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Going to Hell

The subject of Hell came up and I made the comment that nobody has to go to Hell, but that Hell does have a booming tourist business and welcomes all visitors.

Hell is a little town in Michigan.

So why did they decide to put Hell in Michigan? According to their website, Hell was first settled in 1838 by George Reeves and his family. George had a wife and 7 daughters – no reason to call it Hell yet… George built a mill and a general store on the banks of a river that is now known as Hell Creek...

The mill would grind the local farmers grain into flour; George also ran a whiskey still, so a lot of times the first 7-10 bushels of grain became moonshine.

In turn, horses would come home without riders, wagons without drivers….someone would say to the wife, where is your husband?

She’d shrug her shoulders, throw up her arms and exclaim, "Ahh, he’s gone to Hell!”

In 1841 when the State of Michigan came by, and asked George what he wanted to name his town, he replied, “Call it Hell for all I care, everyone else does.” So the official date of becoming Hell was October 13, 1841

And in case you're wondering, Hell does occasionally freeze over.

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Comment by Cassandra on November 18, 2008 at 1:49pm: I didn't know there was a town named Hell. Wow! I learned something new.

Comment by Skot on November 18, 2008 at 9:13am: wow, so I guess it does snow in Hell.

Comment by Rebecca (Community Moderator) on November 17, 2008 at 2:59pm: great story... thanx for posting...

Comment by Matt Marlatt on November 17, 2008 at 1:08pm: Awesome! im from michigan and i didnt even know that...very good information gathering!

Comment by Rising Cloud on November 17, 2008 at 12:48pm: This is great! I love stories like this.