What is the Fort Collins Hell Tree? Share Your Stories!
I actually don't really know, because I'm not from here. But, I'm in the Halloween spirit, and I would love to hear YOUR stories about the 'Hell Tree' at Strauss Cabin.
I've only been to this supposed site once, last week, and I thought it was a really pretty part of town. Its history, however... not so pretty.
What I have picked up form local lore, and some digging around online, is that it's the tree on the Strauss Cabin property where a crazy goat farmer used to hang his workers, until they conspired to hang him from the same tree. Some claim that ghosts haunt the tree.
-source: Human Echoes humanechoes.com
According to local blogger, Cat McClintock of (Old) Lost Fort Collins, there is no 'official' documentation of this whole hanging story, and there is even a discrepancy on where the actual Hell Tree is located (some say it's on N. Overland, which is waaaaay across town).
Either way, I would love to hear from people who grew up in Fort Collins. Is this Hell Tree story total B.S.? Is there even a Hell Tree (I mean, people can't even agree on a location...)? Have you witnessed paranormal activity there? Tell us below and we might feature your story in a Halloween blog.