There are many legends of the Seven gates, and the woodland around it being haunted. For the past few months, I've been reading up on all the stories, such
as an asylum being there. There are also plenty of stories of these woods being haunted along Trout Run Road (evidently formerly called Toad Road). I believed
many of these stories, in fact, until the truth was revealed to me.
Recently, in school I had a substitute teacher for my History class. When I was sharing these stories of the seven gates(from the Weird Pennsylvania book) with my friends, the teacher came up behind us, stating "Are you talking about the seven gates of hell? You know, that stuff is all a myth."
Of course, I opposed, due to my strong belief in paranormal activity. Another shocker, when she said "My husband owns the property of the seven gates of hell." and after that, she told my friends and I the entire story. The actual truth to the seven gates.
Trout Run, first of all, was never officially called Toad Road. However, locals on the road nicknamed it toad road because a on the Seven Gates' property had an odd obsession with toads. When he either died or moved out, his collection of toad statues, carcasses, and even carved out toad heads were left behind. My substitute's(Name withheld due to identity reasons) husband purchased the land for hunting grounds. They sold off the "Toad obsessor's" house because they didn't want that part of the land, so they sold it. As of now, there is no house in this property. She stated that she didn't want to build a house there, because those many who ignored the many "No Trespassing" signs posted by her husband would come rummage through the property and even break into the house. she also mentioned that the gate that had been there was incidentally just a farm gate, that meant absolutely nothing. There are also no other gates on the property, nor have there ever been any. The property is not haunted, and anyone who states that they feel paranormal activity, or see something, is simply suffering from their mind tricking them that there is something paranormal about the area, because that is the story they heard. Had they never known the stories, they would have most likely been fine. However, who wouldn't be scared by some noises in these woods? The only dangers are wild animals, and her husband shot a coyote in these woods once(note that coyotes are not indiginous to Pennsylvania, so nobody is sure where it came from). The sounds people say they hear are most likely one of many animals that home in this family's hunting grounds.
She also noted that she wouldn't mind people coming in for a scare, had they not left trash, such as beer cans and soda cans all over her property, which was the reason she had her husband place the no tresspassing signs. She got so tired of shooing people off of the property, that now she simply calls the police when she sees anybody. the last few she had arrested came all the way from Harrisburg to see this little plot of hunting land. It is not worth spending time on to go see it. Just for laughs, she also tells her son to go out and scare people that dare trespass on the property on halloween. Really, the family who owns this property just wants people to leave their land in peace. It isn't worth visiting, as it is NOT haunted. The best you'll get is having the police called on you, and getting arrested for trespeassing on private property.
That is the true story of the Seven Gates of Hell, heard firsthand from the owners of the property.
By the way, please don't bother going here. I think the family has had enough greif with teenagers tromping all over their land, and scaring away animals, as well as harming them and the environment by leaving trash everywhere.
Recently, in school I had a substitute teacher for my History class. When I was sharing these stories of the seven gates(from the Weird Pennsylvania book) with my friends, the teacher came up behind us, stating "Are you talking about the seven gates of hell? You know, that stuff is all a myth."
Of course, I opposed, due to my strong belief in paranormal activity. Another shocker, when she said "My husband owns the property of the seven gates of hell." and after that, she told my friends and I the entire story. The actual truth to the seven gates.
Trout Run, first of all, was never officially called Toad Road. However, locals on the road nicknamed it toad road because a on the Seven Gates' property had an odd obsession with toads. When he either died or moved out, his collection of toad statues, carcasses, and even carved out toad heads were left behind. My substitute's(Name withheld due to identity reasons) husband purchased the land for hunting grounds. They sold off the "Toad obsessor's" house because they didn't want that part of the land, so they sold it. As of now, there is no house in this property. She stated that she didn't want to build a house there, because those many who ignored the many "No Trespassing" signs posted by her husband would come rummage through the property and even break into the house. she also mentioned that the gate that had been there was incidentally just a farm gate, that meant absolutely nothing. There are also no other gates on the property, nor have there ever been any. The property is not haunted, and anyone who states that they feel paranormal activity, or see something, is simply suffering from their mind tricking them that there is something paranormal about the area, because that is the story they heard. Had they never known the stories, they would have most likely been fine. However, who wouldn't be scared by some noises in these woods? The only dangers are wild animals, and her husband shot a coyote in these woods once(note that coyotes are not indiginous to Pennsylvania, so nobody is sure where it came from). The sounds people say they hear are most likely one of many animals that home in this family's hunting grounds.
She also noted that she wouldn't mind people coming in for a scare, had they not left trash, such as beer cans and soda cans all over her property, which was the reason she had her husband place the no tresspassing signs. She got so tired of shooing people off of the property, that now she simply calls the police when she sees anybody. the last few she had arrested came all the way from Harrisburg to see this little plot of hunting land. It is not worth spending time on to go see it. Just for laughs, she also tells her son to go out and scare people that dare trespass on the property on halloween. Really, the family who owns this property just wants people to leave their land in peace. It isn't worth visiting, as it is NOT haunted. The best you'll get is having the police called on you, and getting arrested for trespeassing on private property.
That is the true story of the Seven Gates of Hell, heard firsthand from the owners of the property.
By the way, please don't bother going here. I think the family has had enough greif with teenagers tromping all over their land, and scaring away animals, as well as harming them and the environment by leaving trash everywhere.
