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Shortly after, the bog was fenced in, reportedly to keep people from wandering into it and to keep deer and other wildlife from straying onto the road. A young couple was out playing Pokemon GO when they claimed to see a giant frog-like creature that “ stood on two legs and walked towards them“. It’s during this time that displaced Lenape people settled the Helltown area around 1755. The story goes, they named their village Clear Town after clear waters that run through the nearby woodlands. Eventually the Lenape people learned that the German word for ‘clear’ was hell. Thus, Helltown was born. With our cryptid road map of the U.S.A., you can do just that. From the South to the Midwest, the West to the Northeast, there are small towns and quirky landmarks to visit all over the country, each with their own unique fables about local beasts and mysterious presences.

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In 1758 tensions were at an all time high between the Native Americans and the white settlers from the east. In an effort to stop the bloodshed the Treaty Of Easton was drafted, but unfortunately this meant a lot of natives had to leave their homelands and move further west. There was an old Presbyterian church called ‘The Mother Of Sorrows” that was abandoned in the Helltown area. Stories of Satanists performing rituals and animal mutilations in the church was one of the most popular stories in the area. It’s said the churches architecture resembled upside-down crosses and other Satanic symbols. Here is the “upside down” cross that so many were convinced was satanic. Crybaby Bridge Helltown Ohio is located just west of Brandywine Falls in Boston Township. Below Helltown is listed on Google Maps, with the marker directly on one of the dead end streets on Stanford road. So, out of all these monster reports that fill this book, are none actually set within the state of Ohio? There are two, both from 1887, one of which I included in my own book, Monsters of Ohio.If you’re anything like myself, you have to admit a bit of skepticism about some of these creatures, but maybe that’s only how you feel until you see one for yourself. a b "Small Town Monsters presents Mysteries & Monsters". CantonPalaceTheatre.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020 . Retrieved November 3, 2022.

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Big Fish for 2016 went to Jody and Tricia “Trish” Beavin. The B’n’M Poles team posted a 53.4-pound monster blue to earn big fish braggin’ rights.

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The 26-foot diameter tree was eventually chopped through by dozens of men from the town and when the serpent creature reappeared, the men noted that it was between 12-14 feet tall. Conservation has become more important to anglers in general and is, in fact, one of the reasons that Wheatley started Monsters on the Ohio. This is similar to what natives would describe the Wendigo as. A cannibalistic forest creature. Helltown’s True Dark History Isn't it fun to imagine that while you enjoy a delicious meal, a spirit might be watching over you while you do it? Well you can enjoy that exact feeling at a haunted restaurant in Ohio, such as: The residents of Helltown would be shaken to their core as their town would be swept up in a national effort to preserve the environment.

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The story goes that in 1944, a circus train car tipped, spilling exotic snakes into the countryside of Peninsula, Ohio. Though most were recaptured, one terrorized the town: a 20-foot python. Tyler Moses and Bill Parfitt were crowned the eight annual Monsters on the Ohio champs. Their bag of 112.2 pounds included the second biggest fish in the tournament at 57.7 pounds. It was a true team effort with both anglers contributing one of the overs to the total weight. The Omaha Daily Bee story is of another popular Ohio monster, the Lake Erie Monster, although this particular iteration of the monster is unlike the more typical, large, serpentine appearance. Minerva Monster premiered at the Ohio Bigfoot Conference in the Salt Fork Lodge and Conference Center in Lore City, Ohio's Salt Fork State Park, on May 16, 2015. [7] [8] But what you may not know is that according to cryptozoologists, Ohio is a hotbed for cryptids & creature activity. From Bigfoot-esque monsters to massive, kidnapping reptiles to all other mythological things that go bump in the night, the stories that come out of Ohio are some of the most unique in the country.But hardcore fans of cryptozoology think it was actually designed to keep the creature inside. Orange Eyes As a tournament angler and director, Wheatley considers the most important part of taking care of fish is from that point when the boat comes out of the water to when the fish gets to the scales and is then returned to the river. With that notion in mind, he does several things to enhance the process. Ever since being addicted to the catfish scene I have heard about Aaron Wheatley’s Monsters on the Ohio catfish tournament. I almost made it in 2016, but a hurricane had other ideas about where I needed to be. A conflict in 2017 kept me away again. Finally, this year I have plans to make the 14-hour drive to Owensboro to see for myself why everyone talks so highly about this popular catfish tournament. Whatever Orange Eyes was, it hasn’t been seen in over 20 years. Charles Mills Lake Monster via Cryptopia So here there seems to be what we might consider a 19th century Bigfoot sighting, even if it’s not the most spectacular story. Other than the fact that includes a wild man/Bigfoot at all, of course.