The woods can be a dangerous place...
Not far from where I live, there is an area in the woods that they call Dead Man's Hollow. The area itself is peaceful, but its name says otherwise. It's along the trails near McKeesport, Pennsylvania. I can reach it by walking through the woods behind my sister's house.
It's a wooded area now, but years ago there used to be
factories on the spot. Today, all that's left of those factories are
ruins. You can explore these, but you must be careful of where you step.
The Hollow's History
They say that Dead Man's Hollow got its name from exactly that: dead men. In 1874, a man was found hanging from a tree in the hollow. Other reports say that a gunfight took place here, the results of a robbery gone wrong.
Murder isn't the only problem at Dead Man's Hollow. Other incidents have occurred there, such as a fire. One of the factories in the hollow, The Bowman Brick Factory, burned down in 1898.
A Friend's Story
A girl that I knew told me about some of the strange things that have happened to there. She said that she was wearing a cross around her neck, when out of nowhere it was pulled up into the air, slightly choking her. Others say that you can hear unexplained noises in the hollow.
In Dead Man's Hollow, looks can be deceiving. The tranquility of the hollow masks its darker past. The hollow is most likely haunted by some unknown spirit, trapped there by a long-forgotten fight, but the beauty of the place makes you look the other way.
I have yet to experience anything in Dead Man's Hollow other than the calming presence of nature. It's strange to think that a place that has had such a terrible past can be calming. That's all part of the charm of the place. Even though I have not had a ghost encounter here yet, I am hoping to change that.
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