywine falls in boston township.
Sep 28, 2016 boston township in summit county, ohio, is known by another name, helltown, thanks to legends and folklore about socalled hauntings and satanic activity in the area. To the outside world, it was a quiet american town located in the northern part of summit county. After the signing of the treaty of easton in 1758, the lenape were required. I was watching a show and they were talking about helltown ohio. Helltown, ohio deep in the northern part of summit county in ohio you will find one of the strangest places in america, helltown.
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