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HELLS GATE BRIDGE

Number 10 of my “10 Global Hellgates: blog post. Located in Oxford, Alabama. Got its name, because if you stop on the bridge & look over your shoulder you would see the gates of Hell. Another story: “sometime during the 1950s, a young couple’s car drove off the bridge and into the water below. Supposedly,Continue reading “HELLS GATE BRIDGE”

LUBBOCK CEMETERY

Number 8 of my “10 Global Hellgates” blog post. Located in Lubbock County, Texas. “Located in East Lubbock near MLK and behind the Lubbock Cemetery is an old trestle from the Santa Fe railroad. The story goes that in the early 1900s train robbers would kill the passengers and toss their bodies over the trestle. InContinue reading “LUBBOCK CEMETERY”

7 GATES OF HELL IN ATHOL

Number 7 of My “10 Global Hellgate” blog post. The Seven Gate of Hell or The Seven Gates are off of Pleasant Hill Road in Athol, Massachusetts. It is said that once you pass by the 7th gate you will be taken to hell. But nobody has been able to pass by the 7th gate,Continue reading “7 GATES OF HELL IN ATHOL”

LAKE AVERNUS

Number 3 in my “10 Global Hellgates” Series. Lake Avernus is “a volcanic crater lake located in the Avernus crater in the Campania region of southern Italy, around 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Pozzuoli. It is near the volcanic field known as the Phlegraean Fields (Campi Flegrei) and comprises part of the wider Campanian volcanic arc.Continue reading “LAKE AVERNUS”

ACHERON RIVER

This is the second hellgate, in my “10 Global Hellgates” series. In Greek mythology, the Acheron River is 1 of 5 rivers of the Greek underworld and known as the “River of woe”. This river divides the land of the living and of the dead. “Locals identify the Acheron Narrows as the Gateway to Hades,Continue reading “ACHERON RIVER”

ST. PATRICK’S PURGATORY

This is number one of my 10 Global Hellgates Series! Location: Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland What: St. Patrick’s Purgatory Story: According to legend, St. Patrick had grown discouraged by the doubts of his converts, after they told him that they could not believe in his teachings without proof. So he prayed to God, forContinue reading “ST. PATRICK’S PURGATORY”

10 GLOBAL HELLGATES

There are several Gates of Hell or Hellgates throughout the world. What is a hellgate? A Hellgate is a portal or entrance to Hell. Here are 10 of them: 1.St. Patrick’s Purgatory2.Acheron River (Greece)3.Lake Avernus (Italy)4.The Mayan Cenotes5.Houska Castel (Prague)6.Mount Osore (Japan)7.Seven Gates of Hell (Athol, Massachusetts)8.Lubbock Cemetery (Lubbock County, Texas)9.Stull Cemetery (Stull, Kansas) 10.)Continue reading “10 GLOBAL HELLGATES”